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Eh? I'm not in Florida, I live in Arizona. But yeah, it sounds like you should probably stay away from Florida in general, if you're that fearful. No point it you can't relax because you're afraid of dangerous words like woke.
We also definitely have different views on guns in general. As a woman, I like being able to have one for protection, so I'm not worried in my day-to-day life about guns.
Lots of us have gay and trans friends.
The language you're using to describe things here, is a bit deceptive.
Implying the problem is "Words like woke"? It's not the word that's the issue here... They're doing stuff like banning puberty blockers and banning preferred pronouns in schools too. There's lots of evidence of facism (and the anti-woke agenda is basically a subtle version of genocide / encouraging bigotry). They're using the word as a mechanism to drive a bigotted agenda..
What happens when Trump finally goes to jail at the end of the year?
In florida, whilst you argue you "carry a gun for protection", the fact that criminals (and psycho's) can get those guns as easily just makes it more dangerous. It's not normal... I've seen how druggies in particular lose their mind over small things. That's only a good thing if there are background checks (there aren't in florida from my understanding). A criminal is always going to have an advantage during a gunfight (as they'll be inclined to shoot first)
Whilst you may not believe it, there is VERY strong evidence that people like Trump are literally following the fascist playbook (which includes "state media", which he's basically doing with "fake news" claims).
Trump's already clearly setting you guys up for Civil war. And unless you can say honestly he's not doing those things, no foreigner wants to go to his Base of operations. Even as an Australian, it's very clear he's trying to set things up to take over the justice department. He's already trying to convince his base that the government is corrupt.
You tell me honestly, how safe is the US if Trump goes to Jail, or loses the next election? We already saw how his supporters acted last time, and he's already stepped up the rhetoric. We don't see regular school shootings in other countries, and nobody here carries a gun. In fact, people here need to justify a purpose for keeping the gun (and there are STRICT conditions to owning one). "Defending yourself" isn't one of those reasons..