A MAGA War on Democracy

Check sources, Goldwater was from Arizona. I admit my errors

We are seeing something distressing for any democracy. This is the rise of authoritarians and a post-truth belief in facts. In this environment, facts are not facts; they are what we want them to be. Depending on your perspective, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is the worst or best practitioner. That he denies a changing society or that we have a history beyond white history is part of the soup. But it also creates a new mythic space where experts or facts do not define history. It is summarized by what the state believes is relevant. This space is defined by his war on facts and the big lie.

Granted, the big lie is far more a province of Donald Trump, but the far right has embraced it. Ergo, DeSantis has as well. Furthermore, it is an excellent tool to disenfranchise people of color, in particular blacks. He would not want to do that with Latinos since Cuban Americans, especially the older generation, and Venezuelans tend to be more on his side.

When you want to win elections, it’s best if those not on your side don’t vote. This is why keeping college students and some minorities home is a well-trodden authoritarian technique. He has also gerrymandered the state to lower minority representation. According to The Guardian:

Lawson’s loss was nearly entirely…