DeSantis and Harris are two sides of the same coin. They both need this drama because, without it, they’d actually have to do something meaningful. And meaningful action doesn’t win elections—it’s all about keeping people angry and divided. The worst part is, they’ll both walk away from this without any real accountability, and the rest of us are left to foot the bill.
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By focusing on their petty rivalry, we’re not talking about the government’s role in failing to build resilient infrastructure or how these storms are getting worse. They keep us wrapped up in their drama so we don’t notice the ways they’re chipping away at our freedoms or failing to prepare for the long haul.
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They’ll both spin this into more fundraising dollars and campaign ads. ‘Look at me, I stood up to the other side,’ they’ll say, while they laugh all the way to the bank. They love these public spats because it keeps us from seeing that, fundamentally, they’re more alike than different. Both parties are beholden to their corporate backers and more interested in their careers than in solving anything
DeSantis can use this to rally his base by saying he’s standing up to federal overreach, while Harris can portray herself as the voice of reason. It’s a perfect setup to keep everyone distracted from the fact that neither of them is actually addressing what’s going on with our disaster response systems. They want us to believe they’re on opposite sides, but really, they’re just playing different roles in the same power structure.
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