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[–] OrteilGenou@lemmy.world 8 points 16 hours ago (2 children)
[–] Stillwater@sh.itjust.works 30 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Interestingly, Philistine as a slur (meaning uncultured people) originated from biblical Israel's disdain for the Philistine people, who lived in modern day Palestine.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 8 points 12 hours ago

That actually is interesting and somehow says something about current day events...

[–] ech@lemmy.ca 8 points 13 hours ago
[–] blaue_Fledermaus@mstdn.io 1 points 15 hours ago

Was this word choice intentional for the current context?
The name Palestine comes from Philistine.