Florida under Ron DeSantis is proving to be a place where education, equality, and freedom go to die and a frightening harbinger of what would happen if DeSantis ever makes it to the White House.
DeSantis attacked school superintendents who adhered to Covid-19 protocols during the worst of the pandemic, educators are afraid to say certain words or teach certain subjects, DeSantis personally endorsed school board candidates that support his extremist ideology who are now banning books and health courses, he has appointed an anti-vaxxer as the state’s Surgeon General, and he disenfranchised entire Black voting districts with newly redrawn maps that were too extreme even for state congressional Republicans.
These are some examples of what he's going to run on in the 2024 presidential election. DeSantis is a tyrant.
The Professors Silenced by Florida’s Individual Freedom Act-
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/01/ron-desantis-florida-critical-race-theory-professors/672507/
@TonyStark
DeSantis is horrible, but it's spreading beyond Florida. This recently happened in Ohio:
"Olentangy Schools official cuts off reading of Dr. Seuss book during NPR podcast"
The Seuss book about Sneetches, written to demonstrate how different isn't worse or better, just different.
@ScottSoCal @TonyStark 🤬🤬🤬 This backward spiral to increased bigotry is horrifying!!! 🤬🤬🤬
@ScottSoCal @TonyStark It is hard to believe 1) people have a problem with equality; 2) They are ballsy enough to advertise their bigotry and ignorance!
#MLK. #equality. #womens rights
@ScottSoCal @TonyStark are you telling me Republicans are cancelling Dr Seuss? That sounds like something to get really worked up about!
@TonyStark @ScottSoCal Ohio is also an example of some terrible gerrymandering but that doesn’t explain the statewide results. Sigh.
@ScottSoCal Holy hell. They’re all so bad.