OMG, another DeSantis voter explodes! At least he preserved his free-dumb.
Florida's public health battle rages
Gov. Ron DeSantis is doing everything he can to politicize the pandemic.
It's time for DeSantis to realize that his Trump-backed actions may thrill his base, but, going forward, he'll need more than true believers to win higher office. Does he really want to be cast as the governor who not only risked children's lives, but was so relentless that he didn't care one whit about crippling Florida's ability to educate them? Who prohibited local officials from imposing tough COVID safety mandates? Who meddled in private business at the risk of cruise passengers' lives? Who hides COVID data?
It's not a good look. Unless local communities and businesses stand up to the governor, the bullying will continue. More should follow Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings' example. A federal judge allowed the company to require passengers to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination. A new law championed by DeSantis and challenged in court by Norwegian prohibited businesses from asking for so-called COVID passports. He's vowed to appeal the judge's preliminary injunction.
Norwegian isn't simply acting out of principle. It's acting to preserve its ability to conduct business in the industry that was the most affected by COVID-19's economic ramifications, not to mention the deadly outbreaks on cruise ships early in the pandemic.
DeSantis (or ΔeSantis) is bullying schools and businesses to adopt unsafe practices so he can kiss up to far right campaign contributors. He doesn’t care if thousands of Floridians die or are sent to the ICU as long as he gets large bags of red loot to put in his campaign coffers.
