” he can be both a tormented gay and an angry jihadist, the two are not actually mutually exclusive.... self-hating, angry that he cannot control impulses condemned by his Allah, etc. “
Exactly. If Islam wasn’t a factor, it’s unlikely he (or any other self-hating gay person) would murder more than 50 people in cold blood. Think of how much hate there has to be to do that. That isn’t run-of-the-mill anger. It’s Islam-level hate.
yes indeed it is nuclear Islam-level hate and loathing
a more “normal” level of self-hate and loathing would limit action to one’s own immediate sphere, suicide or maybe murder-suicide with a lover.... but this is nuclear Islamic hate and loathing....