So no examples of Disney's activism? And this is a great bill. Reporters should be open to defamation lawsuits if they don't have facts behind them and are only intent on slandering people. This is winning! Perhaps someday they'll get back to actual news reporting - which is their job. Not political activism, which is what they think their job is.
Your claim that the Disney Corporation was never involved in political activism is laughable. The company has a lengthy history of producing films that are political in nature including Anti-Nazi WW2 propaganda films, and anti-communism films --- and Walt Disney was regularly in Washington testifying about getting rid of communists in the workforce. Walt Disney built his entire company on political activism. It lasts until this very day.
I didn't say they were "never involved in political activism". Do you even read anything? Holy shit, you're bad at this. What I said was When was the last time? If you are saying that my hypothesis (because I just state what I believe, because I don't claim to be omnipotent like you do) that Disney is not backing off, you should be able to show how they are maintaining political activism in the state of Florida, right? Especially with all the articles you spam every day - you should have at least one, right?
Obvious your entire point and question is confused. Why don't you provide some clarity of what you are asking for. The reality is that the Disney corporation has a lengthy history of political activism. Walt Disney especially did not endure bullies telling him what his corporation should do. A legacy that endures to this day. DeSantis picked a fight with the mouse. A fight he cannot win.
I'll try to break this down for your level of comprehension (which appears to be waning with the passing days). You said: Then I replied - as I've been saying all along - that DeSantis will probably reach an agreement with Disney if they choose to back off from political attacks and activism. I can show you multiple posts where I've said this over the last few weeks. You found this funny and said I asked you for an example where Disney is politically active in the state of Florida, calling for an end to DeSantis, or the legislation they swore they would fight to eliminate. A recent example. Because if you can't find a recent example, then they are quite possibly backing off from attacking DeSantis and the legislation, which leads DeSantis to back off of them. This is all very simple. Unless you're a shitposting whiner who is obsessed with Florida but doesn't live here. Like you.
So if DeSantis opposes the "woke" Disney so much... Is he going to have the integrity to return all of their campaign contributions. Disney has a lengthy his of political activism and political contributions in Florida and across the U.S. -- long before DeSantis arrived as governor which is just a very recent blip in history. Did DeSantis create other policies which undermined children in Florida which Disney should have opposed in his first term as governor? Keep in mind that Disney tends to advocate for children and for corporate perks for their company.
On the question about Disney's contributions, its a good one. How much has he received from Disney? You must know, right? I mean, if you're going to call it out. As for Disney advocating for children - so you think it was right for Disney to say they would do whatever they could to defeat the bill that prohibited teaching gender identification and other sexually inappropriate topics to PreK through 3rd grade? You support that, GWB? Let's get an official answer. Like you said, we need to be clear about what we stand for, right?
On the insurance problem in Florida, which is absolutely a big problem. Ignore the Constitutional Carry discussion (which I also disagree with, by the way). The big stat that made me do a "holy shit" is highlighted below. Florida Special Session Hopes to Induce ‘Thriving’ Insurance Market, Lawmaker Says Don’t Rule Out Constitutional Carry By Lydia Nusbaum May 19, 2022 Updated 9:48 A.M. ET TALLAHASSEE (FLV) – The crumbling property insurance market in Florida has prompted state lawmakers to rush back to Tallahassee to address the problems in a special session next week. Gov. Ron DeSantis called for the legislature to convene to address property insurance market issues last month. “I want to see a thriving property insurance market where consumers have more choices and options for coverage,” said Republican State Senator Jeff Brandes. “This market needs major reconstructive surgery.” Florida residents are facing skyrocketing home insurance rates. There is story after story of premiums jumping even though customers have not made claims. Thousands of residents have been dropped by their current home insurance companies. FedNat Insurance Co. is the most recent company to announce it will cancel 68,000 policies. Those residents are scrambling with 45 days left to find another insurer before hurricane season. United Property and Casualty Insurance Co. also dropped 180,000 policyholders and St. Johns Insurance Co. left 160,000 policyholders in a bind. Brandes said many of those people are going to rely on state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, the insurer of last resort. He said Citizens is growing by 7,000 policies each week. “And because consumers have less options, and they have, frankly, no options in many markets because homeowners companies just simply don’t want to write more business in Florida,” Brandes said. The higher rates are due to fraudulent insurance claims. Lawsuits cost insurance companies a lot of money and lead them to jack up premiums or drive the company out of the state altogether. Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday Florida has 8% of the property claims nationwide but 78% of the litigation nationwide. “That is causing these premiums to escalate and so we have to address that it’s something that’s very important,” DeSantis said. “Some people have seen obnoxious rate increases. Part of the reason that that happens is because we don’t really have a competitive market, a lot of these companies, major companies have have left the state because of how hostile the underlying framework is,” the Governor explained. Brandes believes litigation needs to be addressed in the special session in order for the insurance market to properly stabilize. As of Tuesday morning, he had not seen legislation. “Citizens is getting sued 1,000 times a month,” Brandes said. “That volume is what’s driving the cost of these companies and what’s ultimately going to, frankly, force people to start paying more in property insurance than they are on their mortgage in Florida.” Brandes said the state needs to “fundamentally realign incentives” so people stop seeing their property insurance as a home maintenance contract. “My roof is 20 years old. I can file a claim in Florida and I can get a brand new roof for the price of my deductible,” Brandes said. “As long as that is what’s going on, the sky’s the limit as far as rates are gonna go.” Florida lawmakers attempted to address the property insurance market during the latest regular session but the Florida House and the Senate could not come to an agreement. Brandes said he is 50/50 on whether the special session will ultimately provide people with more options. “Failing, I think it’s just not an option,” DeSantis said. “But the good news is on property insurance, I think we’re gonna get really, really significant reforms.” Republican State Rep. Spencer Roach said there have been “recent talks and speculation” on whether the call for a special session would be expanded to include constitutional carry legislation. Constitutional carry would allow Floridians who follow the gun laws to conceal a handgun without obtaining a concealed weapons permit. “Don’t rule anything out until we gavel in,” Roach said. Roach pointed to the most recent example where Governor DeSantis announced mere days prior to the redistricting special session that the legislature would also tackle legislation to strip Disney of its “special privileges.” Florida lawmakers will meet the week of May 23rd for the special session.
There have been other above average predictions and we didn't see policies dropped like this. No, its because of the amount of litigation and fraud. Someone can get a $30k roof replacement because a roving company salesman stopped by and said "hey, I think I see some roof damage in the corner over here" and pushed them to file. The Insurance Co rejected the claim, and they were instructed to sue. Many times they win.