• friend_of_satan@lemmy.world
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        10 months ago

        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.”

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        10 months ago

        “I wonder what my tax money funds over there… Oh well, I’m sure it’s fine.”

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      10 months ago

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

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      10 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.