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grumpyduck

(6,197 posts)
Tue Jul 19, 2022, 12:43 PM Jul 2022

Is DeathSantis channeling a Middle Ages pope?

From what I've been reading, it seems to me that he's slowly but surely creating a medieval society in FL. No abortion (a religious doctrine), ban books, ban "gay" (another religious no-no), change the educational system, threats. Right down the line.

Back in the Middle Ages in Europe, the Church held vast power over people by threatening them with hell if they didn't do what they were told and support the Church. They wanted people to not read (not even the Bible): keep 'em dumb and they'll do what we tell them. The few universities that developed were run by the Church.

Maybe he wants to become Pope Ron the First.

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Is DeathSantis channeling a Middle Ages pope? (Original Post) grumpyduck Jul 2022 OP
The Gainesville Sun dubbed Governor Ron the "Sun King" sop Jul 2022 #1
And yet JustAnotherGen Jul 2022 #2

sop

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1. The Gainesville Sun dubbed Governor Ron the "Sun King"
Tue Jul 19, 2022, 12:58 PM
Jul 2022

"Louis XIV, France’s 17th century 'Sun King,' believed in dictatorship by divine right —
'L'etat c'est moi,' his mythical quote, 'I am the state.' Apt words for Florida’s own Sun King, Gov. Ron DeSantis."

https://www.gainesville.com/story/opinion/2021/11/16/robert-sanchez-education-under-floridas-sun-king-ron-desantis/6385166001/

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