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Florida has long been known for its sunny weather and hot climate, but as the midterm elections approach, things are really heating up. But are these issues that are putting Florida “on the map” really issues at all? Sam Jean, argues that Conservatives are creating false struggles in order to create a false sense of victory. Michael argues that as America evolves and changes, Conservatives are shadowboxing in a fight to keep it the same.
At best, argue Michael and Sam, Governor Ron DeSantis’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill is hypocritical, as laissez faire Conservatives are always demanding that the government refrain from interfering in personal matters. Worse, it puts teachers in an increasingly difficult position as they’re being used to represent issues they don’t believe exist, and they are forced to choose between protecting vulnerable children or abiding by their orders. At worst, they say, it makes a portion of the population feel they are not free to be who they are.
On this episode of Cuckoo 4 Politics, Michael and Sam discuss what’s really in the books Conservatives want banned, who is really responsible for voter fraud, and what election police will do with all the money they are being (over)paid.
Quotes
• “It has nothing to do with what the books say. It is just political posturing, and it’s making a certain segment of Conservatives, or Republicans, feel OK, and they feel that they’re winning.” (11:54-12:08 | Sam)
• “I thought we had gotten to the point where we wouldn’t have these discussions about gay people. I thought we were past this.” (14:36-14:45 | Sam)
• “Conservative teachers that I know are offended by this. They say the people who have written it have no idea what teachers do.”(18:10-18:18 | Sam)
• “Now it’s a thorny question. Is the teacher bound by policy, or is the teacher bound by telling the parent this is what your child has been discussing with me.” (19:18-19:35 | Michael)
• “It’s just amazing to me how a party that talks about individual rights, and limitation of government is going about trying to police every aspect of the lives of people while pretending that they’re not.” (21:17-21:36 | Sam)
• “The powers that be, that do Republican messaging, have indoctrinated voters to believe that they should win every election. When they win, it’s in spite of voter fraud; when they lose it’s because of voter fraud.” (26:02-26:23 | Sam)
• “If I’m being honest, the kind of voter fraud that becomes statistically relevant, and by statistically relevant I mean less than one percent, is people voting in places they don’t live.”(26:5-27:10 | Sam)
• “My thinking is, the overall mantra of the recurrent Republican brand can be summed up this way: prevent people from reading certain books, prevent educators from teaching about systemic racism, prevent women from making decisions about their own bodies, and, in the case of some groups, prevent certain types of people from voting in democratic elections. All in the pretext of not personal freedom, but rather denying the evolution of a nation that strives to be more a perfect union for all people.” (35:22-36:03 | Michael)
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