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  • FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.auEnglish
    14·
    20 hours ago

    She called the Hamas leader a martyr upon his death btw. The leader of an internationally designated terrorist organisation. A martyr.

    • Deceptichum@quokk.auOPMEnglish
      41·
      16 hours ago

      Yes, that is literally what he was.

      a person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs.

      • FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.auEnglish
        14·
        14 hours ago

        So when she deleted the tweet almost immediately and then apologised and said it was the wrong word to use when asked…….?

        Martyr has connotations that come with it, generally that the person was standing up for good. A terrorist does not do that.