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Real life Republican fascists are 100 times worse than any cartoon villain.
So there is a really great Disney podcast called the Disney Dish, they had a few lawyers weigh in on how this would go...   They said something like "this is like a bunch of 5 year olds playing basketball against the Harlem Globetrotters" 
In reality DeSantis isn't trying to win he is just using this to get donations for some crappy presidential campaign. >

This seems like a good way to get the biggest corporations in the world to donate to the opposition. >

Exactly. This makes absolutely no sense to me. Why would a private corporation willingly donate to someone pulling this kind of bullshit? Seems moronic on DeSantis' part. >

He's messing with the mouse. You never mess with the mouse. >

Correct me if I’m wrong, but now Florida tax payers will have to pay to maintain roads and infrastructure and other things of that nature that a private corporation was previously paying for? Isn’t a corporation paying for its own infrastructure the conservative dream? >

And take on a billion dollars in debt. >

Owning the libs aint cheap! >

They might have to cut back on bussing migrants around, though... actually, who am I kidding. That's like one of his biggest policies. Cruelty to migrants. >

It’s a small world after all. >

Ron's a small man after all... >

He is actually quite fat. Not that there is anything wrong with that. >

His is a POS though >

Big government conservatives at work. >

I’m noticing no discussion of this over at /r/conservative >

Yeah they hate proof of truth. >

They bury their head in the sand while their own party directly works against the interests of this country . They’re now supporting Russia lol >

Small government  lol. >

"DeSantis' government takes control of Florida business to protect Florida from Communism."
Fox News headline writes itself. >

In other news Disney buys out Murdoch empire...
Follow Up Story, DeSantis is ruining Florida, more to come shortly. >

Don't fuck with the mouse 🐭 >

i think that it's not really appreciated just how much this is true
i fully see desantis ending up a footnote in the history of incorporated floridisney >

If there’s one thing that DeSantis loves more than performative virtue signaling it’s wasting taxpayer dollars on frivolous lawsuits all in the pursuit of the 2024 nomination. >

I thought it was dressing in drag and telling himself that people love him in front of a mirror. >

Good old Rhonda Santis. >

I just fell over laughing at reading this comment. Brilliant.  I also think you are on to something.  Florida’s drag queen Gov. >

I'm glad to spread the cheer, but I certainly can't claim credit for it :) >


The Reedy Creek district handles 911 calls, fire protection[...]

Out of Eeerything in your excerpt, this stands out to me a bit. Assumung this goes through, is there any reason an unscrupulous individual in charge wouldn't...delay...fire service to the park if a fire were to...spontaneously...break out? 
It just seems like the kind of heavy-handed tactic thugs like DeSantis might utilize. >

The golden goose is land use and building permissions. 
An anti-Disney board can easily tie up park and infrastructure developments indefinitely, and effectively strangle the park. >

That new rollercoaster just doesn't fit the character of the neighbourhood that's were trying to go for here. >

"It's not in keeping with the village's rustic aesthetic." >

Frankly, I don't care if Disney is self-governing or not.  But the fact they want to do it simply because Disney is not politically aligned on social issues show just how fascist Florida is becoming. >

I wish to God that the owner of Disney was as petty as Desantis and shut the park down and took bids from states to build a new park.
Shut the park down and let the state sink into debt >


I wish to God that the owner of Disney was as petty as Desantis and shut the park down and took bids from states to build a new park.

Beginning work on a new park would be an easy way to spite DeSantis but Disney World is well over $10 billion in value and the options for lands with as much non used space for Disney to buy up is pretty limited >

North Dakota is full of flat land of basically no value.
Edit:North Dakota is the best choice. There's no argument. Stop trying to ruin my plans with logic and sensible decisions. >

But the park would have to basically close for winter 😕 >

They could do it like Japan where they have an overhead snow structure covering the walking paths. >

I don’t think it gets to -30F in Japan with -52F windchill lol. Japans average wind speed is around 7-9 mph, North Dakota is around 25mphs. It’s not uncommon to get 30-40mph sustained winds there. Mix those winds with snow and the flat, open land (very minimal trees there) and any snowfall basically quadrupoles in the places the wind blows it. It’s not uncommon to get 6ft+ snow drifts from 12 inches of snowfall.
-Edit to clarify, I was mostly referring to the region in Japan where Tokyo Disneyland is located. There are regions in Japan that get really heavy snowfalls but this location is not one of them, they average 0.2 inches of snow a year. >


-30F with -52F windchill, 25mph winds

Settlers really said "yup, this is the place!"... >

European settlers were largely propagandized. State officials sent out pamphlets and wrote in newspapers talking up North Dakota and how people could come and be prosperous. People were sold the American Dream. >

As ever, "it's called that because you've gotta be asleep to believe in it." >

So basically, no company should ever move to Florida because they might find themselves on the wrong side of our ~~dictator~~ governor.  
Honestly I think we should just let Florida destroy itself and then rebuild whatever's left. >

A few hurricane seasons without federal disaster aid money would about sort out the destruction part. >

Rising sea levels will finish what's left. >

Not being able to truck in more sand to constantly replenish the beaches will hasten the whole process. >

Climate change isn't real. But Like, did anyone order the sand? The beaches keep sinking for some reason. >

if corporations are people, and this is direct retaliation for disney criticizing desantis, how is it not a first amendment violation? 
its almost like rules only apply when it benefits them and they dont really believe in anything >

Because the fascists took over SCOTUS first… >

The house/senate get nothing done and is almost always locked.
SCOTUS is in conservative majority for probably another generation.
State and local elections favor conservative officials. 
Yet, statistically the US population is more left aligned in terms of policies and social values. Hmm something ain't right here. >


The law would bar anyone who has worked for Disney or other theme park operators within the past three years, and their relatives, from serving on the board.

So even if you bought a home in this district and you work for Disney you can't have any say in how it's run? So actually even worse then an HOA. >

I dont think its surprising at this point. DeSantis wants to rule as an authoritarian. For some insane reason republicans adore that idea and will fall happily into line. The party of “freedom” ladies and gentlemen. >

"Freedom" to do what the fuck they tell us to do. Freedom in their minds is anything they like and everything else is trying to destroy them. Typical victim mentality. >

"Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect." - Pontius Pilate, 3414 A.D. >

Wait a second, that quote is about fascists, not conse- oh, I see what you did there. >

Just a reminder, there is one group in particular that usually has the kind of independent structures Disney had. Universities. DeSantis is going for the king first, but attacking schools and their students is the ultimate goal. >

New College has entered the chat. >

Yeah. I went to New College and I feel like the whole thing should be getting more attention than it is. Desantis is literally doing a hostile takeover of New College and it’s terrifying. >

This is a test of the waters. >

Gonna make it as shitty as the rest of Florida. >

So funny story about this. When the hurricane came through, work sent me to Disney as my evacuation site, since Disney’s hotels are sturdier than most any other building in central Florida. My fiancée works as a nurse and had to still go to work, so I had to drive her from the hotel. 
The second you left Disney property, it was like entering another country. Downed trees, flooded roads, broken windows. Within 12 hours of the winds calming down, there wasn’t even debris left by the hotel. >

I've been to the Disney World area twice, and each time, it was readily apparent that the area surround Disney itself, which I assume is the area being talked about here, was significantly better maintained than the rest of Florida.
At those times, I just thought it was because it was such a touristy place.  I didn't realize that Disney was maintaining their own infrastructure. >

disney is the only reason most people goes there anyways. >

The Republican Party is the Party of Small Government and only wants to intrude on your business if they politically disagree with you. Oh and they want to know any medical history if you’re trans, even as an adult. Oh and you can’t transition as a kid even with parental consent. And ladies when was your last period? We need to see your menstrual data if you want to play sports. And oh you need to have all books and course materials checked to make sure they are GOP approved for your school library or class room. And you can’t talk about your personal life or spouse if your LGBTQ, straights only in the Red States. Oh and no drag shows. And we can’t allow abortions or travel for one…even if you might die and that pregnancy was planned. And no CRT,no African American History. 
Other than that the GOP will stay out of your business…well they have been talking about banning gay sex, same sex marriage, and birth control again. >

God when written out like this it's crazy how much of a shithole florida is now >

It’s not just Florida. This is the way modern republicans think.
Check out r/conservative to see it >

I suspect the way this is going to play out is that DeSantis is still in the Fuck Around stage of this mistake.  If he keeps pushing, he's going to reach the "Find Out" part of the show. 
Disney's worth more than 6 times Florida's total annual budget. >

I've noticed Disney hasn't said very much. That's a sign of a pro attorney. They are waiting for the State of Florida to make their move, and then Disney will make their moves. Only the attorneys for Donald Trump get out there and beat their chest and scream before anything's actually done
I think if Bob Iger rolls over on this one then he will forever be known as the guy that gave away Disney >

The biggest department in the entire Disney corporation is legal. They have so many lawyers that corporate literally kicked all the animators out of their building and took the whole place over. DeSantis and the FL legislature will run into a wall of Ivy League grads if they keep down this path. >

I'm worried that Bob Iger and the board will roll over for desantis, but I think that would open them up to a lot of investor lawsuits because they're not doing their fiduciary duty to protect the company.
I think the governor and the legislature are too stupid to be scared right now. Like when SpongeBob and Patrick were playing on the hooks and Patrick had six hooks in his mouth and he said "I sense no danger here..." >

Bob Iger didn’t become CEO of Disney by being a soft touch wallflower. He’ll eat DeSantis for a morning snack AND take his ball elsewhere out of spite. 
The house of mouse has the largest contingent of lawyers in the world. >

If this was Chapek, then they might worry about it
But they did drag Bob back out of retirement for a couple more years >

Yeah they dragged Iger back for this sole reason >

And that just about everything else in the company was on the verge of going to utter shit, but also for the fight against Florida >

This is incredibly stupid, there is literally no upside on this for the state. Now the district has to take care of all services which probably adds cost considering the inefficiencies of government. In addition cutting services could lead to interruption at the park, meaning pissed off customers and loss of revenue (less tax revenue). Worst case scenario ( though rather unlikely) Disney packs up and moves somewhere else. >

Will municipal infrastructure and utility services be able to keep up with Disney World demands? >

Not according to GOP small government philosophy >

It’s painful how fucking stupid these GQPers and how they are detached from reality >

Gee, I wonder if any other state could possibly have any interest in something like Disney World? >

Biggest problems there are both that moving it would be a hellaciously expensive prospect and that every other state aside from California and Hawaii that has a climate that would allow them to be open all year are red states that are following in the Florida's footsteps. >

Its SOO much cheaper for Disney to sue the living hell out of the state. They would rather spend like 50 million than attempt to move out from Florida.
They did nothing to violate the terms of the agreement, there was no health or safety concern. No dereliction of duty what so ever. Disney did nothing to break the agreement but exercise their first amendment rights. >

Exactly.  They are not even going to think about moving until they have done everything else possible. >

Just performative actions for the meandering plotline of the right-wing outrage factories nightly episodes. Thats all this will be, and the real republicans are getting sick of eating candy for every meal. >

Sorry, but it's pretty obvious that since 2016, the real Republicans are the ones enjoying candy every night. >

As part of the bill no one with any recent theme park experience (on any level that I can tell) is allowed on the District Board. Because we wouldn't want anyone that knows what they're doing in charge. >


Because we wouldn't want anyone that knows what they're doing in charge.

same as their position on education and health issues >

We don’t want know experts round these parts >

sMaLl gOvErNmEnT! >

CaNCeL cUlTurE! >

This guy has skin thinner than rice paper.
I wish the worst on you, Ron. I truly fucking do. You go out of our way to say all the Nazi shit in this state is free speech but the second someone disagrees with you.
Small government my balls. Personally putting people in place on every level. Fuck yourself. >

This country is ruled by big business… De Santis is about to find out what happens when he bites the corporate overlords hand that feeds him >

Yeah for real, this seems extremely unwise. Disney is a massive massive company but...they're primarily owned by even bigger companies. Some 70% of Disney is actually owned by companies like Blackrock and Berkshire Hathaway. Disney is one of the largest media companies in the world and is owned by the largest financial institutions in the world. They install politicians at their will.
This really seems like a bad idea. >

I think it's a great idea lol. Can't wait to watch this. >

Trump was awful but the prospect of a DeSantis presidency is terrifying. >

So much worse. At least trump had a quarter of a brain, desantis is just a comic book super villain irl . >

Step 1. Take over Disney world as a publicity stunt while loudly toasting anti-trans, homophobic, and whatever anti hunter Biden’s laptop rhetoric you can fit in the airtime.
Step 2. Get mad when it turns out most of what you did was offer to maintain Disney’s private roads and spend a lot of money on yet another publicity stunt.
Step 3. Refuse to continue maintaining these things.
Step 4. Blame democrats for breaking things as somebody else cleans up the mess they made. Insist that the bill to fix their mess is bundled another tax break for those making more than 1.2 mil a year.
Sound about right? >

Ah yes, small government is when the literal governor tries to bully a huge company out of existence because he doesnt personally like some of their viewpoints. Very free speech and very small government >

I never thought I'd side with Disney of all things. >

This was part of the incentive package to bring Disney to Orlando. If the state is going to rescind, Disney should close their doors. See how Little Mussolini’s culture war goes over after the economy crashes for the entire center of the state. >

Hey Uh , as a Floridian I know this Is all ha ha to others in the country but, if you were up in arms about trump, this guy is 1000x worse and the R party will rally around him eventually. 
And since he’s not as cartoonish as Trump he’ll have the entire half of the voting block behind him. The Supreme Court is already broken. R’s have the house. You all should be pretty worried. >

Incredibly worried about the next fat fascist >

The way he holds up his finger for emphasis. He's like a cartoon of a loudmouth asshole. What is it that people like about that? Oh, I don't want to know.
Yes, he's terrifying, and I'm already terrified. >

Disney will be around a lot longer than DeSantis. >

I really wonder how all of this is legal. Punishing a private business because they disagree with you? 
These conservative politicians are doing so much that is anti American that it boggles my mind.
If DeSantis were to become president in 2024 there won't be an America left after 4 years. We'll still be here, but it'll be a different place.
Why does everything in politics have to be so disappointing. >

Not even Gru tried to steal Disney World