New York City will have its first Muslim mayor. According to right-wing media, this is a reason for at least a million New Yorkers to leave.

Frankly, it would be a blessing for the city if that actually happened, because real estate is exorbitantly expensive and affordable housing is hard to come by. So, if a million people did leave, it would, in a sense, be a blessing for New Yorkers who could stay. However, it's not going to happen.

But something funny has been done by some people who wanted to add fuel to the fire of the far-right. Just to prove how stupid they can be.

The far-right itself already suggested that Sharia law would be introduced. Bullshit, of course, and that message barely caught on. But some trolls did come up with a different approach. One that was taken seriously as a scandal.

Mamdani was going to make the use of Arabic numerals mandatory in New York schools.

The great thing was, Grok, Musk's AI tool, picked it up and ran with it.

That turned the spark into a raging fire.

The far-right went completely nuts at X. It would be a disgrace, and this isn't my US anymore... According to Grok, there were millions of views on Mamdani's shameful (so-called) statement.

Well... until it slowly dawned on them that the numbers 0 through 9 are Arabic numerals...

Originated in India, but brought to Europe via Arabia and then became the global standard. Those numbers are already taught in New York schools... No one has a problem with them. Well, except the far-right now... But they don't have a better alternative. They'll have to swallow it... They're teaching Arabic numerals in schools in the US... The scandal!

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