A Florida Republican lawmaker's bill declares showing support for LGBTQ people is a "political viewpoint," despite the existence of LGBTQ Democrats, Republicans, independents, and entirely unaffiliated and non-political LGBTQ people.The goal of GOP State Rep. David Borrero's legislation is to ban al...

A Florida Republican lawmaker’s bill declares showing support for LGBTQ people is a “political viewpoint,” despite the existence of LGBTQ Democrats, Republicans, independents, and entirely unaffiliated and non-political LGBTQ people.The goal of GOP State Rep. David Borrero’s legislation is to ban al…

  • Nightwingdragon@lemmy.worldEnglish
    132·
    1 year ago

    Wow. So, so many things wrong here.

    • This would be a blatant first amendment violation, along with a violation of several other rights centered around non-discrimination.
    • The GOP really don’t give a flying shit any more about the Constitution, do they?
    • Apparently, “censoring conservative viewpoints” (known to normal people as "not being racist and bigoted) is bad, but literally trying to express liberal viewpoints is somehow “indoctrination” and should be a criminal offense. Yeah, I know. They wear the hypocrisy as a badge of honor and campaign on it.
    • Telorand@reddthat.com
      19·
      1 year ago

      On the bright side, it’s causing all the people who want to move to a Conservative dystopia to move to Florida instead of Texas, which means that if Texans turned out to vote, we might finally see that purple state everyone talks about.

      Apparently, there’s a lot of people who like performative politics instead of actual policy that helps them.

    • agent_flounder@lemmy.worldEnglish
      14·
      1 year ago
      • yes, shocking no one
      • They never did
      • Racists actually believe that some people are “below” them and so they don’t really understand what “racism” or “bigotry” means. They feel they have a right to force others into their “rightful place” below them in their imaginary hierarchy. They believe they have a right to force people to conform. They refuse to empathize with those they loathe and so their actions are borne out of malice and cruelty.
      • RobertOwnageJunior@lemmy.world
        3·
        1 year ago

        Some days when I am really pessimistic, I fantasize about all these delusional people suffering immensely under a regime they got into power themselves. Then I remember I am not an inhumane dumbass like them and go about my day.