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>> I worry about my kids if this keeps escalating. I dislike Desantis for many reasons but ended up voting for him specifically for this reason and a couple of
by tablespoon 4y ago
>> I worry about my kids if this keeps escalating. I dislike Desantis for many reasons but ended up voting for him specifically for this reason and a couple of other cultural issues.
> He's not going to do anything about it. He's going to start a few fights to get press attention, then give up on it as soon as they stop paying attention, since he's just running your state government as PR for a presidential campaign.
So who will do something about it?
I ask because I often see arguments as yours as a tactic to encourage passivity or for someone to take action against their own goals (e.g. "the people who seem to agree with you are only doing it for show[, so stay home or vote for the people who disagree with you]").
- astrange 4y agoWell, someone who isn't running for president.
- tablespoon 4y ago>> So who will do something about it? > Well, someone who isn't running for president. Huh? The only person who will do something about it is someone who refuses to seek the power to do something about it?
- astrange 4y agoWhat do you think US presidents do? It's not that. (It's mainly foreign policy.)
- tablespoon 4y ago> What do you think US presidents do? It's not that. A whole heck of a lot, actually. > (It's mainly foreign policy.) Don't be ridiculous. That's just an area where there are fewer checks.