Professors from across the country have long been lured to Florida’s public colleges and universities, with the educators attracted to the research opportunities, student bodies, and the warm weather.
But for a swath of liberal-leaning professors, many of them holding highly coveted tenured positions, they’ve felt increasingly out of place in the Sunshine State. And some of them are pointing to the conservative administration of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis as the reason for their departures, according to The New York Times.
DeSantis, who was elected to the governorship in 2018 and was easily reelected last fall, has over the course of his tenure worked to put a conservative imprint on a state where moderation was once a driving force in state politics. In recent years, DeSantis has railed against the current process by which tenure is awarded, and with a largely compliant GOP-controlled legislature, he’s imposed conservative education reforms across the state.
…what. I genuinely don’t know how we got into a discussion about gerrymandering from the original topic. If you want to yell at someone for that, I think you replied to the wrong person - I don’t really care. Gerrymandering can be overcome with higher voter turnout - something I’ve been trying to tell the people here to do.
Outside of that, I don’t really know what point you’re trying to make so … good luck with w/e you’re dealing with.
If you don’t know, it’s because you don’t WANT to know. You’re full of DON’T LEAVE!!! but have zero, absolutely nothing, nada, zilch to offer by way of suggesting productive solutions for anyone who stays.
That’s how we got into gerrymandering: me taking it from your theory to my present-day reality by way of response, and you insisting that “Gerrymandering can be overcome with higher voter turnout” to a person whose vote ALREADY DOESN’T COUNT.
What the fuck does that accomplish at all. Seriously. What does telling me “people should vote more” to a person whose vote, and whose neighbors votes, ALREADY DON’T COUNT. What good do you think you’re accomplishing by addressing me as though I live in the democracy you think I should be in, and not the actual reality I DO live in, right now?
That is seriously the most bloviated, pompous, solipsistic, self-righteous, unnecessary, useless, loser waste of letters strung together than most people can accomplish in a month. Congratulations!
NOW you don’t, but you surely do when you’re bolding your useless words and accusing others of not reading them.
You’re arguing in bad faith. I don’t have anymore time for you.
It’s funny. If you and your neighbors got your preferred representatives, then would I have to read this VoTINg DoESn’T MaTTEr garbage from the other party?
Edit: Oh wait, nvm. Other side also removed when they lose elections. No idea how I forgot.