Political Weirdos

Some of your historical points are beyond my historical knowledge. I don't think being Muslim makes people conservative. There are liberal Muslims, and LGBT Muslims. However, my understanding of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam is that ALL three religions say in their religious books that LGBT people should be killed. As a result, anything that could make conservative or radical religious people more comfortable with asserting their views scares me because it could involve death to me. The fact that so many Muslims in Canada protested against Trans people after arriving in Canada (which had very liberal views towards Trans people) underscores that my fears aren't completely irrational. The fact that some Muslim countries do not allow women to learn math and no other countries do this is a factual reality and it is something I find concerning.

I also am not trying to smear all Muslims. Mamdani seems like a great person, I am optimistic he'll be a great mayor. I do not think it is inherently racist or Islamophobic to be aware of radicalism and the dangers of it, even if it's offensive, and I am not trying to say that it's certain that somehow Mamdani will cause radical people to become comfortable in the area. That is not my view, I am interpreting an insensitive and offensive Twitter post and trying to explain that person's possible perspective and saying I don't think it's irrational or Islamophobic just to discuss it.

I'm sorry if my views are hurtful or offensive. I am not trying to be some conservative who enjoys hurting people's feelings and I realize this is an inherently sensitive topic and that the twitter post, which I didn't post, was hurtful. To a large extent, almost everyone in New York is very liberal and accepting and Mandami probably won't change that or lead to an increase in radicalism; probably the only thing that will happen is it will be easier for poor people to ride the bus and life will improve for people who live there. I was just trying to explain my take on a conservative's perspective, and sort of wish I hadn't, because it is a distraction from the main thing, which is that a really nice liberal person won and is going to make life better for the poorest and most vulnerable in the area. I am really not looking to be a person making liberal Muslims feel bad, especially when Mandami winning is a great thing for everyone.