NBC's Presidential Historian Claims 'Rick DeSantis' Turning Himself Into 'Local Mussolini,'

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

NBC News presidential historian Michael Beschloss dubbed Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) a “local Mussolini” in a rant targeting the Republican as more of a threat to Democrats than Donald Trump.

While discussing Trump’s various criminal probes and how they will affect his 2024 run over the weekend on MSNBC, Beschloss said the former president has the “survival abilities of a cockroach,” but pointed to DeSantis — referred to as “Rick DeSantis” — as the pressing threat among Republicans, comparing him to fascist Benito Mussolini.

Beschloss said:

“Look at what Rick DeSantis has done in Florida. He was known as a s sort of nondescript political leader and member of Congress. Suddenly, he really has tried to turn himself into a local Mussolini in Florida with the book banning and the brutal tactics and even this week this suggestion that bloggers have to register with the state for the honor of writing about the governor and other political leaders. We have to call this what this is. This is fascism and authoritarianism that goes beyond even what Trump has talked about.”

DeSantis has targeted books deemed explicit in public schools, leading to accusations he is seeking to target LGBTQ and Black history-related materials. The latest controversy Florida finds itself in though is a bill introduced by a state senator — Republican Jason Brodeur — that would require bloggers to file a report with the state if they are writing about the governor or other administration officials.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/nbc-s-presidential-historian-claims-rick-desantis-turning-himself-into-local-mussolini-goes-beyond-trump/ar-AA18hTZU

[dweller]

1. Tallahassee Mussolini

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[TheBlackAdder]

26. Alexi Sayle (The Young Ones)

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[Pinback]

31. "We Take Absolutely Anyone"

Hilarious sketch from a brilliant show.

[ananda]

2. Well, he sure has Florida whooped.

Must be too many koolaid drinkers there.

[DENVERPOPS]

12. My thinking is

that there are countless "Brain Lazy" people out there, who must find it excruciatingly painful to think for themselves, and prefer the profoundly easier route of wanting someone to not only to tell them WHAT to think, but, also, quite literally, what NOT to think..................

That was shown every day in Rush Limbaugh's propaganda when he would say to his viewers: "Let me tell you how to think about that"

A Remedial course in Brainwashing, or at best, Brainwashing 101...........

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AND, add to that, the racist angle, which explains even more about this "New Republican" crowd of White Nationalists........

Lyndon B. Johnson said it best:

President Lyndon B. Johnson once said, "If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you."

[Rebl2]

36. Yep

[Takket]

3. The Florida fascist

[LetMyPeopleVote]

4. John Oliver absolutely destroyed Ron DeSantis last night. This is a MUST Watch!

Link to tweet

[ancianita]

10. Thanks! Wow, the hater comments thrown at Oliver!

"Meatball Ron" is typical Dirty Don.

[MagickMuffin]

15. Cut off mid sentence

Full clip here

[Cha]

20. TY, LMPV, Oliver, & Krassenstein.

I just Followed him and his Brother.

I believed they were kicked Off Twitter for awhile and I was Bummed!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

5. DeathSantis is a facist

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[Pacifist Patriot]

6. I have lived in Florida under Jeb and Scott. I thought they were bad.

They didn't even come close. Jeb looks like a damn moderate in retrospect!

If it was easy to pull up stakes and relocate I would do it in a heartbeat. But life doesn't exactly work like that.

[MayReasonRule]

33. Louisiana here, daughter in the same city. It's the only reason we're not in Cascadia already.

Other than I, my wife, our daughter, and her fella'... Everyone else in our families that we're aware of is bat-shit MAGA.

It's like living behind the "Iron Curtain" of the former USSR.

Deplorable depravity runs the show, we're one of 26 states run by the Nat-C Fascists.

Same Nat-C/Nazi playbook as always:

Intimidation
Incarceration
Extermination

Sickening.

[Pacifist Patriot]

37. Fair analogy!

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

7. 100%!! 👍👍

[IbogaProject]

8. I'd root for the same life end

If I wasn't a good person, I'd root that he end up the same way as benito. So I'll just root for him to go away or fade into obscurity.

[niyad]

24. I thought about hoping an alligator would get him, but that would be animal abuse.

Maybe a tornado. They can be quite specific.

[SWBTATTReg]

9. The next thing deSATAN is going to do is lock up for some screwy reason some journalists. Just

wait. I'm surprised that he hasn't sent some thugs out of state to go after Mr. Beschloss yet.

[dalton99a]

11. DeSantis is a full-blown fascist dictator.

[LonePirate]

13. Plenty of Floridians praise him for making the economy strong (aka making the trains run on time).

We seriously underestimate how many of our fellow citizens would be perfectly fine with someone like Mussolini taking over the country.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

16. Let me ask a question I asked in another thread

Outside of tourism, agriculture and retirement homes what are Florida's major industries? I'd match my home state of Washington where companies like Boeing, Microsoft, Starbucks, Amazon, Costco and Nordstrom originated with Florida any day.

I guess Hooters was started in Florida so I'll give them that one.

[A HERETIC I AM]

28. Agriculture is HUGE. Florida is in the top ten of Beef Cattle producing states

It’s been said that the very first Cowboys in America worked cattle in Florida. There were cowboys in this state long before Texas.
The vast majority of the nations winter tomatoes are grown in south Florida.
The ornamental foliage and flower sector is massive as well as other plants, both greenhouse grown and outside.
Central Florida produces a massive amount of strawberries.
Florida is a major producer of Phosphates for fertilizers.
The Space Coast represents an enormous high tech industry that employs thousands.
Numerous major Air Force and Naval Air Stations as well as the Mayport Navy Base near Jacksonville.

Sure, we don’t have an auto plant (yet) or any major steel mills, but there is plenty of aviation and aerospace.

It’s a lot more than Spring Break, Bike Week, Oranges and Mickey Mouse.

[mopinko]

29. i have no idea how big a part of the economy it is, but

i know that there are a ton of exotic pet breeders in fl. parrots, reptiles.
it’s a big advantage to be able to keep parrots outside. then when a hurricane goes through, you end up w a bit of an ecological disaster.

but when ppl start having trouble selling their houses, cuz they’re going under, the whole place collapses.

[markodochartaigh]

19. "We seriously underestimate..."

I wish that more people understood this. About one third of voters either want authoritarian control (MAGA Republicans), or are OK with authoritarian control (corporate Republicans). And about one third of voters don't really care as long as they get their hamberders and sportsball (they don't even bother to vote). Really only a little over one third of voters nationwide have proven that they will vote to keep democracy. As in-your-face as Trump was, still about one third of voters couldn't be bothered to vote. Of course many areas and around half of the states are either strongly authoritarian or can be gerrymandered/suppressed to be authoritarian. At least nationally I think that the only solution is voter education.

[GuppyGal]

14. I think dump has talked plenty about muzzling the media ..banning them etc etc etc !!

When the F is America really gonna wake up?

[bluestarone]

17. My thoughts? DEATHSANTIS cannot do this alone

The WHOLE Florida legislature is FULL of these Mussolini's. CREATED from TFG'S CULT type people. Texas is the SAME way. Until something happens to these fucking CULTIST'S, it will continue to spread like covid did. EVERY rethuglicon state is starting to transform into these MONSTERS. Some how it's gotta be STOPPED. I don't care how anymore!!

[Evolve Dammit]

21. It is a spreading cancer that has metastasized in some states. Legislation proposed is other states

is extreme. Anti-gay, anti-voting, anti-abortion, it's all the real "weaponization" brought to you by the Orange Chosen One and his rabid cult.

[Cha]

18. Just what we've been saying

and anyone paying Attention to deSadist.

TY.. So he got his first name wrong.. lol

[malaise]

22. Agree

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100217705238

[niyad]

23. May he, and his enablers, receive everything they deserve.

[Silver Gaia]

32. So Mote It BE.

[LymphocyteLover]

25. why is he caling him Rick? Mistake or some other reason?

[Kablooie]

27. That's exactly what impresses republicans.

They think they want an authoritarian who does whatever he wants. They hate anyone who compromises and they see everything in stark black and white, good or bad terms.
He is a true danger to our country but will likely be very popular.

[UTUSN]

30. K&R

[2naSalit]

34. the "survival abilities of a cockroach,"

[meow2u3]

35. Midget Mussolini

DeSatan is acting out because he's a weak PAB trying to compensate for his small size and wimpy demeanor.