{"id":2343143,"date":"2024-09-18T20:44:59","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T00:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rashida-tlaib-rages-against-hezbollah-pager-memes-gets-flooded-with-hundreds-more\/"},"modified":"2024-09-18T20:46:47","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T00:46:47","slug":"rashida-tlaib-rages-against-hezbollah-pager-memes-gets-flooded-with-hundreds-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rashida-tlaib-rages-against-hezbollah-pager-memes-gets-flooded-with-hundreds-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Rashida Tlaib Rages Against Hezbollah Pager Memes, Gets Flooded with Hundreds More"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frashida-tlaib-rages-against-hezbollah-pager-memes-gets-flooded-with-hundreds-more%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2343143&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the reactions following a \u2062series of explosions in Lebanon that primarily \u200baffected members of the Hezbollah terror group. These \u2064events \u200dtriggered a wave of memes and jokes on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a>, highlighting the mockery directed towards Hezbollah as a result of the\u200d situation. Representative Rashida \u2064Tlaib expressed her disapproval of these memes, labeling them &#8220;disgusting.&#8221; This sentiment was echoed by Al Jazeera journalist Ali Harb, who \u2064criticized the &#8220;memefication&#8221; of what she referred to as Israeli terrorism, suggesting that the\u2064 humor emerged\u2063 from a serious issue. Despite \u200bTlaib and Harb&#8217;s \u2064protests, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/terry-mcauliffe-mocked-over-viral-picture-of-youngkin-supporters-with-tiki-torches\/\" title=\"Terry McAuliffe Mocked over Viral Picture of &#039;Youngkin Supporters&#039; with Tiki Torches\">social media users continued<\/a>\u2063 to share memes, \u200bseemingly\u2062 celebrating the chaos faced\u2063 by Hezbollah. The article reflects a broader cultural divide in\u2064 responses \u2064to terrorism and \u200dconflict, \u2062showcasing\u200c how humor\u200d can emerge in reaction\u200d to violence, even\u2063 when some individuals find it offensive.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Progressive &ldquo;Squad&rdquo; member Rep. Rashida Tlaib is not happy with a bevy of memes created in the wake of an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-nominee-in-arkansas-arrested-for-felony-terroristic-threatening-report\/\" title=\"Democrat Nominee In Arkansas Arrested For Felony Terroristic Threatening: Report\">explosive situation<\/a> among the ranks of the radical Hezbollah terror group.<\/p>\n<p>The memes and jokes first started flooding social media in the wake of a series of synchronized explosions in Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>It became clear as the situation developed that the victims of the explosions were overwhelmingly members of Hezbollah. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-nevada-a-corrupt-cash-for-votes-scheme-is-hiding-in-plain-sight\/\" title=\"In Nevada, A Corrupt Cash-For-Votes Scheme Is Hiding In Plain Sight\">group&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s pagers, apparently sabotaged with small explosive charges, were lighting up all over the country.<\/p>\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/details-emerge-pager-sabotage-left-hezbollah-members-broken-shattered-never-chance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">all signs point to Israeli forces being behind the operation<\/a>, there has been no claim of responsibility and no solid proof tying the blasts to the country.<\/p>\n<p>Although there&rsquo;s no confirmation about the person or persons responsible for the sabotage, one thing is clear &mdash; a bunch of brutish terrorists being subjected to simultaneous blasts at the hip is prime material for mockery, jokes, memes and everything of the sort.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The fall of the house of Hezbollah is no laughing matter to everyone, however.<\/p>\n<p>Al Jazeera journalist Ali Harb took to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X, wringing her hands about the extremely targeted campaign and decrying what she called the &ldquo;crass memefication of Israeli terrorism.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Tlaib, a Michigan Democrat, was quick to parrot this line, reposting the complaint with one simple word: &ldquo;Disgusting.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Disgusting. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dxyORsFlIP\">https:\/\/t.co\/dxyORsFlIP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RashidaTlaib\/status\/1836136763192168622?\">September 17, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>If <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rashida-tlaib-gets-warned-house-sergeant-arms-disgraceful-display-netanyahu-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tlaib<\/a> was standing waist-deep in gasoline, this post was the match that set the whole thing ablaze.<\/p>\n<p>Users rushed in to show they were not disgusted by the terrorists&rsquo; loss. Some of the memes posted made specific reference to Tlaib and her apparent soft spot toward Hezbollah.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Ahem <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gT7Vx3Z630\">pic.twitter.com\/gT7Vx3Z630<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Michael Elgort (@just_whatever) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/just_whatever\/status\/1836144702300787019?\">September 17, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Were you or any of your staff members injured from the pagers? Or did you forget yours at home today?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Leftism (@LeftismForU) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeftismForU\/status\/1836195989410975927?\">September 18, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"qme\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YWPU4NgSFy\">pic.twitter.com\/YWPU4NgSFy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dix Handley (@dix_di79430) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dix_di79430\/status\/1836233532139594100?\">September 18, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Many of the other memes are too graphic or vulgar to post. The general consensus remains the same: Any day a terrorist loses a part of his body is a good day for the rest of the world.<\/p>\n<p>And despite Tlaib&rsquo;s obvious disgust with it, the mockery of terrorists will continue for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Rashida Tlaib, a member of the Progressive &#8220;Squad,&#8221; is displeased with the numerous memes that emerged following a significant incident involving the radical Hezbollah terrorist group. These memes and jokes began circulating on social media after a series of coordinated explosions in Lebanon, which predominantly affected Hezbollah members. Reports indicated that their pagers were sabotaged with small explosive devices, causing them to activate across the country.<\/p>\n<p>While indications suggest that Israeli forces may be responsible for these actions, there has been no official claim or concrete evidence linking them to Israel. Regardless of who orchestrated the sabotage, it\u2019s evident that such an event involving violent terrorists lends itself to mockery and humor.<\/p>\n<p>However, not everyone finds this situation amusing. Al Jazeera journalist Ali Harb expressed concern on social media about what she described as a targeted campaign and criticized what she termed the &#8220;crass memefication of Israeli terrorism.&#8221; Tlaib echoed this sentiment by sharing her disapproval with a simple comment: \u201cDisgusting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This sparked backlash from users who disagreed with her perspective and shared memes referencing Tlaib&#8217;s apparent sympathy towards Hezbollah. Many other memes circulated were too graphic or inappropriate to share publicly but conveyed a similar sentiment: any day when terrorists face losses is seen as positive by many.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Tlaib&#8217;s clear disdain for these reactions, it seems likely that ridicule directed at terrorists will persist in the future<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2343144,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Rashida-Tlaib.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[24658,19561,36144,32364],"class_list":["post-2343143","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-hezbollah","tag-memes","tag-rashida-tlaib","tag-social-media"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Rashida-Tlaib.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2343143","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2343143"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2343143\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2343144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2343143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2343143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2343143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}