3237

Thank you for admitting your complaints about Hunter and Joe Biden are driven solely by your resentment.

3238

It’s really not that at all. It’s this particular law, which is vague and ripe to be used to marginalize LGBTQ community members.

I totally support ‘no sex ed k-???i don’t know what the right grade is to start…6? 7? not 3…’

But that’s not what this law is.

3239

No matter how many times this is repeated, the argument will be cycled back to this misdirection.

I don’t know where RW parents think teachers are going to come from if they keep supporting legislation that allows them to be attacked like this.

New teacher certifications are already at a record low because more and more it’s not worth it even without all this new crap.

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3240

Because the base reaction that leads to support for this vague bill designed to allow political allies to sell books to FL is ‘if it’s against the freaks, I’m for it!’ and the fear of being perceived as ‘friendly to the freaks’ in their ideological team circles is just far to great to consider the actual legislation and the effects there of, to stray from full throated support.

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3241

This new law will backfire, Desantis own example of why this law is needed was based on a lie.

The parent requested special accommodations for their trans child not the other way around.

Conservatives want the right to discriminate we have been here many times before with the ebb and flow of laws designed to do just that but in the end they lose.

This time will be no different

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3242

There are definitely teachers left and right that bring their politics into the schools.

I agree there are some of the liberal states or schools that are pushing the sex Ed part way earlier than it needs to be pushed. To have regulations and standards governing that are perfectly reasonable.

To pass a law that gives parents the power to bitch about practically anything to do with LGBTQ or race and call it “sexual indoctrination” or “CRT”…even if there is a “Marshall” that makes the final decision…is not this. It is political activism from the right wing, in schools, pure and simple.

Because its real goal…as borne out by actual behaviors…is to freeze out ANY and all of this…even the mere mention of LGTBQ or race in passing…in an attempt to marginalize.

And the proponents of laws like this…when you listen to the very words out of their mouths…ADMIT this is what they are doing.

3243

I don’t think resentment means what you think it means. :sunglasses:

3244

I’m using the definition you provided here. A money trail from the right wing culture wars to the pockets of those politicians who are driving the culture wars was outlined and posted here. You called that an example of “resentment”.

So I’m simply using another example that is analogous to the one posted in this thread.

Come on now…build another elaborate layer of defensive fortifications protecting your belief system and deflect!

Take your time…I’ll wait.

3245

Where?

3246

Look back through your posts. You responded to one of them with your “resentment” reply.

I won’t help you deflect. You’re on your own for that.

3247

Florida House just stripped Disney of their special governing status. What do you think the chances are that Desantis will sign it into to law?

If I was a shareholder I would be mad as hell. They get involved in politics instead of their business, and it costs them. Congrats Disney!

Susposedly this status is worth 10s of millions of dollars per year!

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3248

Here’s a clue. Those kids do not belong to the school. . Libs forget kids belong to the parents, not the school.

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3249

You are completely misunderstanding the power dynamic at work here.

But as long as Desantis “sticks it to Wokeness”, screw the Florida taxpayer, eh?

3250

That’s your main problem. You see their identity as politics. They don’t.

They are speaking on behalf of the marginalized

3251

Disney has been sticking it to the taxpayer for the last 50 years.

How many other corporations do you want to give special privilege to? Just Disney because they are woke?

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3252

Disney has done no such thing. They are one of the main reasons Florida is such a cheap destination for retirees. The development that has gone on in Orange and Osceola Counties has brought ■■■■■■■■■ of revenue into Florida, not the reverse.

I have no feelings one way or the other about Disney’s special status. I’m talking about the power dynamic.

Disney got the special status because back in the 1960s, Florida needed Disney more than Disney needed Florida.

The past 60 years have only caused that entwinement to favor Disney even more.

Decoupling is going to be very painful for Florida residents. Oh- it will impact Disney as well for sure, but far less than the average Floridian will be impacted.

But hey- if Florida’s culture war principles say Florida must decouple, by all means decouple. No skin off my nose.

I’ll predict what’s going to happen though. The first squawks have already been coming…from residents of Osceola and Orange Counties, who have produced a statute they claim does not allow the legislature to unilaterally remove Disney’s special status. To do that, they say, will require a vote from the counties’ residents.

So the resistance will not come from Disney, but Florida residents.

But Fighting Against Wokeness is worth the cost, eh?

3253

Some likely impacts.

Two counties in Florida will have to scale up regulatory and safety infrastructure within a year. I’m sure the residents of Osceola and Orange County are going to be thrilled to be paying to burnish Desantis’ culture war credentials.

3254

No they haven’t.

This reversal is going to cost the area property owners an extra $2,200 a year.

The only thing it’s going to cost Disney is, the quality of their experience is going to go down becuase they will be depending on the area municipalities to maintain the roads and services.

3255

I’m sure you have no problem with the tax breaks big oil gets…

3256

I want Desantis to go through with this.

Stupid needs to start hurting the actual stupid people.

Unfortunately since it won’t happen until 2023, my guess is some negotiated settlement which leaves things essentially as they are will happen…and Desantis will claim victory sometime in 2023 right as he kicks off his Presidential run.

Nothing will have changed, but he will claim he stuck it to Woke Disney.