Yes. Its the war cry of islamic terrorists, most famously used during the 9/11 attacks.
So either the most tone-deaf people ever, or supporting 9/11.
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nocturne213@lemm.ee 10 months ago
Doesn’t that just mean praise god or god is good or something similar?
Blamemeta@lemm.ee 10 months ago
scytale@lemm.ee 10 months ago
It literally just means god is great (or something similar). It’s like when people who stormed the capitol on Jan 7 were chanting “USA USA USA”. Is “USA” a war cry for treason and insurrection?
tsonfeir@lemm.ee 10 months ago
Remember who you’re talking to haha.
wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 10 months ago
It’s also used for many other purposes. As Americans we are not exposed to Islamic culture often. In the army they trained us in it for deployment.
Blamemeta@lemm.ee 10 months ago
At the wtc site? At ground zero? Again, either super tone deaf, or supporting 9/11. I dont see whatelse it might be. Maybe threatening another 9/11?
intensely_human@lemm.ee 10 months ago
Lots of words were involved in the 9/11 attacks. That doesn’t mean those words signify those attacks.
wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 10 months ago
It means God is great. It is a pretty mundane term. It is also used where Americans might say oh shit or something similar.
There was a pilot who crashed and the cockpit recorder recorded him saying Allah Akbar many times. The Arabs said that is common in situations of stress. As such, it is something to be freaked about when someone says it.