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Ron DeSantis Is Afraid of Questions From a 15-Year-Old (www.thedailybeast.com)

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[-] neanderthal@lemmy.world 78 points 1 year ago

He isn't afraid. He is sending a message. That message is, in the words of Eric Cartman: "Respect my authority!"

I.e. it was meant to dissuade people from questions or comments that reveal his fascist beliefs.

The kid shouldn't have apologized, as he was just asking questions, and not in the dishonest way.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 45 points 1 year ago

I would say his initial non-answer shows he is afraid. He's afraid and lashing out because his authority isn't being respected and he knows it. He can't answer a simple question from a teenager about January 6th.

[-] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

I saw the kid's apology as kind of a troll honestly. "Sorry for getting you in trouble with your boss"

[-] killeronthecorner@lemmy.world 70 points 1 year ago

Never Back Down did not return multiple requests for comment from The Daily Beast.

I guess they backed down

[-] Mpeach45@lemmy.world 35 points 1 year ago

They didn’t even stand up.

[-] unconsciousvoidling@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 year ago

I think they curled up in a ball.

[-] TheJims@lemmy.world 51 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Making it more apparent the reason why they’re banning books, attacking librarians and destroying education. They’re scared. DeSantis, just like Trump and the rest of the Republican Party are just pussys masquerading as tough guys.

[-] LetterboxPancake@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 year ago

I like pussies. I don't like those people. We need to find a better word for them.

[-] mycatiskai@lemmy.one 9 points 1 year ago

Scrotum warts. No one likes those, no one reasonable likes DeSantis.

[-] Cerbero@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

How about chicken shit.

[-] A7thStone@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Chicken shit can make good fertilizer, oh wait...

[-] sndmn@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Pussy is actually short for pusillanimous:

adjective

Lacking courage; cowardly.

Destitute of a manly or courageous strength and firmness of mind; of weak spirit; mean-spirited; spiritless; cowardly; -- said of persons, .

Evincing, or characterized by, weakness of mind, and want of courage; feeble.

[-] 800XL@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Patriot or something. The goal is to appropriate a word they use as a positive term and make it derogatory like they did to woke. For bonus points incorporate an arm or hand gesture to mock them they've done with gay men for almost a century.

I say a specific type of salute while uttering "patriot" or "he's a patriot". Only problem is having to make that disgusting gesture to get a point across.

[-] Boddhisatva@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I've always been fond of Faketriot..

[-] LetterboxPancake@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I think I could live with that.

[-] arefx@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Do you like peices of shit? No? Let's use that then.

[-] fiah@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 1 year ago

Technically not a word, but I think pussy ass bitch works

[-] morphballganon@mtgzone.com 3 points 1 year ago

No need to use "pussy" as an insult, that's sexist. Just call them cowards.

[-] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 35 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Motherfucker sent people out to find that 15 yo to intimidate them.

[-] matchphoenix@feddit.uk 33 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

If we’re trying to list the things Meatball Ron is afraid of, we’ll be here all day.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's more about how his security treated this kid. They manhandled a 15-year-old. A kid who wants to be a political reporter one day. They almost ruined that ambition. And the most ridiculous part is that it was basically a softball.

[-] Pratai@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 year ago

Correction: he’s afraid of everything.

[-] xc2215x@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Ron doesn't want these questions most likely. That is why he overreacted so much.

[-] FattestMattest@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

He didn't even mention how handsome he is!

[-] Ranvier@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 year ago

'As astute an observer of the state’s politics as any, Mitchell had a blunt assessment of the fiasco over DeSantis’ treatment of him. “Really stupid,” he said, “in a small state like New Hampshire.” '

More mature, intelligent, and knowledgeable than DeSantis.

[-] iHUNTcriminals@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Is desantis funded by the Florida cocaine cartel?

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