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It's so strange to see the right concerned about corporate personhood. Swipes like that don't advance the conversation though. What I do think is that this is
by SauciestGNU 5y ago
It's so strange to see the right concerned about corporate personhood. Swipes like that don't advance the conversation though.
What I do think is that this is the first major case of a fascist pushing the limits of the first amendment. The revocation of the special status was explicitly a direct consequence of Disney's protected speech.
I also believe that corporations should not govern. I would support revoking this district for basically any other reason. But that this targeted punishment due to the content of speech is undeniable, both because of desantis' statements and because The Villages, another special district that is very conservative did not have its status revoked.
- usrn 5y agoLibertarians are moderates and not part of the Right. They only look like part of the Right because we have no actual far right groups in the US and because of our tradition of liberty. If you talk to literal fascists they don't like corporate personhood either.
- leereeves 5y agoThis isn't about corporate personhood anyway. That's the legal notion that corporations have the same rights as real people, but the special district would still be objectionable if a real person had been allowed to set up their own private local government.
- SauciestGNU 5y agoAnd I agree with that. What I don't agree with is why this is happening. And even if we look past this particular instance, should we not also be dissolving The Villages and whatever other special districts exist? Why just this one that opposes the Governor?