Doesn’t that just mean praise god or god is good or something similar?
Pro-Palestinian protesters shout ‘Allahu akbar’ outside of World Trade Center site
Submitted 8 months ago by Blamemeta@lemm.ee to conservative@lemm.ee
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nocturne213@lemm.ee 8 months ago
wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 8 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.
Blamemeta@lemm.ee 8 months ago
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.
scytale@lemm.ee 8 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?
wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 8 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.
intensely_human@lemm.ee 8 months ago
Who cares? It’s like when James Bond says “for king and country”. It’s just a statement of allegiances, and these people are declaring allegiance to God.
Blamemeta@lemm.ee 8 months ago
Allegiance to Islam, at the site of the worst Islamic terrorist attack on America soil.
It’s little more than just declaring allegiance to their god.
tsonfeir@lemm.ee 8 months ago
Not the Christian god, that’s the problem “conservatives” have.
wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 8 months ago
Same god.