• Throwaway@lemm.eeOPM
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      9 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.

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        9 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.

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        9 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?

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      9 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.