We have a bunch of cousins in Florida, all northern transplants. New Jersey and Massachusetts. I really don't remember it being so conservative growing up. I think the Supreme Court Decision of 1980 turned them to the dark side. It is how it starts.
My family spent five weeks every summer in northern Florida, from the 1960’s - 70’s. I wasn’t so politically astute then nor do I recall such political rancor. My reference to the African slaves in my post is attributed to the book, ‘The Warmth of Other Suns’, in which the author describes their treatment during the Jim Crow era in FL. I was actually shocked to learn that the state was as racist as portrayed in the book but it really resonated with me due to the first person accounts.
DeSantis has newly christened Florida, The Free State of Florida. Calling it the land of liberty. I find it hard to argue these new attributions. Florida, under his governorship has most certainly become a state freeing itself of governmental ethical constraints, freed of common sense, freeing women of their reproductive rights, freeing farm workers from being treated humanely, freeing insurance companies from being sued, freeing developers up from taking responsibility for their builds … the list goes on and on. Truly all of those involved have liberties the likes of which they never thought they’d have in their lives or work.
We have a bunch of cousins in Florida, all northern transplants. New Jersey and Massachusetts. I really don't remember it being so conservative growing up. I think the Supreme Court Decision of 1980 turned them to the dark side. It is how it starts.
My family spent five weeks every summer in northern Florida, from the 1960’s - 70’s. I wasn’t so politically astute then nor do I recall such political rancor. My reference to the African slaves in my post is attributed to the book, ‘The Warmth of Other Suns’, in which the author describes their treatment during the Jim Crow era in FL. I was actually shocked to learn that the state was as racist as portrayed in the book but it really resonated with me due to the first person accounts.
DeSantis has newly christened Florida, The Free State of Florida. Calling it the land of liberty. I find it hard to argue these new attributions. Florida, under his governorship has most certainly become a state freeing itself of governmental ethical constraints, freed of common sense, freeing women of their reproductive rights, freeing farm workers from being treated humanely, freeing insurance companies from being sued, freeing developers up from taking responsibility for their builds … the list goes on and on. Truly all of those involved have liberties the likes of which they never thought they’d have in their lives or work.
Yes! Oh, and don't forget freeing MAGA Floridians from reality.