Comments on: American Martyr http://www.eatbees.com/blog/2007/04/18/american-martyr/ "If not now, when?" Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:59:47 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: eatbees http://www.eatbees.com/blog/2007/04/18/american-martyr/comment-page-1/#comment-9730 eatbees Tue, 24 Apr 2007 05:52:39 +0000 http://www.eatbees.com/blog/2007/04/18/american-martyr/#comment-9730 @sanaa — I think you are absolutely right; it is nihilism. Although I think it's fair to say that Cho was mentally ill, apparently going back into childhood. (He never showed emotion, even as a small child.) Which means he never should have been sold a gun. Regarding the Jesus comparison, that is a great catch. The quote is right there in my post, but I didn't "see" it! When I typed it, it struck me as weird, out of place—I thought about not quoting it for that reason, but it was part of the record so I left it in. It never occurred to me to "make an issue" about it or ask why.... @sanaa — I think you are absolutely right; it is nihilism. Although I think it’s fair to say that Cho was mentally ill, apparently going back into childhood. (He never showed emotion, even as a small child.) Which means he never should have been sold a gun.

Regarding the Jesus comparison, that is a great catch. The quote is right there in my post, but I didn’t “see” it! When I typed it, it struck me as weird, out of place—I thought about not quoting it for that reason, but it was part of the record so I left it in. It never occurred to me to “make an issue” about it or ask why….

]]> By: sanaa http://www.eatbees.com/blog/2007/04/18/american-martyr/comment-page-1/#comment-9496 sanaa Sun, 22 Apr 2007 22:37:20 +0000 http://www.eatbees.com/blog/2007/04/18/american-martyr/#comment-9496 Concerning the Islamic angle, some people jumped on the Ismail Ax tatoo, but nobody to my knowledge did anything with the fact that Cho compares himself with Jesus (not that one should, of course). Concerning the Islamic angle, some people jumped on the Ismail Ax tatoo, but nobody to my knowledge did anything with the fact that Cho compares himself with Jesus (not that one should, of course).

]]> By: sanaa http://www.eatbees.com/blog/2007/04/18/american-martyr/comment-page-1/#comment-9490 sanaa Sun, 22 Apr 2007 22:21:49 +0000 http://www.eatbees.com/blog/2007/04/18/american-martyr/#comment-9490 I have been living in the US for many years; I know, as you said, that these killings are a part of life here, but I still can't see any sort of explanation that would make a little bit of sense to me. Is not that what should be rightly called nihilism? I have been living in the US for many years; I know, as you said, that these killings are a part of life here, but I still can’t see any sort of explanation that would make a little bit of sense to me. Is not that what should be rightly called nihilism?

]]> By: eatbees http://www.eatbees.com/blog/2007/04/18/american-martyr/comment-page-1/#comment-9320 eatbees Sat, 21 Apr 2007 22:28:44 +0000 http://www.eatbees.com/blog/2007/04/18/american-martyr/#comment-9320 @Yahia — As BO18 mentioned on his blog (and Reda refers to it here) parts of the American media did speculate that there was some kind of Muslim connection here. Maybe they didn't go quite so far as to link it to Al Qaeda (a few of the more extreme bloggers did) but that's only because nothing in the evidence let them draw that conclusion. I'm sure tried as hard as they could, but law enforcement was telling them this was just a lonely, messed-up kid acting alone. @Yahia — As BO18 mentioned on his blog (and Reda refers to it here) parts of the American media did speculate that there was some kind of Muslim connection here. Maybe they didn’t go quite so far as to link it to Al Qaeda (a few of the more extreme bloggers did) but that’s only because nothing in the evidence let them draw that conclusion. I’m sure tried as hard as they could, but law enforcement was telling them this was just a lonely, messed-up kid acting alone.

]]> By: Yahia http://www.eatbees.com/blog/2007/04/18/american-martyr/comment-page-1/#comment-9307 Yahia Sat, 21 Apr 2007 19:44:37 +0000 http://www.eatbees.com/blog/2007/04/18/american-martyr/#comment-9307 I wonder why it wasn't speculated that this guy is from the Qaeda? It was an excellent opportunity! and they missed it. I wonder why it wasn’t speculated that this guy is from the Qaeda?
It was an excellent opportunity! and they missed it.

]]> By: Reda http://www.eatbees.com/blog/2007/04/18/american-martyr/comment-page-1/#comment-9021 Reda Fri, 20 Apr 2007 03:53:30 +0000 http://www.eatbees.com/blog/2007/04/18/american-martyr/#comment-9021 yep they call it the mystery of :'Ismail Ax'. Pitoyable !! yep they call it the mystery of :’Ismail Ax’.
Pitoyable !!

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