GOP goes full authoritarian, anti-business with Disney attacks

[LetMyPeopleVote]

The GOP was attempting to use homophobia and hatred of LGBTQ to stir up base but Disney objected. The GOP is now attacking Disney

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To review: The law, which had Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' backing from the get-go, prohibits school lessons on gender identity or sexual orientation in third grade or below. It bans those topics for all grades if they're taught “in a manner that is not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with state standards.”

Disney executives, following intense pressure from their employees and fans, denounced the bill in a statement after DeSantis signed into law. The company vowed to help organizations working to repeal it.

Now, like a disgruntled despot demanding fealty, Florida Republicans and their allies are looking for ways to punish Disney for its stance — belated as it was — in support of LGBTQ people.

Last week, Florida state Rep. Spencer Roach said he and other lawmakers have considered revoking a state law enacted in 1967 that effectively gives Disney unique autonomy over its massive Florida properties, including Disney World. ...

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[LetMyPeopleVote]

1. Congresswoman Qanon is fighting with Disney because Disney won't support "don't say gay."

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[Deb]

2. Disney no longer needs GOP protection from the GOP?

Seems the shakedowns aren't what they used to be.

[royable]

3. Would be very interesting if Disney World pulled up stakes and moved to, oh, CT or some blue state.

What would be the effect of removing Disney's economic contributions?

[Dorian Gray]

6. They won't for two reasons

they want to be in a climate where they can be open all year. And taxes.

[RockRaven]

4. So they are... cancelling... Disney, huh?

Okay then.

[multigraincracker]

5. Lock em up, some are saying they are all

f**king Goofy.

[Maine Abu El Banat]

7. Those damn socialist

[PJMcK]

8. Ingraham's threat regarding copyrights and trademarks

Damn, she's really stupid.

Copyright and trademark laws protect her show, all conservative publications and creations. If the GOP tries to punish Disney, Apple or anyone else by attacking their intellectual property rights, they will be shooting themselves in the foot.

These laws apply to everyone. They cannot be used against individuals or private companies without exposing conservative rights to the same applications of those laws.

Republicans have lost their shit. It's pathetic.

[MissMillie]

9. I've said this a couple of times now...

Tourism is BIG business for the state of Florida, and Disney a BIG draw.


Not good politics to try to harm Disney.

[GoCubsGo]

19. Yep. They're cutting off their nose to spite their face.

Messing with the House of Mouse is stupid in and of itself. They will not win. But, calling for a boycott of the state's biggest tourist attraction is sheer stupidity--especially one that relies on tourist dollars for their state revenues.

[tanyev]

10. GOP: We support business....as long as that business supports us.

[IronLionZion]

11. It would be sweet to have fewer MAGAts at Disney World

that would make it the most magical place on earth

I recently signed up for Disney plus through Hulu for $3 a month. They have a lot of good Star Wars and Marvel movies.

[samsingh]

12. republicans now believe that government should tell businesses how to run

[Justice matters.]

14. like in russia

[TeamProg]

13. Schools aren't teaching gender identidy. This is just more manufacture division and fear

sold to a bunch of really stupid conservatives.

[Cha]

15. Let's Hope those Fascist Fucks NEVER

Get Back in power.

[Icanthinkformyself]

16. A query to Corporate America

Is the party of fear, fraud and fascism a case of 'You get what you pay for'? You bought these politicians on the cheap to do your bidding. All they do is create chaos and corrupt everything they touch. I don't think having insane people intent on running the government into the ground is good for business. I know it's not good for America. Do you really want to be associated with these snakes? Invest wiser. Better yet, support public funding of election campaigns. Yeah, I know the answer. But, I can ask!!!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

17. I am hoping that this boycott will reduce wait times at Walt Disney World

The entire family was at WDW in early December and the kids and my son in law are taking a trip in May. So far the boycott is not affecting wait times

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[pecosbob]

18. The definition of woke...

[Samrob]

20. Do they understand that threatening Apple could bite them in the malware butt? nt

[LetMyPeopleVote]

21. The problem with the congressional GOP's antagonism toward Disney

According to the GOP, corporations are people and are entitled to express the first amendment protected views. Attacking Disney is a dumb idea and will backfire on the GOP and Deathsantis

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There’s no great mystery as to how congressional conservatives have arrived at such a conclusion. Florida Republicans approved what some have dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” policy, and Disney — a major force in the Sunshine State — eventually criticized the GOP’s anti-LGBTQ measure.

As MSNBC colleague Ja’han Jones explained, Florida Republicans and their allies wasted no time making plans to retaliate against the company for daring to say something uncomplimentary. In fact, as GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis said the company’s criticism “crossed the line,” Republican policymakers in the state announced plans to re-evaluate Disney’s special corporate benefits in Florida.
Now, evidently, such attitudes have spread from Tallahassee to Washington, D.C. Even Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida — who’d be ordinarily expected to side with one of his home state’s biggest companies — condemned Disney’s leadership for engaging in “radical activism.”

To the extent that reality matters, that’s not what Disney did. The so-called “Don’t Say Gay” law is a regressive policy that’s tough to defend on the merits. As Slate’s Mark Joseph Stern explained as the measure worked its way through the GOP-led state legislature, the proposal “uses intentionally vague language to outlaw a huge amount of speech about LGBTQ people, families, and issues — not just sex — in every grade. And it relies upon a vigilante enforcement mechanism to chill an even broader amount of speech by subjecting violators to humiliating investigations and ruinous lawsuits.”.....

What matters in this instance, however, is the brazen perversion of the GOP’s free-market principles. This is a case in which a political party wants to selectively punish a specific business because it had the audacity to say something unflattering about anti-LGBTQ politicians. Republicans would’ve been perfectly content giving Disney what it wanted, but after the corporation hurt GOP officials’ feelings, it’s apparently time for retaliatory measures — in part to punish Disney, and in part to send a message to other corporations that might be tempted to say things Republicans don’t like.

The larger significance of such a posture is important shift in the party’s tactics. As The Washington Post’s Catherine Rampell explained in a recent column, “The GOP no longer argues that free markets, rather than government, should choose ‘winners and losers.’ In today’s Republican Party, the primary economic role of the state is not to get out of the way. It is, instead, to reward friends and crush political enemies.”

Respect for free markets is not long part of the GOP ideology which is not surprising. The GOP has long ceased to stand for any values other than tax cuts for the rich.

[Haggis 4 Breakfast]

22. If it weren't for Disney . . .

the ENTIRETY of central Florida would still be nothing but orange groves. After they moved there, others followed - Paramount, Universal, etc. This created thousands of jobs, saw thousands of homes built and a support industry sprung up to cater to all the new needs of residents. The Orlando area grew exponentially.

Florida would still be an alligator infested swamp if not for Disney.

But little Ronnie - butt trumpet wannabe - will continue to wave his dick around to show us all what a mean fascist, racist, misogynistic and homophobic little prick he is.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

23. This makes me smile

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