Tommy Tainant
Diamond Member
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Two hurricanes stir up voter backlash to Florida Republicans’ climate denialism
Destruction caused by Hurricanes Helene and Milton bring climate crisis to top of mind, especially for young voters
Ron DeSantis, the Republican governor who considers global warming “leftwing stuff”, angered environmental advocates by signing a bill in May scrubbing the words “climate change” from state statutes and in effect committing Florida to a fossil fuel-burning future.
They saw his comments and actions as merely the latest acts of an extended period of climate denialism by state leaders – including Rick Scott, his predecessor as governor who is seeking re-election as US senator next month in a tight race with the Democrat Debbie Mucarsel-Powell.
Denialism is not really a credible policy in a state where folk cant get home insurance.Reps who vote against FEMA budgets seem to be divorced from reality.
I dont know if this is enough to introduce reality to Florida but they need some help.Maybe the federal govt should consider disaster funding for Florida. If they womt help themselves why should they expect the good people of Illinois to bail them out ?
It sounds harsh but maybe some of these places are not safe for humans any more.