Portmanteau of “Austin” (TX) and “
Autism.”
An Austist is a person on the political left who is neurologically incapable of civil discourse, and who screeches autistically in response to scientific consensus, professional
opinion, differing
world view, etc.
“Melissa and
Ryan think that vaccines cause
Autism, that GMOs are evil, and that crystals have
healing powers. They are also raising their children genderless. No, they are not scientists; they are Austists. Don't laugh when they screech. Austism is no laughing matter.”