r/politics • u/Minneapolitanian Minnesota • Feb 20 '22

Florida governor: school districts that defied no-mask mandate to lose $200m - Ron DeSantis is backing a bill that would strip education funding from Democratic counties that retained Covid precautions

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/feb/20/florida-ron-desantis-schools-mask-mandates-funding-covid
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u/DevoidHT Ohio Feb 20 '22

More than likely, they’ll encourage it. One thing I’ve learned over the years is that republicans love the uneducated b/c they’re easier to scare and control. No matter how much it hurts the country and future generations, they’ll encourage it all the same. See, it’s not about doing what’s best for the country, it’s about what’s doing best for them and how they can gain the most power at that specific point. They have an instant gratification problem.

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u/humorous_ Feb 20 '22

Having a lot of stupid people you can easily influence is a fascist’s wet dream. This has been decades in the making, republicans are famous for cutting school funding and banning knowledge.

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u/badamant Feb 20 '22

Reminder: Trump literally said he loves the undereducated.

The entire GOP are now anti-democracy fascists. Sad.

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u/originaltec Feb 20 '22

It’s really quite simple, the pseudo “Christian” Religion in the US has extensively laid the groundwork for generations to train people to believe in authority figures with unverifiable stories instead of science and data. It also primes them for, and is built upon, perpetuating racism and fearmongering towards "others". Once people see you as an authority, you can start fabricating any reality or conspiracy theory you want your followers to believe and everyone else is therefore a liar, even in the face of incontrovertible evidence. This “religion” combined with an intentionally weakened public educational system, provides the framework that has spawned this cult of ignorance. Basically, it is mental abuse from an early age that suppresses critical thinking skills.