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Court sees through Ron DeSantis’ lies behind his law banning medical care for trans youth (www.lgbtqnation.com)
submitted 10 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world
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A federal judge says that DeSantis was spreading lies when he called gender-affirming care "mutilation."

This year has been all downhill for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. His presidential aspirations are going up in smoke thanks to his complete lack of charisma and general campaign incompetence. His losing war against Disney is costing Florida taxpayers millions of dollars. Now a federal court all but called DeSantis a liar for the way he justified his ban on medical care for trans youth.

DeSantis repeatedly claimed that the law was necessary to prevent youth from being “mutilated.” In just one example, he went after one reporter who questioned him about it when he signed the bill last May.

“And when you talk to people and I know, like people in your industry will dress it up with a euphemism, and they’ll say it’s health care to cut off the private parts of a 14 or 15 year old,” DeSantis said. “That is not health care. That is mutilation.”

Tell that to U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle.

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[–] yesman@lemmy.world 99 points 10 months ago (27 children)

I think it's wrong and bizarre that we cut the private parts of babies just because of a social trend started by a bunch of weirdos. That's why medically unnecessary circumcision before the age of 18 should be regulated.

This is consistent with the tiny minority who view the practice as a covenant with God because you're not allowed to enter into a contract as a minor in the US.

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[–] InEnduringGrowStrong@sh.itjust.works 40 points 10 months ago

This, but for religiously motivated circumcision.

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 31 points 10 months ago

Ron.

You picked the correct description of the portions of the body underground surgery.

They are indeed private parts, and therefore none of your god-damned business.

[–] LennethAegis@kbin.social 24 points 10 months ago

I hope they strike down every one of these bigoted garbage laws.

[–] BetaBlake@lemmy.world 18 points 10 months ago

Get rekt you insecure bitch

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

LOL, the hits keep coming. Remember how ronnie was supposed to be the new Great White Hope for the cons?

[–] OldWoodFrame@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

He still is. They want him to run in 2028.

[–] badbytes@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

What a small tiny man, with a disproportionately tiny heart.

[–] nxdefiant@startrek.website 1 points 10 months ago

He always looks like he just realized he got stung by a bee, and he's allergic.

[–] spider@lemmy.nz 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

His losing war against Disney is costing Florida taxpayers millions of dollars.

How is this "conservative"?

[–] Drivebyhaiku@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You have fallen for the grift... "conservative" doesn't refer to money conservation or a cautious disposition towards taking measures. Oftentimes Conservative ideology and politics is neither of those things beong actually more wasteful and sporadic than other political parties ...

At it's core Conservatism believes in a heirachy that requires effort to conserve from the forces which scatter power horizontally. Social welfare programs, debt relief, market protections, union power and democratic elections are all things which upset the "naturally" forming heirachy like one might conserve a nature preserve. That the heirachy they are fighting is actually fairly artificially enforced isn't something you are supposed to think about. Originally they were post revolution pacts conserving the power of the old powers... rich land owners , the lords, monarchists, the industrialists, the capitalists, colonization and imperialist powers... And they still kind of are.

In this instance Disney essentially has power it was granted outside the Conservative veiw of "efficient" heirachy. Disney was fine until they started doing things that conflicted with party directives and exercising their power autonomously. It's not doing what the officers who veiw themselves as rightful weilders of power want them to do so it must be busted to conserve the food chain.

Should Disney have that level of sovereignty? Probably not, but watching snakes try and swallow each other starting at the tail is fun.

[–] spider@lemmy.nz 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

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[–] Drivebyhaiku@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I find it helpful to leave no muddy water or room for misinterpretation. Conservatives understand hypocrisy well and they prime every one of their folk to not consider or think of it.

"Conservative" being a reference or implicationto a policy that is expected to be either frugal or tempered by moderation and due concern is basically branding gold. Conservatives LIVE for that shit. It's why socially progressive people still hold onto "but I am still a little conservative" seed. Because everyone thinks they are moderate and the belief that the Conservatives are cutting services to save money seems to make sense to them. The minute you try and get them on why they cut or outsource social programs they plead money saving and the second you throw a budget in front of the public proving they are still overspending you get whataboutisms, red herrings or logical fallacies because that's how they train people to think... Or not think rather. They are already trained to let an argument about spending just slide over them and never sink in.

[–] MaxVoltage@lemmy.world -1 points 10 months ago

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