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"Shortly after announcing his 2024 presidential campaign, Florida Gov. Ron
DeSantis (R) went on
Fox News and showed everyone how obsessed he is with
transgender people.
“How would you address the ongoing war in Eastern Europe between Russia and
Ukraine on day 1 of a Ron DeSantis presidency?” host Trey Gowdy asked.
“First, I think what we need to do as a veteran is recognize that our military
has become politicized. You talk about gender ideology, you talk about things
like global warming that they’re somehow concerned, and that’s not the military
that I served in,” DeSantis responded, saying absolutely nothing about Ukraine,
where almost no American troops are serving. Even if the issue were primarily
about U.S. military involvement, “gender ideology” would have nothing to do
with anything.
But responding to the question is never the point in these campaign interviews;
getting out one’s campaign soundbites is. And the military being too pro-trans
(and also pro-gay and anti-racism, according to Florida Republicans) is the
talking point he wanted to get out there to show that he, too, would be willing
to ban trans people from serving openly in the military, just like his top
rival Donald Trump did in 2017."
Via Diane A.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
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https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
