05-18-2023, 06:03 PM
(05-18-2023, 05:10 PM)Nately120 Wrote: The thing too is that Disney couldn't lie down to DeSantis even if they wanted to. They have to send a message that the next governor of Florida is going to have to let them rule the proverbial roost the way the others have. The DeSantis v Disney thing also highlights the strange new world of the GOP gaining support within its own ranks by interfering with corporations. Time will tell if this is a long-term trend, or if the DeSantis v Disney feud stands as a warning to the rest of the GOP.
Let corporations go woke, or your political career will croak.
Ahh, you've actually hit on the interesting thing about this power struggle. Disney interjected themselves into Florida politics, DeSantis did not interject himself into Disney's current "woke" agenda. Regardless of where you stand on who's right or wrong in this struggle, this cannot be disputed. If you really boil it down to its essence, this is a conflict between a government beholden to citizens and a corporation beholden to shareholders. Who you'd prefer to win, the government being left or right leaning, is rather telling of your priorities (not you specifically, "you" in general). Also, to frame this as a scenario in which only Florida is "losing" is borderline Goebbels level propaganda. Disney is taking multiple hits and is currently facing a class action lawsuit for lying to their shareholders. They are stuck in Florida, you can't just move Disney World. As a poker player would say, Disney is pot committed to Florida, hence your assessment above is dead on accurate.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/derekbaine/2023/05/17/disney-class-action-suit-accuses-execs-of-giving-analysts-inaccurate-guidance/?sh=5b5911632c0f
I do yearn for the days when entertainment companies actually worried about entertaining instead of proselytizing.
