Ron DeSantis, another bigoted Southern governor


To the editor: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ all-out tradition struggle echoes a earlier period. (“Florida Gov. DeSantis indicators payments focusing on drag exhibits, pronouns, toilet use and transgender youngsters,” Might 17)

Assume again to 1954, when Southern state governors strove to dam Black college students from getting into colleges that had been restricted to whites till that yr’s Brown vs. Board of Training ruling.

Little doubt DeSantis would have stood agency with these bigots, the higher to counter ideas that got here to be referred to as crucial race idea and variety, fairness and inclusion. Opposition to such ideas was widespread amongst whites, particularly in Southern states.

Now DeSantis shamelessly panders to bigoted voters by terrorizing LGBTQ+ individuals. Try as he might to suppress historical past, it finally might be taught and are available to evaluate him harshly.

Roberta Helms, Santa Barbara

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To the editor: It’s an excellent factor that DeSantis was throwing pens to his supporters at an evangelical Christian faculty throughout a bill-signing occasion. If he threw his stone pill “anti-woke” agenda at them, he may need harm somebody.

Shawn Donohue, Thousand Oaks

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To the editor: How nauseating to open the paper and see DeSantis on the entrance web page. Are we going to should endure greater than a yr of this?

Jane Wilkens, Monrovia