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[–] 30 points 1 year ago

Bigoted shithead gets called out and doubles down, what a surprise (to no ine really). I would be very surprised if there are any consequences.

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  • [–] 16 points 1 year ago

    I'm sure he's the only person in venture capital with extremely bigoted views and that there is nothing about working in the industry itself that ruins people's brains while also giving them the power to ruin all of our lives /s

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (8 children)

    Someone please educate me - what is the hate speech and bigotry in calling someone an islamist? I have heard people describe fundamentalist Muslims that way, in the same way you would use "evangelical" or "fundamentalist mormon". Obviously that doesn't fit Mamdani! But it doesn't strike me as a particularly egregious insult. Looking for clarity, not down votes and insults, please.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Islamist describes someone who advocates for a political ideology that seeks to implement Islamic principles in government and society. As someone running for this type of position, it's insulting to insinuate that these are his motives.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Thanks for taking the time to answer. I get that it is insulting, and clearly incorrect as applied to Mamdani. The part I don't understand is how this particular insult rises to the level of "hate speech". Like, if I called you a white nationalist, that would (presumably) be wrong and stupid, and pretty insulting, but not hate speech AFAIK.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago*

    "Mamdani comes from a culture that lies about everything," Maguire posted on X on July 4. He included a screenshot referencing The New York Times' reporting about how Mamdani marked his identity on a college application.

    "It's literally a virtue to lie if it advances his Islamist agenda," Maguire wrote in a post.

    Now imagine if he instead compared all white people to Nazis and used Nazi as a dog whistle.

    It's hate speech. There being real Islamists or Nazis in the world doesn't change the intention.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Shaun Maguire is a closeted white nationalist.

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    [–] 10 points 1 year ago

    Maguire has said that his criticism was political, not religious or racial, adding that "Islamist" was a political ideology and not the same as Muslim.

    Not only does that not help his case...it actually makes him sound even more Islamophobic.

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