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.
other people don’t agree with you.
why do you find that so problematic? why do you feel your thoughts/feelings on this are superior such that other people should subordinate their beliefs and feelings to your own? is your moral authority over language use superior to other people’s?