DeSantis conveniently didn’t mention Mosque leaders as teaching the kids. I wonder why that was. Does Florida not recognize Islam as a religion? Or did he just not want to point out that was a possibility…
Does Florida not recognize Islam as a religion?
This is, unironically, an argument American conservatives are making
Or did he just not want to point out that was a possibility…
There’s two prongs to this kind of assault. The “we’re just opening the door to religion in schools” angle uses liberal egalitarianism to shoe horn in reactionary ideology. Then the “they’re too dangerous to let near your kids” angle is used to pry rival ideologies away.
What you end up with is a singular “safe” educational platform that just happens to be Ron’s favorite flavor of white supremacy, with any other belief categorized as a form of subversive or derogatory hate speech.
It’s ironic because denying that Satan has followers would be considered blasphemy in many Christian denominations.
Until there are some kind of real penalties for submitting unconstitutional legislation, we will not be able to stop these clowns from abusing our state legislatures.
Until there are some kind of real penalties for submitting unconstitutional legislation
Who Watches The Watchmen?
Who gets to decide what constitutes “Unconstitutional Legislation” and dole out the penalties? The courts (stacked with conservatives)? The police (staffed with fascists)? The voters (caged until only the Republicans have a functional majority)?
At some level, this is a popular movement of the Elect. It isn’t just Ron going off on a limb. He’s got enormous financial and social support from other like minded white supremacists.
That’s not something you can combat without an organized opposition.
Yes, this is the danger of fascism playing with language.
They aren’t trying to be logical or fair. They aren’t here for debate. They’re here to do what they want to do, period.
Which is why they also inevitably fall apart, (eventually) they can’t even have that conversation internal to the movement and agree on what it is they want to do.
Yes, this is the danger of fascism playing with language.
It’s more than that. It’s a power dynamic.
At some point you need a large group of people in positions of power supporting a policy in order to enact it.
Even reducing this down to liberal v conservative, you’re not going to find a political body favorable to liberals when it is stacked with conservatives.
