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Governor DeSantis's policies targeting the LGBTQ community, restricting academic freedom, and banning diversity programs have negatively impacted Florida's economy. Several organizations have canceled conventions and events in Orlando due to concerns over DeSantis's "anti-woke" agenda, resulting in an estimated $20 million loss in revenue for the state. Despite this, DeSantis's spokesperson dismissed the economic impact as a "media-driven stunt." However, boycotts in the past have caused enough economic pain to lead to policy changes, so organizations avoiding Florida are doing the right thing by not spending money there while these policies remain in place.

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[-] marx2k@beehaw.org 14 points 1 year ago

So here's the thing. Yes, dude is terrible for Florida. But voters love the guy, so really it's everyone getting what they deserve?

[-] teft@startrek.website 27 points 1 year ago

I don’t understand how people who profess to love powerful, intelligent alpha men have fallen for a 5’ 6” heel wearing manlette that speaks like Kermit and a grown man that wears makeup and speaks like he had a stroke. Make it make sense.

[-] Candelestine@lemmy.ca 27 points 1 year ago

Intelligent is where it goes wrong. They only claim to like intelligence, because that sounds good to claim. They're actually extremely anti-intellectual in basically every way you can be. Real jocks vs nerds stuff, for people who never outgrew a HS mentality.

[-] ConsciousCode@beehaw.org 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Reminds me of TERFs/FARTs saying the "science" agrees with them (ie "lies we tell to children so they understand the basics"), meanwhile every actual geneticist, doctor, etc is like "keep that word out of your lying gullet"

[-] NattyNatty2x4@beehaw.org 16 points 1 year ago

Intelligence to a dumbass is someone agreeing with what they already think, not actual intelligence

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