Members of rightwing base disorientated by cordial Oval Office meeting – but not all Trump supporters downcast

A flurry of social media posts from MAGA influencers have laid bare the disorientation felt by members of Trump’s base at the spectacle of Friday’s cordial Oval Office meeting with Mamdani, who the president previously painted as a “communist lunatic”.

“Wild to allow a jihadist communist to stand behind the president’s desk in the Oval Office. Sad to see,” wrote far-right activist Laura Loomer, one of Trump’s most fervent online backers.

She returned to the theme several times. “I had to drink a bottle of ginger ale today after seeing Mamdani in the Oval Office because it physically nauseates me seeing Islamic jihadists infiltrate our government and continue to get a pass to promote Islamic jihad and anti-American values with zero push back,” Loomer wrote.

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[–] 2 points 11 months ago (5 children)

Honest question: where is there a slur in that link? I'm not sure if I'm just missing it or if there's a word I don't know is considered a slur now in there.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 child)

    The article talks about using the word specifically when talking about intellectually disabled people / using it to attack the minority.

    I think nobody, in the entire lemmy community, is doing that.

    If you are just banning the world, the next combination of words that will become a slur will be "intellectually disabled".

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