“I believe, as a conservative, the job of government is, in the main, to stay out of the business of business,” said former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. He added, “I don’t think we should be heavily regulating business.” He offered these comments in criticism of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ feud with Disney. He is joined in this disapproval by former South Carolina Governor Nicki Haley, New Hamshire Governor Chris Sununu, and of course, former president Donald Trump.

How do we account for their support for Disney versus the Florida Governor?”I believe, as a conservative, the job of government is, in the main, to stay out of the business of business,” said former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. He added, “I don’t think we should be heavily regulating business.” He offered these comments in criticism of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ feud with Disney. He is joined in this disapproval by former South Carolina Governor Nicki Haley, New Hamshire Governor Chris Sununu, and of course, former president Donald Trump. How do we account for their support for Disney versus the Florida Governor?

The bout started when Disney opposed Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Act. The law prohibits “Classroom instruction by school personnel or third parties on sexual orientation or gender identity may not occur in kindergarten through grade 3 or in a manner that is not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with state standards.”

 Further, “…at least seven Florida counties that could remove parents from important conversations about their children’s gender identity. The law now makes these policies illegal.” Parents now must be notified of their child’s “transitioning. While labeled “the Don’t Say Gay Bil,” it, in fact, never uses the term “Gay.” 

In what world do “conservatives” support a company whose principal market is young children, campaigning for the sexualization of 3rd graders and younger? Do they concur parents shouldn’t be told of their children contemplating taking dangerous drugs and getting surgeries?

The ire of these contenders centers on Desantis returning fire by changing Disney’s special governing powers. Punishing the company for threatening the state democratically passing a law isn’t acceptable to them. 

Make no mistake, Disney was threatening Florida. We’ve seen this show before. A significant company comes out against some bills it doesn’t like even though it doesn’t directly affect its business and receives favorable press from the mainstream media. Soon it’s joined by others. The state loses business and significant events. The state is hurt.

My last post pointed out that the majority is now at the mercy of some minorities, and our communities are declining. Our political system has fallen prey to extreme minorities, but a reader asked how to fix it. I still think some past recommendations could make a difference. Maybe we can build on them.

Political parties exist for only one reason, to win elections. Primaries subvert the party’s mission instead of finding attractive positions on issues and finding candidates likely to succeed in implementing them. Candidates exposing extreme and generally unpopular positions can appeal to just enough primary voters to take places on the ballot rather than somebody who could win. I covered this in the series “The Future Party.”

If the Republicans and Democrats weren’t committed to primaries, would they run Biden or Trump? The two significant parties are frightened at the prospect; the new “No Labels Party” looks at candidates appealing to the broad middle range of voters who could win. If they weren’t likely to nominate two old guys most people don’t want; they wouldn’t be so terrified. At least “No Labels” knows what it’s in business to achieve.  

A curveball in this scenario could be one of these two candidates pulling out or having to pull out in favor of a younger, more popular candidate. The other party would be stuck with an unpopular oldster. Given their ages, health might result in such an unexpected outcome.

Another impediment to majorities regaining control is our segmented media. Most media outlets aim at slices rather than appealing to general audiences, and presenting information deviating from what that crowd believes could cost them big time.