The flags of Hamas and Hezbollah were waved among the crowd of demonstrators during a march in New York City on Monday, reported the American right-wing media Freedom New TV (FNTV) and according to...
  • slurpinderpin@lemmy.worldEnglish
    66·
    5 months ago

    I guess its because freedom fighter has some sort of positive connotation to many. They may be fighting for freedom, but they’re also just terrorists

    • AmidFuror@fedia.io
      105·
      5 months ago

      Fighting for the freedom to subjugate people to their will instead of someone else’s.

      • slurpinderpin@lemmy.worldEnglish
        77·
        5 months ago

        Yeah, not really a group of “freedom fighters” you’d expect people in the West to rally behind… yet here we are. Holding terrorists’ flags in NYC lol

        • Aniki 🌱🌿@lemm.eeEnglish
          56·
          5 months ago

          TIL: A bunch of flags at a rally is just as good as military support from western allies!

            • Aniki 🌱🌿@lemm.eeEnglish
              36·
              5 months ago

              8.26 million people and you’re surprised, why? Do you not understand mathematics? Do you always just make baseless assumptions based on racism?

              • slurpinderpin@lemmy.worldEnglish
                72·
                5 months ago

                Well no, the irony is that it’s the location of the largest terrorist attack… ever? Was that lost on you?