signalmankenneth
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No shit, it would be a nightmare to see the whole country in the mold like DeSantis Florida?!! I'm surprise the people of Florida let this fascist dick get away with crap he has done to Florida?!! No one in their right mind would want DeSantis as president?!!
Newly minted GOP presidential candidate Ron DeSantis promises to “Make America Florida.” To me, that sounds more like a threat than a campaign slogan, but I suppose it depends on how you like your democracy: plain or with a side of fascism.
The Florida governor is expected to make his formal presidential campaign announcement in the weirdest way possible, joining a Wednesday evening Twitter Spaces conversation with Twitter CEO and noted conspiracy-theorist-coddler Elon Musk. The event will be moderated by David Sacks, a wealthy GOP donor who is pals with Musk and supports DeSantis, creating a turducken of wealth, confirmation-bias and “very online” social awkwardness.
But don’t let the spectacle of DeSantis’ entry into the GOP primary distract you from what “Make America Florida” might actually mean. The governor has implemented a far-right, culture-war-heavy agenda in the Sunshine State and ruled like a power-hungry autocrat, bolstered by a Republican-controlled legislature. He views diversity as a societal ill, and seems focused only on making the world better only for people who share his values. But don't take my word for it. Just look at the things he has done.
Ron DeSantis has done a lot in Florida – and a lot of it should scare voters
For many Americans, folks lucky enough to not spend their days drinking from the firehose of 24-hour political news, DeSantis remains an abstraction. He has been controversial among liberals and hailed as a hero among conservatives. A recent poll by the progressive think tank Data For Progress found about a third of likely voters view him unfavorably and a third view him favorably. But, important, nearly a third of likely voters “haven’t heard enough to say” whether they like or dislike him, and among independents that number jumps to 36%.
So now that DeSantis is in the running for a presidential nomination, voters are going to have to understand him, and that requires looking at what he has done in (and to) Florida and asking: Is this a palatable model for the rest of America, and is this the kind of person I’d want in charge?
The now-infamous 'Don't Say Gay' law is causing widespread confusion
Let’s start with the Parental Rights in Education law, which critics have aptly dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” law. The original bill barred Florida teachers in kindergarten through third grade from discussing sexual orientation and gender identity. It was then expanded so it covered students through eighth grade and then, in April, it became a complete K-12 ban, which was presumably the goal from the jump.
Teachers who violate the vaguely worded ban could lose their teaching licenses, and the law has created widespread confusion, leading to the banning of seemingly innocuous children’s books that mention LGBTQ issues. The law also said a teacher “may not provide to a student his or her preferred personal title or pronouns if such preferred personal title or pronouns do not correspond to his or her sex."
https://www.yahoo.com/news/president-desantis-america-florida-nightmare-221218020.html
Newly minted GOP presidential candidate Ron DeSantis promises to “Make America Florida.” To me, that sounds more like a threat than a campaign slogan, but I suppose it depends on how you like your democracy: plain or with a side of fascism.
The Florida governor is expected to make his formal presidential campaign announcement in the weirdest way possible, joining a Wednesday evening Twitter Spaces conversation with Twitter CEO and noted conspiracy-theorist-coddler Elon Musk. The event will be moderated by David Sacks, a wealthy GOP donor who is pals with Musk and supports DeSantis, creating a turducken of wealth, confirmation-bias and “very online” social awkwardness.
But don’t let the spectacle of DeSantis’ entry into the GOP primary distract you from what “Make America Florida” might actually mean. The governor has implemented a far-right, culture-war-heavy agenda in the Sunshine State and ruled like a power-hungry autocrat, bolstered by a Republican-controlled legislature. He views diversity as a societal ill, and seems focused only on making the world better only for people who share his values. But don't take my word for it. Just look at the things he has done.
Ron DeSantis has done a lot in Florida – and a lot of it should scare voters
For many Americans, folks lucky enough to not spend their days drinking from the firehose of 24-hour political news, DeSantis remains an abstraction. He has been controversial among liberals and hailed as a hero among conservatives. A recent poll by the progressive think tank Data For Progress found about a third of likely voters view him unfavorably and a third view him favorably. But, important, nearly a third of likely voters “haven’t heard enough to say” whether they like or dislike him, and among independents that number jumps to 36%.
So now that DeSantis is in the running for a presidential nomination, voters are going to have to understand him, and that requires looking at what he has done in (and to) Florida and asking: Is this a palatable model for the rest of America, and is this the kind of person I’d want in charge?
The now-infamous 'Don't Say Gay' law is causing widespread confusion
Let’s start with the Parental Rights in Education law, which critics have aptly dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” law. The original bill barred Florida teachers in kindergarten through third grade from discussing sexual orientation and gender identity. It was then expanded so it covered students through eighth grade and then, in April, it became a complete K-12 ban, which was presumably the goal from the jump.
Teachers who violate the vaguely worded ban could lose their teaching licenses, and the law has created widespread confusion, leading to the banning of seemingly innocuous children’s books that mention LGBTQ issues. The law also said a teacher “may not provide to a student his or her preferred personal title or pronouns if such preferred personal title or pronouns do not correspond to his or her sex."
https://www.yahoo.com/news/president-desantis-america-florida-nightmare-221218020.html