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DeSantis rocked by Black Republican revolt over slavery comments

www.politico.com DeSantis rocked by Black Republican revolt over slavery comments

Most saw it as an unforced error at a time when Black Republicans feel they're making strides within the party.

The bitter fight between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Rep. Byron Donalds over a line about slavery in the state’s revised African American history standards is infuriating several prominent Black conservatives.

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DeSantis rocked by Black Republican revolt over slavery comments

www.politico.com /news/2023/07/28/disgusting-black-republicans-livid-over-desantis-slavery-attack-00108776

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'Disgusting': Black Republicans livid over DeSantis' slavery attack

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Seen from the other side the Atlantic, the most amusing part of the story is that there are black republican...
- It's one of the strangest phenomena in politics. On par with Jews who joined the Nazi party.
- at a time when Black Republicans feel they’re making strides within the party.
  Lol. Honestly what do they think is the endgame here?
  
  Is it possible that some of these Super PACs are bankrolling black GOP candidates in order to influence and leech away black folks' support for democrats?
  The tin foil hattiness of that question is obvious, but somehow it makes more sense than black people joining/supporting the GOP.
- They exist, they're all rich. The amount of wealthy folks I've spoken to that don't really agree with any of the republican platform but vote republican because of their tax bracket is too high... Like you talk to them and assume they'd be a Democrat, but nope they have some money so they vote republican.
- I've become so cynical since 2016 my first thought after reading this part was " you get what you pay for I guess." I want to feel more empathy but all of us are adults here and responsible for our choices.
- Republicans aren’t all racist towards black people in the same way that all democrats aren’t all racist toward white people. Those who are racist against black people are likely republicans however. This is a problem with the two-party system. The whole point is to win over voters, and a vote is a vote no matter what

I feel like DeSantis is headed for a Jeb Bush "Please like me" moment.
- “Please clap…?”

CJ Pearson, a Black Gen Z conservative activist said, “I think it’s absurd we’re having a debate about whether slavery was good for Black people in 2023.”
If you think that, you might not understand what the modern Republican Party is trying to do.

No, you misunderstood the situation. What he said was "Black Republicans are revolting."
- A classic going back to at least The Wizard Of Id.

Black republicans.
Let's chew on that one for a second.
Black republicans. In Florida or anywhere else. How many, all one hundred of them?
I know there is going to be many more than that.
How much self-loathing - aimed at oneself and at one's own community - is needed to be a "Black republican"?
It's a sarcastic, rhetorical question. Meaning I'm not expecting an answer.
Before 2016 and so much more so since then, answer must contain greedy mindlessness and cognitive dissonance. These people have been broken inside by the system that actively aims to oppress them, they have embraced it.
"THIS IS KANDYLAND!" yelled a crazed Samuel L. Jackson at the end of Django Unchained.

Ron DeRacist is his name and racism is his game. Vote this pile of shit out of office in the next election.

My ex's parents are black Republicans. Because of church. They are nice people, but exist in a bubble. They don't read news, live in BFE, very poor. All they know is that their friends vote R so they do also. There not bad people, just set in their ways.

DeWho??

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