Mystery Solved

The exaggerated hit traffic on this blog continues into its second day. And . . . it is increasing!

However, a commenter has tipped me the clue about what is happening. It appears that self-immolation -- setting yourself on fire as a form of protest -- is suddenly becoming rather popular, and in fact, spreading in copycat mode. It has happened mainly in North Africa so far, but an episode has also been reported from France.

So. . self-immolation is now a hot topic, burning fiercely in people's minds, and they are avidly seeking information.

I did a Google search on "self-immolation, tunisia". See for yourself what it brings up:

"self-immolation, tunisia"

Oh my, what a windfall this has been. For reference, my original blog post about Vasilica Iulian Grosu and Thich Quang Duc, which is pulling in the present torrent of web-surfers, can be seen here:

counterfem.blogspot.com/2007/07/it-is-not-light-matter-to-set-yourself.html