A few days ago New York Magazine’s Jonathan Chait referred to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as a “deeply authoritarian figure.”
Apparently that didn’t cut deep enough, because now DeSantis is “authoritarian to the bone”:
Ron DeSantis would methodically strangle democracy through a series of illiberal Orbanist steps like he has modeled in Florida. @jonathanchait writes https://t.co/5MLY1tOwqw
— New York Magazine (@NYMag) July 11, 2022
Yes, Ron DeSantis is authoritarian to the bone, and no, liberals should not welcome him https://t.co/4nQjjcAVsc
— Jonathan Chait (@jonathanchait) July 11, 2022
It’s as if the Left thinks the more they say “DeSantis is an authoritarian” the more that makes it true. Meanwhile everybody else has seen what’s happened the past couple of years:
The Authoritarian who refused to use state executive power to shut down businesses and impose mask mandates on school kids. Just great stuff here. https://t.co/u49odCPHvw
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) July 11, 2022
Ask every single one of these people if they believe Gavin Newsom or Andrew Cuomo is an authoritarian.
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) July 11, 2022
To the lefty media, “freedom is fascism” and vice-versa.
You don’t know what authoritarianism means or you’re convinced the idiots who take you seriously don’t.
Either way, you’re not actually fooling anyone. https://t.co/vCRQNjNgOk
— Bob Weave (@lowkeyrbe) July 11, 2022
lmao this is just mad libs, auto-generated mumblecore https://t.co/CNwToZuQSa
— Seth Mandel (@SethAMandel) July 11, 2022
They write pieces like this—nebulous, empty, theatrical accusations—instead of reporting on the threat Hunter poses to US national security. And fwiw, NY Mag did a big profile on Hunter a few years ago. We probably won’t be seeing a follow-up. But enjoy this silly piece on RDS. https://t.co/OEfxw2bqQd
— Erielle Davidson (@politicalelle) July 11, 2022
Recommended
https://t.co/Nrw2NOTp59 pic.twitter.com/ANcRVgXjep
— jimtreacher.substack.com (@jtLOL) July 11, 2022
And perhaps the reply of the day is to a question about why Cubans who now live in Florida “don’t see” that DeSantis is authoritarian:
Chef’s kiss @txsalth2o pic.twitter.com/XYKzRVkuwK
— Christina Pushaw 🐊 🇺🇸 (@ChristinaPushaw) July 11, 2022
Probably because they've actually lived in Cuba.
— 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗠𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 (@txsalth2o) July 11, 2022
Bingo!
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