DeSantis blasts corporate 'wokeness' in talk with business leaders

[Zorro]

“The minute you go into becoming more of a political actor than just simply a business actor, you know, guys like me got to treat you that way,” DeSantis tells Florida business leaders during a luncheon speech.

Appearing before a group of business leaders Thursday, Gov. Ron DeSantis warned about following a “woke” ideology, which he called “very dangerous” for the country.

“The minute you go into becoming more of a political actor than just simply a business actor, you know, guys like me got to treat you that way,” DeSantis said in wrapping up a 35-minute keynote address at the Florida Chamber of Commerce’s Future of Florida Forum in Orlando.

As an example of corporate wokeness, he pointed to Major League Baseball moving the 2021 All-Star Game from Atlanta to Colorado because of controversial voting-law changes in Georgia.

“Funny how karma works, because they’re now playing the World Series in Atlanta, but whatever,” DeSantis said. DeSantis added that Republicans have “strong negative feelings” about “corporate America.”

https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2021/10/29/desantis-blasts-corporate-wokeness-in-talk-with-business-leaders/

[Midnight Writer]

1. "Raise your boys to be monsters"-Madison Cawthorne

Conservatives love selfish, mean, cruel people who have nothing but contempt for their fellows. (except when they can exploit them for personal gain)

[tulipsandroses]

2. Someone should have said, I agree. No political contributions

Sure, stay out of politics, means no campaign contributions. Can’t have it both ways.

[Lunabell]

3. He's just a monster.

Selfish, narcissistic monster.

[Caliman73]

4. "The minute you go into becoming more of a political actor than JUST SIMPLY a business actor..."

I know conservatives tend to lack the capacity for self awareness. I know that they have no sense of shame, or that contradictory statements go in one ear and out the other... But. Come. On.

What are campaign donations then? as another responder alluded to.

What an idiot, and asshole... he doesn't give a shit whether companies are political, as long as they support HIS politics.

Companies should be able to promote whatever message they want. What they should NOT be able to do, is put money into the pockets of any candidate or campaign or coordinate messages in ANY way with said candidates and campaigns.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

5. Ron DeSantis gets stony silence from business leaders after complaining to them about 'corporate wok

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