Is DeSantis a Communist?

[pecksniff]

This Cuban-American journalist sees some pretty important points of resemblance.

What do Cuba and Florida have in common?

Book-banning, censorship — and, added into the mix this week, state-mandated school indoctrination for political purposes.

They’re hallmark practices of the Communist Party-led regime in Cuba, tools used for six decades to keep Cubans isolated and in the dark about information that falls outside of what the ruling party’s ideology commands people to believe.

Ironically, after this year’s GOP-dominated legislative session, the same manipulative tactics are now pillars of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ public education system.

Math textbooks and literary books are being banned because some comité a la Cuba — aka “Moms for Liberty,” made up of citizens jazzed and empowered by Republicans into a state of hysteria — deemed them inappropriate and sounded the alarm.

Educators are being censored and handed guidelines, embedded into law, about what they’re allowed to say and not say to students on race or gender identity. Nothing that makes whites uncomfortable. Nothing about being gay or trans in kindergarten to third grade when kids are full of questions about fellow classmates or themselves.

It all reminds me of the atmosphere of repression during my elementary school education in Cuba.

 

[Dribble]

No...he is a modern day Fascist

 

[Rightguide]

Real funny.

 

[justmethatswho]

Why is so many go to irrational name calling the opposition in an effort to diminish political foes?

Neither communist or fascist hardly accurate for DeSantis.

The biggest issue we face is quality discussion of opposing views.

 

[Rightguide]

Peck loses another one:

DeSantis Scores Legal Win Over New Law Revoking Disney’s Special Privileges​

NICOLE SILVERIOMEDIA REPORTER
May 11, 202210:25 AM ET

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ legislation stripping Disney of special tax privileges.

DeSantis signed Senate Bill 4C into law in late April to revoke special tax districts granted to Disney by the 1967 Reedy Creek Improvement Act, which gave the major entertainment company the same authority and responsibility as a county government. The governor took action following Disney’s uproar over the state’s Parental Rights in Education bill that restricts the teaching of sexual orientation and gender identity in K-3 classrooms.

In the suit, three residents of Orange and Osceola counties — Michael and Edward Foronda and Vivian Gorsky — argued the law threatens residents with higher taxes, violates a contractual obligation and violates free speech rights, Fox Business reported. Democratic Senate candidate William Sanchez filed the suit last week.

U.S. District Court Judge Cecilia Altonaga argued the law does not directly apply to the plaintiffs nor has it evidently caused any harm, the outlet reported.

“[The law] does not apply to them, they do not allege direct harm as a result of the challenged law, and they do not plausibly allege any credible threat of direct harm in the future,” Altonaga said.

More here:

https://dailycaller.com/2022/05/11/desantis-legal-win-disneys-special-privileges/

 

[adrina]

Why is so many go to irrational name calling the opposition in an effort to diminish political foes?

Neither communist or fascist hardly accurate for DeSantis.

The biggest issue we face is quality discussion of opposing views.

Desantis won by less than .4%. He's acting like he has a mandate.

Try again?

 

[pecksniff]

Peck loses another one:

DeSantis Scores Legal Win Over New Law Revoking Disney’s Special Privileges​

So what? Winning that point neither enhances nor diminishes any resemblance his approach might bear to the Cuban government's.

 

[justmethatswho]

Desantis won by less than .4%. He's acting like he has a mandate.

Try again?

And your point is, what?

 

[adrina]

And your point is, what?

Do you need a diagram?

 

[justmethatswho]

Do you need a diagram?

Visuals may help me understand your point, or lack of point. Which ever it may be.

 

[adrina]

Visuals may help me understand your point, or lack of point. Which ever it may be.

He's acting as if he has a majority when he barely won.

What more obvious explanation do you require?

 

[justmethatswho]

He's acting as if he has a majority when he barely won.

What more obvious explanation do you require?

Would you please tell me how the margin of victory dictates what an elected official can and cannot do?

 

[justmethatswho]

yes he is a russian agent

Now DeSantis?

Of course, everything is cuz' of the Russians.

lol

 

[adrina]

Would you please tell me how the margin of victory dictates what an elected official can and cannot do?

If one wants to disregard the mixed feelings of their electorate, they do so at their own peril.

 

[justmethatswho]

If one wants to disregard the mixed feelings of their electorate, they do so at their own peril.

I would not argue your point.

There are many on each side, that work harder to accommodate the vocal 10% of there supporters than the majority of their own supports, let alone a majority of all the voters.

This applies to both the far right and far left. Both extremes are loud and vocal, yet hardly a majority as to what voters think.

But, this has little to do with the original point I was making in my original post, about resorting to name calling to alienate the other side.

 

[adrina]

I would not argue your point.

There are many on each side, that work harder to accommodate the vocal 10% of there supporters than the majority of their own supports, let alone a majority of all the voters.

This applies to both the far right and far left. Both extremes are loud and vocal, yet hardly a majority as to what voters think.

But, this has little to do with the original point I was making in my original post, about resorting to name calling to alienate the other side.

If pointing out that he won by less than one half of one percent is name calling, goodness help you all.

 

[pecksniff]

yes he is a russian agent

Probably, but they're not Communists any more.

 

[ll74]

It's a conspiracy rooted in the actual languages!

 

[JoseGarcia]

 

[justmethatswho]

If pointing out that he won by less than one half of one percent is name calling, goodness help you all.

Where was that said?

Though his margin of victory was not the basis of the thread.

 

[BabyBoomer50s]

He's acting as if he has a majority when he barely won.

What more obvious explanation do you require?

He’s acting like the governor of Florida. More to the point, he’s acting like a governor running for re-election this year, and one who is likely to run for President in 2024. He’s been making decisions on a myriad of issues that were not campaign issues when was elected in 2018. If Floridians dislike his policies they will replace him in November. My bet is he wins again, and this time by a much more comfortable margin than his 2018 victory.

 

[adrina]

Where was that said?

Though his margin of victory was not the basis of the thread.

Then why bring it up?

He’s acting like the governor of Florida. More to the point, he’s acting like a governor running for re-election this year, and one who is likely to run for President in 2024. He’s been making decisions on a myriad of issues that were not campaign issues when was elected in 2018. If Floridians dislike his policies they will replace him in November. My bet is he wins again, and this time by a much more comfortable margin than his 2018 victory.

No he's not. He's acting like a despot who is enacting policies based on a mandate which he doesn't have.

 

[BabyBoomer50s]

Then why bring it up?



No he's not. He's acting like a despot who is enacting policies based on a mandate which he doesn't have.

We’ll find out what Floridians think in 180 days.

 

[adrina]

We’ll find out what Floridians think in 180 days.

Actually likely not since he's not enacting the will of the voters at the ballot box.

 

[pecksniff]

Six Democrats are running for governor, including ex-Gov. Charlie Crist. The primary is August 23.