Donald Trump threatened to “take over” Iran if the Strait of Hormuz was not immediately re-opened, the president told Fox News.
His latest round of threats came in response to news Saturday that Iran was once again closing the key waterway, just days after signing an agreement to ensure that traffic could flow through.
Iran announced that it would close the Strait of Hormuz after Israeli forces continued an all-out assault into Lebanon aimed at dislodging Hezbollah militants.
I thing people on the left need to appreciate the power behind that word and why it needs to be used against these fascist assholes.
I think you need to appreciate that some people are clinically “retarded” and importantly not fascist assholes and don’t deserve the comparison.
Literally every word to imply someone isn’t smart (idiot, stupid, dumb, etc) was once the “clinical” term until it naturally evolved into an insult specifically targeted against people, not for a genuine cognitive impairment, but people doing genuinely fucking stupid things.
The word “retarded” used as an insult shouldn’t be treated any differently as side from the emphasis it holds in co.parison to the others.
Please do share the clinical equivalent
No, fuck fascist pieces of shit, we don’t need to use ableist slurs, what power does it have? It has no power against Trump or his followers, at most it will make them mad and hit their wife more. I’m sorry I already replied but this is just so irritating to see so much and makes no sense at all and only hurts vulnerable people.
It needs to be recycled to reference only absolutely inept, ignorant, malignant pieces of shit like Trump.
People with cognitive impairement of any kind don’t deserve to be insulted and made fun of.
But Trumptards? Absolutely
The offense doesn’t come from who it’s directed towards, using it as a slur maintains the idea that it’s disgusting or malignant to be disabled. How would it sound if people called them the N word, or gay? They would be offended at that wouldn’t they?
I’m sure a young person with a learning disabiliy who gets called that by bullies would love if people used it more. I know it’s really great everytime people call Trump gay. Can you explain why it needs to be used?
It wouldn’t be that different than targeting a child like that with words like “stupid” or “idiot” or “dumb ass”.
Why is “retarded” magically different? The others if misused against those with learning disabilities in earnest would count as slurs too.
Yeah we should avoid those terms as well, many people do.
Or we can accept that these words are not inherently taegetted at society’s vulnerable and realize context actually matters.
White knighting and word policing in the face of an actual fascist takeover and destruction of the country is some really badly placed priorities. Shows a lack of sense of what’s actually important.
By that logic we could excuse any slur. I agree there are more pressing issues, it’s not a priority or a thing I spend a lot of time arguing about, but it’s a very simple task to use a different word that doesn’t hurt and marginalize disabled people. I think having respect for vulnerable people is still important with everything going on. Part of a fascist takeover is the language they use, words reflect people’s culture and using ableist slurs is reflective of fascist ideals like eugenics.
Trump’s gay?
No probably not, maybe bi, but I just mean like talking about him being gay for Putin or whatever, pictures of them kissing, that sort of thing.