"Indian man telling a Christian man he'll see him at Valhalla". This must be the most stupid controversy so far in the wake of the Charlie Kirk assassination.
First, everyone knows exactly what Kash Patel means. Indeed, *that* might be the problem with the statement - that an FBI director implies he wants to start a civil war. Not the "theology". Second, why is it "cringe" for an Indian-American in 2025 (AD) to say "see you in Valhalla"?
Third, "cringe" is relative in religious matters as your local angry atheist will surely tell you in your face. Is it less "cringe" for a Norse pagan to convert to a religion according to which an executed Jewish carpenter from a one-horse town was actually the one and only god?
What´s probably going on here is frustration at the FBI for initially catching the wrong guy, anger at Patel´s role in the Epstein Files affair, and (perhaps) annoyance at the fact that the Great White Father in Washington appointed a Hindu to an important position in the administration in the first place...
Or not. Some of the people who complain seem to be Hindus?! But sure, maybe Patel should test the waters next time somebody is murdered and tell them "see you in Shiva-loka"!
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