Over the past 24 hours, thousands of TikToks (at least) have been posted where people share how they just read Bin Laden’s infamous "Letter to America," in which he explained why he attacked the United States. The TikToks are from people of all ages, races, ethnicities, and backgrounds. Many of them say that reading the letter has opened their eyes, and they’ll never see geopolitical matters the same way again. Many of them — and I have watched a lot — say it has made them reevaluate their perspective on how what is often labeled as terrorism can be a legitimate form of resistance to a hostile power. This is not limited to TikTok; similar videos have been posted on other social media platforms. The Guardian had a copy of “Letter to America” posted, but once these TikToks went viral, the Guardian took it down, which has only led to more interest in the letter and conspiracies from TikTokers who say this is part of the media and the powers that control it trying to silence the truth.
When I was Muslim I listened a few of Osama Bin Laden speechs because it was going around Muslim circles. I also heard Abdulrahman al-Awlaki speechs as well. BUT never was I crazy enough to like agree with any of the nonsense they were saying. And to think these random TikTokers are like thinking it's trendy, cool and hip to look up to maniacs like that. It's just nuts. People are just insane.
@karshanandrea @yashar I don’t think people necessarily agree or support it, but it gives understanding on why people become radicalized to the point where they feel this is their only form of resistance they have.
@karshanandrea @yashar Yashar are you going to correct the misinformation you put out there that this was a trend and there “thousands” of video? Data shows it’s your tweet that made this go viral so I believe you have a responsibility to correct the record.
@jazmin0809 @karshanandrea @yashar Note that Bin Laden was a billionaire-kid from US-ally Saudi Arabia. He's not speaking for these people.
People are upset about all kinds of things in this world. People are oppressed all over the world. But it takes a special kind of awful person to become a suicide bomber or fly a plane into a building. And then it isn't about your "oppresion" or your "complaints" cause other people have them too it's about that you are that awful kind of person.
@jazmin0809 @karshanandrea @yashar You don’t think the people agree with it or support it? Have you watched a few of the videos? A lot of them are specifically saying that they agree with it and support it.