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> > Praise and thank the Lord. #betterlatethannever #savethechildren #prayforGaza #prayforpeace > Is this what counts as "terrorist" supporter these days? Doe

> > Praise and thank the Lord. #betterlatethannever #savethechildren #prayforGaza #prayforpeace > Is this what counts as "terrorist" supporter these days? Does "better late than never" refer to Hamas's attack on Israel, where they killed roughly a thousand people? If not, what does it refer to? Does "Praise and thank the Lord" refer to the same thing? If you're praising God for that, you may not be a terrorist "supporter", but you're certainly a terrorist cheerleader and advocate. And if you are referring to that, and saying "pray for peace" on the same line? Then your hypocrisy is nauseating. All this is based on my interpretation of "better late than never". If I'm interpreting it wrongly, please clue me in as to what it actually means.

justin66 3y ago
If you have to puzzle out the meaning of a hashtag maybe you're not dealing with the kind of terrorist threat that should be censored.
- AnimalMuppet 3y ago
  I can accept that... provided it applies on all sides. It means you can't say "that's a dogwhistle" when the far right says something that is not overtly racist. (Or at least, you can't expect "that's a dogwhistle" to result in them being censored/deplatformed/whatever.)
  - justin66 3y ago
    I'd reject the notion that a hashtag you don't understand and feel inclined to question alongside a bunch of hashtags with an obviously positive meaning is equivalent to racist dogwhistling. Given the positive context of the hashtag it seems possible "better late than never" refers to the trucks carrying aid finally rolling, the freeing of hostages, or some other positive thing. It's not strongly associated with much of anything that's trending on twitter. A person with doubts about that commenter's intent would seek out greater context in the poster's other comments, I would think.
ZeroGravitas 3y ago
I don't know, but the savethechildren hashtag means it probably related to aid convoys getting access to Gaza: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/trucks-enter-gaza-carrying-medical-supplies-food-hamas-2023-10-21/ https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/trucks-enter-gaza-...
HDThoreaun 3y ago
Could be referring to the decision to turn the water back on in Gaza

justin66 3y ago

If you have to puzzle out the meaning of a hashtag maybe you're not dealing with the kind of terrorist threat that should be censored.

AnimalMuppet 3y ago
I can accept that... provided it applies on all sides. It means you can't say "that's a dogwhistle" when the far right says something that is not overtly racist. (Or at least, you can't expect "that's a dogwhistle" to result in them being censored/deplatformed/whatever.)
- justin66 3y ago
  I'd reject the notion that a hashtag you don't understand and feel inclined to question alongside a bunch of hashtags with an obviously positive meaning is equivalent to racist dogwhistling. Given the positive context of the hashtag it seems possible "better late than never" refers to the trucks carrying aid finally rolling, the freeing of hostages, or some other positive thing. It's not strongly associated with much of anything that's trending on twitter. A person with doubts about that commenter's intent would seek out greater context in the poster's other comments, I would think.

ZeroGravitas 3y ago

I don't know, but the savethechildren hashtag means it probably related to aid convoys getting access to Gaza: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/trucks-enter-gaza-carrying-medical-supplies-food-hamas-2023-10-21/ https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/trucks-enter-gaza-...

HDThoreaun 3y ago

Could be referring to the decision to turn the water back on in Gaza