At a certain point, eventually, the voters in Florida have to say enough is enough, right?
Can a state be majority racist, homophobic, anti woman and pro ignorance forever? Is that what 51% of Floridians really want?
If it’s anything like Ohio it doesn’t matter what the majority wants. The republicans have drawn the maps so that they can control everything even with like 45% of the vote
At the very least it shouldn’t get them a republican governor.
Maps don’t, but vote suppression does
Maps absolutely do as does vote suppression. It can be both
Sorry, this was specifically about gubernatorial elections - unless you have some sort of weird state electoral college thing (which IIRC only exists in Mississippi and even there only sort-of), those are generally done with a statewide popular vote, and thus independent of district maps.
They could just change the state constitution to allow state legislature to appoint the governor.
the Florida state constitution requires a statewide vote to approve an amendment with 60% of the vote. If they couldn’t get a governor elected they couldn’t amend the constitution either.
By creating barriers in certain districts it’s going to disproportionally going to affect those people, for example long lines, changing someone’s voting district, removing someone’s registration. There are tons of ways.
Voters in Florida saying “That’s enough racism” is like me at the Olive Garden saying “That’s enough parmesan”. It’s never gonna happen without severe civil unrest.
Olive Garden gives me civil unrest.
Olive Garden gives me unrest and the result is not civil.
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Fascism is an ideology that rewards people for being the worst version of themselves.
With every evil act they perform they feel better about themselves. These people are just getting started.
So interesting to me that each side calls the other fascist. It’s like no one actually realizes what the definition is and it’s just a slur now.
E: I realize now that it looks like this post might come off as being in support of Florida here. In fact I’m the exact opposite. We know they’re performing exact fascist acts by rewriting history in this way. And yet they call us fascists for wanting basic rights, etc.
Rewriting history to justify slavery is absolutely a fascist act.
Yeah my post wasn’t pointed at anybody here. Just made me think of all the instances where each side calls the other fascist. I think most of us here realize who the real fascists are…
Well, at best only half the people actually know what the word actually means.
Sad but true
On the other hand, one side is adopting fascist methods and ideology while the other side are democrats. What Republicans are doing is using dilution language, and you’ve fallen for it .
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Could you expand on that? I want to be clear that this isn’t a bOtH sIdEs argument I’m making here. I’m pointing out that “both sides” call each other the same thing but it’s clear to me that one side really is engaging in fascist acts while the other isn’t. The opposite of the bOtH sIdEs argument really…
It’s the horseshoe theory of politics. Both far ends of the spectrum have more in common with each other (being basically fascists) than they really have differences (different core issues they rally their fascism around).
Both only really look at the other’s extreme, and see fascism, but aren’t self aware enough to see their own. Or they dismiss their own as only the extremists, not realizing how this may apply to the other side.
It’s what 40% of them want…they can buy the other 11%.
Who controls the past controls the future.
Who controls the present now, controls the past.
This reminds me about that time Frank Burns learns about time zones.
FL is literally filled with huge amount of morons from all over the country as a retirement haven. Rotten scumbags from all the other states.
DeSantis won by less than 20k votes. There is no way this shitshow doesn’t prompt a big turnout yo oust him. Then we can expect more stolen election claim bullshit.
It might be worth noting that Florida has consecutive term limits for their governor (for now, anyway.) Desantis can’t run again this next election. (He can for the one after that, though.)
DeSantis’ approval rating has fallen off a cliff, and is continuing to fall, albeit more slowly.
So likely yes, they’ll say enough is enough eventually, and I think we’ve already passed that point. Stuck with him for a while longer though.
Jesus fucking christ. Glad my family moved from that shit hole when I was a child.
When they elect their leaders, they aren’t sending their best. They’re sending the racist hateful assholes. The dredges of society.
How is critical race theory banned, but this shit is allowed?
This is a rhetorical question. I know the answer…
Critical Race Theory is a requirement to get a law degree at most colleges. It was never taught below that level. What conservatives called CRT was actually American History.
wooooo slavery 2 : the sequel /s
It sounds like white Floridians should volunteer to be enslaved.
Sign up for personal benefit!
They don’t need saving, silly person.
I think they are now calling it, “non-optionally upskilled “
They should make sure anyone teaching this shit is enslaved for several years for some on the job personal enrichment training before they start.
Ahh yes Florida, please teach me how slavery was such a beneficial thing for my race.
I’m sure the millions of slaves that were forced to work in fields without pay, murdered, raped, and were threatened just for wanting equal rights would agree with you.
Obvious /s
It’s about time the dang whites just confronted history and muster the courage to say, “you’re welcome”
/S
My hope is that because this is such an obvious, stupid lie, it’ll inspire kids to question all of the other stuff in their history books too; even blue-state schools teach ridiculous lies about American history, my kids got all sorts of upbeat hokum about Columbus I had to correct them on.
I’ve met many shall I call them hopeful “job creators” that think by paying minimum wage it brings people out of poverty. They can be convinced of anything.
What the actual fuck??? Seriously, Florida?
On brand for Conservatives
Wow that is seriously messed up.
Desantis is a cunt.
At least cunts can be useful, good-looking and they may bring joy to those who interact with them. The nicest thing I can say about DeSantis is that there’s plenty of horrible stuff he hasn’t done yet as far as we know.
I’m not American but I’ve been reading up on American history. This is reminiscent of the propaganda that said slavery taught black people to be hardworking and discouraged laziness, which was in line with Christian values at the time. Is that correct?
There aren’t really any good examples provided of what the article alleges, but I 100% believe this. I am dumbfounded that the people flinging “snowflake” as an insult has done all this to make sure their kids never feel bad for actions perpetrated by white US citizens. Of course, like anything else, it has nothing to do with their kids and everything to do with their own discomfort at facing reality or blatant racism. Frustrating stuff.
This clown has been in the news for a lot of stupid shit recently, but this is going too far. What the fucking fuck is happening? This isn’t even funny, it’s like a few steps away from trying bring back human slavery (which I’m sure the supreme court would have no problem with)
And the sad part is that DeSantis has no chance of getting elected as president. Nobody likes him and his hideous white boots. He’s probably doing stuff like this out of spite/malice.
Yeah the next logical step for Desatan is getting rid of prisons and opening work camps, with indentured servants.
it’s like a few steps away from trying bring back human slavery (which I’m sure the supreme court would have no problem with)
Undoubtedly, since slavery is still allowed in the constitution.
Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
Emphasis mine.
Florida is a shithole state. There will never be enough tax breaks to offset the Taliban-like human rights suppression that Republicans apparently require.
He knows “Meatball” wasn’t intended as aspirational, right?
Is “meatball” a reference to someone?
For a time DeSantis was called “Meatball Ron.”
