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It's hyperbole. They were mocking you for using "mentally disabled" as an insult. You're the one talking like a conservative right now, using disability as a pejorative.
It's not true when Conservatives say "Liberalism is a mental disorder", just as it's not true when Liberals say "Conservatism is a mental disorder". The only thing that's true in that context is that supporters of both major parties have no problem throwing people with mental disabilities under-the-bus over politics.
Republicans are stupid, they are ignorant, they are hateful; but none of those things constitutes a disability. If they did, I would have compassion like I would for any other disabled person.
So you think Jewish space lasers, the communist plot to steal the election, and Haitians barbecuing dogs is rational stuff that any well-adjusted person could believe?
This isn't the GOP of a couple of decades ago that was wrong and monstrous - this is actual insanity.
I'm not saying that Republicans are well-adjusted or that their beliefs are defensible. I'm saying that they aren't mentally disabled, and you shouldn't use disability as a cudgel to bash in people you don't like. Stupidity isn't a disability, nor is evil, and I have no intent of treating them like they are.
You either want to protect Republican beliefs as a byproduct of a disability, which to that I say: fuck that, I intend to hold Republicans responsible for what they say and do.
Or you want disabled people to be punished for being disabled, because you think mental disability is a trait worthy of condemnation, which to that I say: fuck off you fucking fascist, disabled people deserve compassion and support.
I believe that Republicans are of sound mind, and are either extremely stupid or extremely evil. I offer zero forgiveness for those things. They should be held responsible for it, and not given the easy cop-out of being "disabled".
If it were a disability, I wouldn't hate them, I would pity them. I don't pity them, I hate them, because everything that's wrong with them is their fucking fault.
The level of stupidity required to believe the legitimately insane mainline GOP narrative is clear, unambiguous evidence of a significant cognitive impairment - i.e. a disability.
I don't support punishing vulnerable people that have been exploited - I support getting them help. The liars should certainly be held to account, but I think your average GOP voter is sincere in their belief - that's how Trump becomes such a central pillar of their identity.
Shall I take your arguments that my position is fascistic or hateful exploitation of the disabled as I advocate for support for the disabled to stop them being exploited by the GOP as extreme, evil stupidity?