The harsh reality is that Florida is being run as a totalitarian state. To quote from a Wikipedia article, "Totalitarianism (or totalitarian rule) is a political system where the state, usually under the power of a single political person, faction, or class, recognizes no limits to its authority and strives to regulate every aspect of public and private life wherever feasible."
Two notable totalitarian leaders from the past:
And, today in Florida we have CEO Rick Scott and the Republican dominated Florida Legislature. It is not my intent to compare Scott to the monsters that were Hitler* and Stalin, but to give you an idea of what totalitarianism run-amok looks like.
Recent polls have shown that Scott's approval rating is in the toilet, which begs for an answer to a most telling question: Does Scott care?
Hell no!
Scott has stated on numerous occasions that he has not entered into a popularity contest and he doesn't give a rat's ass what the voters think. And, he has the Tea-bagger controlled Republican lackeys in the legislature to back him up.
Is Florida doomed? We are unless all eligible voters in the state get off their butts and vote in the 2012 elections. If you are not registered, then do it today. If you have family and friends that are not registered, explain to them how important their vote will be and what they stand to lose by sitting out the election. Remind them of what the 2010 elections have wrought.
How does one go about registering? Click HERE.
We may be stuck with Scott for three more years, but we can make significant changes in Tallahassee that will render him impotent. It is just a shame Florida doesn't have a recall at Scott's level like Michigan.
According to Chris Bowers of The Daily KOS, "A campaign to recall Michigan Governor Rick Snyder is underway. If 806,522 valid petition signatures are submitted to the Michigan Secretary of State before August 5, then Snyder will face a recall election in November. With an approval rate hovering around 30%, he'd be in big trouble."
Florida's Rick (with a "P") is enjoying a 29% approval rating.
From the music announcing Scott's arrival, to the banning of people and signs with dissenting opinions, to the broadcast of the event on the Internet, to the shameless busing in of school children - this whole disgusting display reminded me of the old newsreel footage of Hitler's rise to power with the Nazi flags adorning the buildings and the Hitler Youth Corps marching in the streets.
Joseph Goebbels would have given a "thumbs up" to Scott's propaganda machine.
According to Chris Bowers of The Daily KOS, "A campaign to recall Michigan Governor Rick Snyder is underway. If 806,522 valid petition signatures are submitted to the Michigan Secretary of State before August 5, then Snyder will face a recall election in November. With an approval rate hovering around 30%, he'd be in big trouble."
Florida's Rick (with a "P") is enjoying a 29% approval rating.
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*For those who look askance at the Hitler analogy, you might want to read the St. Pete Times article concerning Scott's recent propaganda party at the Villages of the Demented.
From the music announcing Scott's arrival, to the banning of people and signs with dissenting opinions, to the broadcast of the event on the Internet, to the shameless busing in of school children - this whole disgusting display reminded me of the old newsreel footage of Hitler's rise to power with the Nazi flags adorning the buildings and the Hitler Youth Corps marching in the streets.
Joseph Goebbels would have given a "thumbs up" to Scott's propaganda machine.
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