Perverting religion

What if the Virginia Tech killer had said this:

You have vandalized my heart, raped my soul and torched my conscience. You thought it was one pathetic boy's life you were extinguishing. Thanks to you, I die for the pleasure of Allah, to inspire generations of the weak and the defenceless people.

He did say something like this, except with "I die like Jesus Christ" instead of for the pleasure of Allah. Cho Seung-hui also railed against materialism and hedonism - not unlike Al-Qaeda bombers. He glorified those who inspired him to do it - the Columbine killers Klebold and Harris, who in turn were motivated by Oklahoma bomber Timothy McVeigh and the killings of the Christian sect at Waco.

Given the fuss over a reference from Moby Dick on Cho's arm which right-wingers claimed linked him to Islam (and that 'Korean' is one letter from being 'Koran'), imagine the field day these guys would be having if that link were as strong as the Christianity ones.

More from Lenin and Anas Altikriti.

Comments

[Sadat]

We can only hope Americans do not invade North Korea (even though martyr Cho is from south).

[aineliva]

Perhaps a little more energy put into mental health issues, and a little less into Dan Brown Da Vinci type "code-breaking" and speculation, might have helped Cho Seung Hui to cope with his life and not resort to the ultimate in attention getting.