There’s a clear campaign against the mentally ill with the global rise of fascism. Lots of it shows up in anti homeless rhetoric, but you can see it in the MAHA and anti vaccination movements.

There’s no reason to use the word “r-tarded” to describe someone. As someone who’s worked with the intellectually challenged, it’s an insult to them to compare them with people who are willfully ignorant.

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    5 months ago

    Nice strawman, can we get back on topic?

    Here’s a refresher. You: don’t use “x” to insult
    Me: what can I use to insult
    You: don’t insult

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      5 months ago

      Straw man:

      I refuse to being tone-policed.

      Here’s an actual insult - imagine going through this many logical contortions to justify not being creative enough to come up with an insult that isn’t harmful to people you aren’t trying to insult.

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        5 months ago

        You’ve just confirmed that you do not know what an insult is.

        The “don’t police me” part was aimed at your “don’t offend people at all”, it seems that I need to clarify that for you.