Darrackodrama t1_j9fcdby wrote on February 21, 2023 at 2:53 PM

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I’m not talking about trans people at all I’m talking about banning books from the library, arresting protestors for certain speech, and banning AP African American history just because.

Let’s be real if Hochul did that you’d be concerned

watupmynameisx t1_j9fcqqr wrote on February 21, 2023 at 2:56 PM

Banning them from school libraries where there are 2nd graders, yes. That isn't academic freedom. And he didn't ban AA history, that's propaganda. He banned rhe existing format with incorporates gender and queer theory which have zero to do AA history. And when did he arrest protesters for certain speech?

Darrackodrama t1_j9jttjf wrote on February 22, 2023 at 2:13 PM

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/05/17/politics/ron-desantis-bill-protests-private-residence-florida/index.html

And he arrested people who were felons that voted when the state told them to vote in a phony crackdown on voter fraud.

As to the African studies thing, you are just wrong the commission made the determination and he backed it. Let’s say Hochul banned us history because it delves to far into nationalism? Would you honestly be sitting here making excuses for it? I wouldn’t because it’s wrong.

What is happening in Florida is unprecedented and scary, just because you support those things doesn’t mean the precedent isn’t unnerving. Imagine someone you didn’t like started doing the same shit to you?

It also shows you all don’t value diverse ideas in the public education realm, you want an echo chamber and you are willing to hack someone who is slowly dictating a certain nationalist view of the us to kids instead of giving kids a broad overview of thoughts and ideals.

It’s not gonna work anyways, younger kids are increasingly radical and see through it all anyways and gen z and alpha are the most diverse, and sexually divergent generations yet by the numbers so good luck.

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/01/23/desantis-banning-african-american-studies-00079027