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Disney firefighters are distraught, choked up by 'disturbing' move from Ron DeSantis to strip them of free park passes

Firefighters confronted DeSantis' governing board on Wednesday. “The removal of this benefit takes away, for some, their entire reason for working here."

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Make no mistake this is a case of ‘the guy we voted for to Fuck with the people we don’t like is going after us instead’. Needle dick Ron laid waste to the state of Florida so he could play politics and the people of Florida got exactly what they wanted.
Well now the state is worse than it’s ever been and ol meatball is getting absolutely clowned on in the national spotlight. Eat shit dickhead, you thought you were the natural next choice but that’s all over.
- Orange County, where Disney World is located, went for the D candidate 53-46. Don't blame them for the malignant human tumor their state foisted on them.
  
  But Disney themselves donated plenty to R candidates for years. The state and its inhabitants are finding out what that gets you.
  I’ve spent far more time in the sunshine state than i ever would wish on anyone, Im not saying everyone in the state is brainwashed but there are plenty of people who cheer on as their state is imploding.
  
  We have to acknowledge that Republicans have lots to offer if you're a mega corp.
  They pick up the phone for you and your lobbyists - day or night
  They lower your tax burden
  They functionally killed unionization - allowing you to pay your executives enormous sums of money while the majority of your workforce struggles financially.
  If you're somehow unable to outright buy their legislative agenda with ~~bribes~~ campaign donations, they can instead be forced to comply with subtle threats to leak details of their various ~~homo~~sexual escapades to the media.
  They tend to have absolutely no morals - which is great for your shareholders.
  
  But you see, Disney made the mistake of going woke. How dare they cast non-white or any gay characters in anything. Next they'll tell us women should be able to vote. It's a slippery slope.
  
  If they think the implosion will "own the libs", they are for it.
  
  Blame the 46, yes. That is still atrociously high.
  
  True, but I bet you that the 53 isn't able to do much about that 46. At least nothing that fits in the bounds of a civil democracy.
  
  Orange County, where Disney World is located, went for the D candidate 53-46.
  This might explain DeSantis' actions. He has also suspended two Democratic state attorneys over the past year, for no good reason.
  
  Orlando and Tampa are both fairly liberal cities. Miami has a big Cuban population which leans conservative, Jacksonville is basically southern Georgia. Tallahassee is a weird one because you've got a bunch of government workers and it's a college town. I think DeSantis would like to fuck with Tallahassee but doesn't want to shit where he eats.
  
  Orlando and Tampa are both fairly liberal cities.
  Raised in Tampa Bay area, Ron DeSantis mocked for writing about Midwest cultural 'upbringing'
  
  Oh he's shitting there. How can one teach about the Seminole tribe without falling into the category of white guilt for subjugation of another group. Tallahassee is where Florida State University, who uses the Seminole as their emblem/mascot. The Seminoles faught a war (3 according to the U.S.) that spanned 42 years agaisnt the U.S. In the 90s and early 2000s they were still sorting out things, I think the Supreme Court was paying them a settlement over lands stolen.
  That's where it all gets dicey though, the Seminole tribe was made up of torn apart tribes they accepted into their culture as well as African Americans who were "granted" freedom after serving in the Civil War. The U.S. basically had tried to take a census per say of who they were, then tried to divy out the land as individually owned as per U.S. law. Previously it was all owned by the community/tribe I believe. Anyone that hadn't been written down but was part of the tribe would essentially not get part of the payout.
  Sorry I got way off topic. End of the day I guess what I meant is that stereotypically people who watch college sports are viewed as ignoring politics if they can. If the Seminoles had to change their name per request of the tribe stating "you can no longer use it if you are no longer allowing education to your populous about the subjugation you put us through." People would get mad that they had to hear about it and mad they had to use another name.
  Not to mention many would potentially protest it being changed and demand that their history be still an eligible topic. (Which would diminish the bills signed by Desantis)
  
  There's a lot of good facts in here, but I'm struggling to understand what point you were trying to make. Could you maybe clarify how all of that is related to DeSantis attacking Tallahassee and/or what point you were trying to make?
  
  Wait, Disney world is also in a county called Orange? That's pretty funny, I never knew that
  
  Yeah, Orlando is Orange county. Florida was the largest producer in the U.S. California is recently passing them up due to issues. Between the two it something like 95% of all the citrus grown in the U.S.
  That said, if you want a sweeter, juicier orange, get an orange from Florida. If you want a longer shelf life orange, go with California.
  
  Lol it’s come out the fire department endorsed desantis. Just thought you would like to know.
  
  Ooh, then that's on them now.
- We don’t know who this person voted for. They could be totally against Desantis and never voted for him like millions of other people did as well. I certainly didn’t vote for the premiere of my province who is corrupt and screwing us all over constantly.
  
  I know a guy in the Reedy Creek fire department. He is a hard core Republican. When Desantis took over the board he didn’t think it would be a bad thing.
  I like the guy and have known him for years so it’s sad to see it go this way but you get the government you votes for.
  
  It seems like a fair number of these firefighters voted for the Leopards Eating Faces Party, and are now getting their faces eaten.
  
  You get the government you voted for?
  For so many people in this country that isn't the case.
  I live in a deep red state. I sure as fuck did not vote that way.
  The country has gotten so bad that I'm not looking into moving States any more. I'm looking at other countries.
  
  I have been practicing my pronunciation of "Cahnahdah," trying to get it like Robin from 8 bit show & tell. Except I'm divorced with a kid and new partner who has a kid. I'd have to convince 10 other people to go with me so everyone can still see their kids.
  
  You got any good skills? Like nunchuck fighting skills, bow hunting skills... Canada only likes immigrants if they've got good skills.
  
  Well Napoleon, my great great grandmother was from Nova Scotia. Unfortunately, it's too remote for me to get the benefit of Canadian citizenship. But I'm willing to try - mainly for my daughter's future. The US is fucked and I don't see it getting better. And I won't bring American bullshit with me. Maybe I need to meet a cute 40-something Canadian to smooth the waay.
  
  This reminds me of the old women that were living off of their permanent alimony payments in Florida suddenly having that yanked by Republicans and who are VERY angry at DeSADIST as well.
  
  Firefighters in Florida are about 90% conservatives. Even if this specific firefighter is not a conservative, his complaint is shared by his conservative coworkers. The conservatives are removed and moaning about the results of their conservatism.
  
  That’s fair and if that’s the case it’s leopards ate my face material.
  
  I'm not sure about that figure. Cops? Sure. But don't know about firefighters. They always seemed way cooler and are actual heroes.
  
  Source: trust me bro
  
  Firefighters in Florida are about 90% conservatives.
  [Citation required]
  
  I certainly didn’t vote for the premiere of my province who is corrupt and screwing us all over constantly.
  You must be Ontarian! Hi neighbour.
  
  It’s come out the fire department endorsed desantis, thought you would like to know.

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