What in the hell is wrong with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis?

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Florida’s governor, a potential 2024 presidential candidate, has been on a proverbial warpath against everything—from banning mask & vaccine mandates and the teaching of critical race theory to suppressing voting rights

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What in the hell is wrong with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis?
I know I am asking a rather loaded question. But it is one for which I have been desperately searching
11:30 AM · Feb 2, 2022

I know I am asking a rather loaded question. But it is one for which I have been desperately searching for answers. Florida is off the chain: neo-Nazi rallies, anti-CRT sentiments, debates on banning books, bans on vaccines and mask mandates and attacks on voting rights and fair elections. But worse than the state itself is its young Yale and Harvard Law-educated governor, Ron DeSantis.

Florida’s governor has been on the proverbial warpath against, well, everything. Yet, this man is the most likely 2024 Republican nominee, in my opinion. He is the new darling of the conservative right. Bold. Brash. A braggart. He’s has called teaching about the impact of race in American history “crap.” And he carps on and on about protecting freedoms and rights by attacking science, mask-wearing and vaccines as Florida has surged with COVID cases, hospitalizations and tragically, deaths.

Gov. DeSantis sounds a lot like someone else we know who lives in Florida—“the former guy” as he is now referred to on social media (“TFG,” aka Donald Trump). So let me break down some of the more concerning facts about this GOP rising star and why it should scare the hell out of us all. Let’s start with this most recent factoid: Just this past month, Florida legislators introduced a bill that would protect white citizens from feeling discomfort with teachings about America’s racial past.


DeSantis said this about critical race theory:

“In Florida, we are taking a stand against the state-sanctioned racism that is critical race theory. We won’t allow Florida tax dollars to be spent teaching kids to hate our country or to hate each other. We also have a responsibility to ensure that parents have the means to vindicate their rights when it comes to enforcing state standards. Finally, we must protect Florida workers against the hostile work environment that is created when large corporations force their employees to endure CRT-inspired ‘training’ and indoctrination.”

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[TeslaNova]

1. Ron DeNazi

[uponit7771]

7. +1

[RKP5637]

18. K&R n/t

[Mike Nelson]

2. He figures...

... Crooked Donald can't live forever. He wants that voter base.

[mitch96]

23. "He wants that voter base.".. Yup, playing to his potential voters... uff..nt

[RKP5637]

3. He's a throwback wanting to relive some of the ugliest times plus a few more. He is

so damn unfit to be a governor. It's beyond belief that some people are ignorant enough to support this ass.

[Baitball Blogger]

10. Not a throwback.

They have been using groundswell to undermine laws since the eighties-nineties

[FakeNoose]

4. He's showing us that he's Chump 2.0

He wants to win over the ChumpHumpers and convince everyone he's a viable candidate to run in 2024.

[sprinkleeninow]

5. He may be housing a demon...

[Demovictory9]

6. He's after the low hanging fruit..racist votr

[Baitball Blogger]

8. This is how they win support, some of us have

Been running around with our hair on fire trying to let people know that something was not right in our communities.

[RKP5637]

19. Which appeals greatly to the GOP base, wanting someone just like them. n/t

[Blue Owl]

11. Where to begin...

He's so far down the wrong path, there's no hope for him ever coming back...

[jalan48]

12. He's showing his owners he has what it takes to rule like a dictator.

[tishaLA]

13. Are other people seeing the ads trying to draw businesses to FL?

about how good they are for industry, etc. And maybe I guess if you just ignore the corpses and you're a straight white guy..

[moondust]

14. Feeding the hate. n/t

[lame54]

15. Trying to outTrump Trump...

He has the meanness and distegard down

But he'll never match his weirdness which I believe is a huge part of the formula

[budkin]

16. Posturing for a 2024 MAGA run

Wants to be more Trumpy than Trump.

[Hekate]

17. Too much starch in his hood and robe. It chafes the poor man.

[sarcasmo]

20. Dictator Ron running Floridastan.

[LowerManhattanite]

21. George Wallace with better hair...

…and stronger soap to wash the cross soot off his hands.

[Chainfire]

22. What is wrong with DeSantis would fill a book.

I would start with him being a dyed in the wool Fascist bastard.