Martyr assumes an ultimate sacrifice. His argument seemed to be out of self-interest, where he'll ultimately benefit from a different approach compared to losing everything because he's idealistic.
(I'm trying to avoid a free market vs government debate and provide a contrarian perspective to the article.)
Uh, no. Martyrs don't often kill themselves, and virgins in the afterlife have nothing to do with martyrs. But I do (really) applaud your acrobatic linguistic effort to battle out this point.
(I'm trying to avoid a free market vs government debate and provide a contrarian perspective to the article.)