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    Lebanon Is Hilariously Using the “American Revolts” Tweets In Lebanese Protest Context

    By Souad LazkaniMay 30, 2020Updated:May 30, 2020
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    Riots in America started after a series of brutal and unjust killings of several African Americans by police brutality.

    Empathizing based on what they experienced during the October 17 Revolution, Lebanese protesters have switched their hashtag “Lebanon Revolts” لبنان_ينتفض# to “America Revolts” أميركا_تنتفض#.

    They are using previous statements of Lebanese politicians and anti-revolution media outlets, as well as incidents, and applying them to the American context.

    https://twitter.com/SarahAM___/status/1266282160635314176?s=20

    And they have been flooding the social media platform with their tweets.

    Although the riots resulted from something terrible, the Lebanese are doing what they always do when in terrible situations themselves. They switch to ironic and sometimes amusing remarks that only Lebanese could understand.

    In many ways, these tweets from the Lebanese protesters, while being hilarious, are a show of support and empathy to the American protesters.

    A gift from the Lebanese Revolutionaries to Minnesota

    https://twitter.com/khodoreido/status/1266166478161637377

    The infamous statement “if they don’t like it here, they can leave.”

    Trump: if they dont like it here, they can leave! #اميركا_تنتفض pic.twitter.com/npX9zSF6Pw

    — Mary 🇱🇧 (@Just_Maryyyy) May 29, 2020

    Blaming the embassies

    https://twitter.com/LilianneeSh/status/1266289440642629634?s=20

    As some accused the American Embassy to fund the Lebanese protests…

    https://twitter.com/AdeelaOfficial/status/1266181677140893697?s=20

    Translating: “Trump accuses the Lebanese embassy of funding the protesters and distributing sandwiches.”

    Minneapolis, the bride of the revolution

    https://twitter.com/ItsMahaYoussef/status/1266395600339296256

    Assaulted in their rights

    A protestor from Minneapolis: Turn the lights off in front of Mike Pence’s house, and light up people’s houses !!#اميركا_تنتفض pic.twitter.com/MjgHiu04I4

    — رَهَفْ ⭕️ (@rahoufz) May 29, 2020

    If you still didn’t figure out this one, check it here.

    That’s how it started in Lebanon

    https://twitter.com/msh_MarkJ/status/1266152960976998401

    What Lebanon’s Interior Minister once said about police brutality

    https://twitter.com/Nazih__Mansour/status/1266169377428299777

    Lebanese tweeting American Road closure messages!

    Roads closed rn:
    -newyork Washington highway
    -San Francisco bridge
    -housten street
    -times square
    -krome avenue
    -Wall street
    -hollywood boulevard
    -las vagas boulevard
    #اميركا_تنتفض

    — AL (@ichbinaliii) May 29, 2020

    The reporter defending the head of state among the protesters

    #FoxNews reporter Miss Joelle Bou Younes to the demonstrators:

    WHAT HAVE TRUMP DONE TO YOU !? EH !? WHAT!? EH !?? Tell me!? #أميركا_تنتفض pic.twitter.com/Mh1cZSD84S

    — دولار البنوك #lollar #اللولار (@lebaneselollar) May 29, 2020

    Because that was a Lebanese official (sectarian) stance during the revolution

    https://twitter.com/erikssnera/status/1266157936805588994
    https://twitter.com/KanbarAlaa/status/1266142870773420033?s=20

    Investigative journalism at its finest

    CNN: tonight we will be airing a report showing the detailed cost of the banners, flags, tshirts, stage, DJ fees, outdoor toilets and above all the food (cost of coffee, donuts, etc) used in the protests.#أميركا_تنتفض pic.twitter.com/b7aXiPJBKx

    — Mhّmd (@dankar) May 29, 2020

    Calculating the cost of the protest’s items to blame the revolution on outside funding. (That’s what OTV did.)

    Slogans from the Thawra applied to the Minneapolis context

    https://twitter.com/InassElKadiri/status/1266253297934974979?s=20

    The US currency is fine

    Riad Safety: "The dollar is in thousands good"#اميركا_تنتفض pic.twitter.com/iLNxrlKi3U

    — Amy Somethin (@Amy_Somethin) May 29, 2020

    No kidding? Where?

    Within a couple of hours, the Lebanese revolutionaries switched to giving tips and advice to the American protesters, with a new hashtag “Advice to the American protesters.” It has topped the trends in Lebanon, reaching over 1M viewers.

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