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Ron DeSantis Proposes Unprovoked War on Mexico
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Holy F, as a mexican that crosses the border often for vacations... this is extreme and scary
I mean, we joke, but this is pretty what he’s proposing.
This dude is pushing Putin-level shades of crazy.
at least putin isn't in control of a hideously powerful military
Yeah, that sounds like the old "Kill them all and let God sort them out" approach.
Funnily enough, if you suggest to do the same to people who advocate this approach to let God decide if the approach is good, they're a lot less enthusiastic
It doesn't make any sense. In heaven, all the good people will have everything they've ever wanted forever.
But when I offer to send everyone to heaven all at the same time, they treat me like I'm a bad guy.
It just doesn't make any sense
Absolutely batshit rhetoric, this guy better lose hard………..
At the very least, that is certainly the case right now. All the polls of conservatives consistently show Trump smoking Desantis.
Unfortunately he’s only 44 years old. Hoping he slides into oblivion but I worry he’s going to be flirting around for decades.
I do wonder if Desantis' insanity will ever meaningfully affect his electoral chances in Florida or if the boomers there are too far gone to care about the state around them (and their ongoing dwindling Social Security and Medicare thanks to Republicans).
He's using a pretty standard tactic for a right wing politician down in the polls: throw increasing amounts of crazy against the wall until something sticks and the polls improve.
His consultants will call this "calibrating", to find the right level of insane to match voter expectations and grab media attention for a few cycles along the way.
That's a whole different kind of problem and I hate it
As a white person from Wisconsin who never crosses the boarder… this is extreme and scary.
As a Canadian who's an entire country away... this is extreme and scary.
Are drones strikes on our maple syrup cartels next?
Don't give them ideas, for all that's sacred, leave the maple out of this!
Picking two examples where the operator is often wrong, and very publicly so
Next time you cross just carry an ir strobe and IFF NATO friendly panel on your hood. Should be good to go.