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[–] friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 25 points 9 months ago (4 children)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slogan_of_the_Houthi_movement

The slogan of the Houthi movement (officially called "Ansar Allah"), a Shia Islamist political and military organization in Yemen, reads "God Is the Greatest, Death to America, Death to Israel, A Curse Upon the Jews, Victory to Islam"

Wow, what do you even say to that?

[–] Gigan@lemmy.world 24 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Wow, what do you even say to that?

"Fuck Off"

[–] friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

But would you put that on your flag? Because that's what the Houthi's did. Their flag is basically a Shia extremist written reenactment of that scene from Half Baked: "Fuck you! Fuck you! Fuck you! You're cool."

[–] Skua@kbin.social 4 points 9 months ago

Not quite there but Scotland's official motto, which is the Latin for "nobody provokes me with impunity", or "don't be a dickhead or I'll make you regret it"

[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

"Wow, the Middle East is fucked up" is usually what I go with.

[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago

"I wonder what my tax money funds over there... Oh well, I'm sure it's fine."

[–] magnetosphere@kbin.social 3 points 9 months ago

Nothing. You resist any urge to respond and walk away before getting sucked into a maddening and/or exasperating conversation.

[–] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Some sources state that it was first chanted at the Imam al-Hadi school in Marran in January 2002, while others claim that Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi used it after seeing footage of a young Palestinian dying in his father's arms during the Second Intifada in 2000

Well it seems like they're confusing Judaism with Zionism. They should be explained the difference because their anger is clearly misdirected.

As for the rest, it's pretty normal if you look up what America has done to Yemen.