Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis reaches disgraceful new low in bullying Special Olympics

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

One of the hallmarks of a bully, of a cruel human being, is attacking people who don't always have the political power or resources to defend themselves. We saw a good example of this in 2019, when the Trump administration, in a remarkably cold move, attempted to kill federal funding for the Special Olympics.

If you've never seen the Special Olympics, which gives athletes with certain intellectual disabilities the opportunity to compete in several different events, it is a remarkable thing to watch. These Olympics don't just represent the best of sports. They represent the best of humanity.

The motto of the Special Olympics is: “Let me win, but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.”

So, with cruelty, coldness and exuberant indifference being the genome of the Trump Era, it wasn't a surprise when billionaire Betsy DeVos, former U.S. Secretary of Education, proposed cutting the $17.6 million budget of the Special Olympics.

https://sports.yahoo.com/florida-gov-ron-desantis-reaches-110043782.html

[Irish_Dem]

1. DeSantis is showing us the GOP dictatorship prototype.

It will spread to other states.

[sop]

2. From the article:

"The state of Florida threatened to fine the Special Olympics $27.5 million for requiring 5,500 participants at the USA Games in Orlando on June 5-12 to be vaccinated against COVID. That threat caused the organization to drop the mandate, a mandate that potentially saves lives."

[tanyev]

3. Seems like a lot of people at a Special Olympics could have health issues

that puts them at even greater risk for Covid. Not that DeSantis cares.

[TheBlackAdder]

4. Perhaps it's his version of a Eugenics Program. Adding demographics for those he deems unworthy.

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https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/covid-data/investigations-discovery/hospitalization-death-by-race-ethnicity.html

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[Ocelot II]

5. What an evil fuck.

A lot of participants in the Special Olympics are kids with Downs Syndrome, and they are at higher risk of complications from covid if they get it. I suppose it's too late for them to move the event out of Florida, and I'm sorry that they allowed themselves to be extorted, but they probably had no choice. Next time, though, they should hold the games elsewhere and be very clear why.