As a resident of Florida and watching this process up front DeSantis is trying to put a "public health" spin (fig leaf) on what is essentially a payback for the political/financial support of the meat and poultry industry. Florida is a huge market for butchered meat and a great place to start protecting their market. I am betting that almost every Republican controlled state will follow suit as these bills drafted to protect special interests are generated by the industry and spread around like manure.
DeSantis has often resorted to bad science and conspiracy sourced information to promote his agenda and himself. This is a rehash of his dealing with COVID and vaccines. The conspiracy theories are just the excuse not the reason and we expect more of this until big money is curbed in politics.
And of course the interference with the free market and consumer choice in the "Free State of Florida" by local authoritarian fiat in order to protect us from global authoritarian powers are ironies simply too rich to be missed.
I would agree except that people now seem to think DeSantis is a character rather than a governor. He is bereft of knowledge about basically everything.
That said, I live in Texas. We have a jerk that follows his lead. Not good.
I’m disappointed by this article. It is right to call out the bizarreness of DeSantis and his conspiracy theories, but wrong to not mention the suffering of animals who are raised in horrendous conditions only to be slaughtered. For DeSantis and the GOP, that cruelty is a feature, not a bug.
Yes, the industrialized cruelty is a GOP feature. Remember how they were after Biden because he was coming to take their burgers and barbeque away from "real men" starving for meat? Food choices are becoming a part of the culture wars.
As a resident of Florida and watching this process up front DeSantis is trying to put a "public health" spin (fig leaf) on what is essentially a payback for the political/financial support of the meat and poultry industry. Florida is a huge market for butchered meat and a great place to start protecting their market. I am betting that almost every Republican controlled state will follow suit as these bills drafted to protect special interests are generated by the industry and spread around like manure.
DeSantis has often resorted to bad science and conspiracy sourced information to promote his agenda and himself. This is a rehash of his dealing with COVID and vaccines. The conspiracy theories are just the excuse not the reason and we expect more of this until big money is curbed in politics.
And of course the interference with the free market and consumer choice in the "Free State of Florida" by local authoritarian fiat in order to protect us from global authoritarian powers are ironies simply too rich to be missed.
I would agree except that people now seem to think DeSantis is a character rather than a governor. He is bereft of knowledge about basically everything.
That said, I live in Texas. We have a jerk that follows his lead. Not good.
I’m disappointed by this article. It is right to call out the bizarreness of DeSantis and his conspiracy theories, but wrong to not mention the suffering of animals who are raised in horrendous conditions only to be slaughtered. For DeSantis and the GOP, that cruelty is a feature, not a bug.
You're proving DeSantis's point. If all you see is pointless suffering in traditional livestock, why wouldn't you ban it if you had the power?
Yes, the industrialized cruelty is a GOP feature. Remember how they were after Biden because he was coming to take their burgers and barbeque away from "real men" starving for meat? Food choices are becoming a part of the culture wars.