In the immediate aftermath of the worst mass shooting in U.S. history, described by the president as “an act of terror and an act of hate,” there was finger-pointing and gloating, as well as disparaging remarks about religion, calls for more gun control and calls for more guns. But in the end, 50 people are dead as a result of one deranged man’s hate and intolerance.
The massacre at a gay nightclub in Orlando over the weekend was committed by a New York-born 29-year-old, whose ex-wife called an unstable, violent homophobe and who former co-workers said often talked about killing people and had voiced hatred of gays, Blacks, women and Jews.
While the suspect, Omar Mateen, was Muslim and may have pledged allegiance to a radical terrorist group that uses Islam to justify its ideology, this incident was not about religion. It was about one man’s hatred, which in this case manifested from his disgustwith gay culture.
