Nothing personal, but the Mouse must die.
This from townhall.com.
Oh wait, it is personal, especially for people with little kids who this giant corporation has targeted at the behest of the minority of blue-haired, nose-ringed strange-o’s in its employ.
And what about long-gone Walt Disney? And his legacy? The man who created an American institution is gone, as is said American institution.
That Walt Disney is likely turning over in his cryogenic chamber beneath the Disneyland Castle is irrelevant.
Disney is now a global institution, and the America part is vastly outweighed by the Chi Com component. We used to trust Disney to take care of our kids, not take them over.
Well, Disney made its choice, and it’s time to make ours.
The Republicans must figuratively post Mickey’s soon-to-be public domain head on a pike. This is what happens to corporations that cross us.
And cross us Disney did. It did not have to stick Donald’s beak into Florida’s fight to keep grooming perverts from messing with first graders’ heads.
But stick it they did, while crying about the unfairness of Ron DeSantis taking the bullseye off our little ones.
Disney promised to use its power to change the law, not just by advocacy but with contributions and veiled threats to pack up and go.
To which Ron the Avenger replied, “Pack your Schiff.”
DeSantis understands the use of power. He’s got it. Disney thought it did too.
But in all actuality what Disney really has is a vast array of special breaks that helped make it the “hulking monopolistic monstrosity that it is today.”
Look at Disney World in Orlando, a zillion-dollar resort city made possible by a huge spate of special laws that effectively make it a government unto itself.
And look at the copyright laws—Mickey should have fallen out of protection decades ago, but the expiration of the 1920s cartoon rodent IP just kept being pushed back by Congress.
It is now going to be open season on Mickey in 2024 unless another extension gets granted.
And if the “red wave” materializes in November and a sizable number of emasculated RINOs are also sent packing, Mickey will not have such a free-ride future.
Once, it was understandable, if a bit cronyish, that Disney got what it wanted from various governmental entities. Disney was, well, Disney.
Disney World was a place Republican senators loved to take their grandkids to as much as anyone else. And if expanding copyright periods let them keep Mickey in the cage, sure. Disney was beloved. It was trusted. We all grew up on it.
But Disney has since taken advantage of this preferred treatment—they also took We the People for granted.
Disney used its power not for good but for evil. And, more specifically, “to screw with us normal people who don’t think sex pests should get free access to school kids.” And then threaten us with its power.
DeSantis should strip Disney of its special bequests in Florida.
It’s not like Disney can move its city elsewhere.
Congress should laugh Disney’s lobbyists out of the Capitol when they come begging for a new copyright dispensation.
And we should not be shy about letting Disney know why.
You sucker punched us. Now we see you as the not-so-wholesome entity you are.
For too long, conservatives did the bidding of the big corporations. But until recently, the big corporations generally used their political power only to carve out special breaks and deals.
That was kind of obnoxious, but we were not the target. Corporations rarely dared turn their power on us on social issues. That was the deal.
Then they broke the deal. They decided to take a side against us. Disney was not alone. Now even Oreo is trying to sell us cookies with creamy woke filling. Unacceptable. Now they must pay.
Disney picked this fight, and fortunately We the People have Ron DeSantis in Florida to defend what is right.
The remainder of the GOP must also come to realize that big corporations have thrown in their lot with the enemy and that the old rules that once held us back are canceled and repealed.
It is time to use our political power to deny those who side against us the breaks and benefits that used to be available when the corporations were culturally neutral.
And other corporations, take note. Come November, the party of We the People—those you have been taking for granted—will have majorities in both houses.
