Toronto killer of 10 "seemed a little off"... that's all

The death toll in yesterday's mass murder in Toronto has risen to 10, with 15 wounded. Agent 3 has been following the story closely, looking for the connection with Islamic terrorism that almost everyone suspected immediately the story broke, since the weaponizing of rented trucks has practically been trademarked by ISIS.

Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders, who is Black [with a capital B, the latest PC style for people of the coloured persuasion. Ed.] flew back from a junket to New York and appeared on local TV around sunset to promise there would be "a fulsome answer" [sic] to questions about the perp's identity and motivation before the end of the day. Agent 3 took that to mean the boys in black were working the suspect over with rubber hoses, but of course it's not PC to say that. In any case, "government officials" were quoted on the late news as saying the massacre was "not part of any organized terrorist plot".

The weasel word there is "organized". That's like the answer I give when people ask me if I belong to an organized religion; I reply "No, I'm Catholic." When he heard that, Agent 3 surmised that the perp wasn't an official "soldier" of ISIS, but a freelance jihadi, perhaps a "radicalized yoof" who had gone to the Middle East to fight the infidels and returned to carry on the Islamic war against the Christian West on the enemy's turf. Well... errr... that's not how it turned out.

The driver of the white rental van, arrested on the scene by one (1) brave cop who ignored the man's request to "Shoot me! Shoot me!", is Alek Minassian, a 25-year-old student (for seven years, already) at Toronto's Seneca College. He was apparently raised, if not born, in the north Toronto area. From his name, I'm guessing his ancestry is Armenian, so if he has any religion, it's more likely to be Orthodox Christianity than Islam.

No cries of "Allahu akbar!" were heard, just "Kill me!" No ISIS flag or copy of the Quran was found in the van or at Mr Minassians home. No-one ever heard him say anything about geopolitics or the Islamic plot to rule the world. Those who were acquainted with the murderer are saying only that he was kind of a loner, kept to himself, and "seemed a little off." So it seems we can rule out any Islamic extremist motive. Why, then, did he do it? That brings us to the crazy part.

The Georgia Straight reported yesterday evening that Alek Minassian identified himself as part of "the incel rebellion". "What's that?", I hear you ask. The term is new to me too, but the Straight describes it as an obscure movement of men who describe themselves as involuntarily celibate, or "incel" for short. In other words, guys who can't get laid and are taking it out on society at large.

The Straight continues: The name of Alek Minassian, a 25-year-old resident of Richmond Hill, appeared alongside this Facebook post: "The Incel Rebellion has already begun. We will overthrow all the Chads and Stacys. All hail the Supreme Gentleman Elliot Rodger!" It was a reference to a 22-year-old Californa man who killed seven and injured 14 in a shooting and reckless-driving spree in Isla Vista, California, in 2014.

Prior to doing this, Rodger posted a YouTube video saying he was determined to punish women who had rejected him. Rodger described them as "Stacys" and men who were sexually active as "Chads". He died of self-inflicted wounds but not before he published a "manifesto" expressing his extreme contempt for interracial couples.

California, eh. And race, of course. The poison of the Golden State spreads not just across America but beyond its borders as well. If I were an Islamic extremist bent on using terrorism to purify Western society, I'd start with California, specifically Hollywood, the fount of all depravity. But then I'm just a simple old codger trying to survive in a quiet corner of the forest without having to defend myself against jihadis or nutbars driving white vans. God help me. And God help our sick, sick, sick society.

Further reading: "Toronto van suspect reportedly attended special needs program, made unusual noises", Fox News, 24/4/18. SPOILER ALERT: The noises were "meows". Saved you from reading the article. You're welcome.