The New York Times regularly runs stories about Floridians suffering from “fascism”, “tyranny”, and “authoritarianism”, the most accurate descriptions of being governed by Ron DeSantis. What else is true about Florida, according to the newspaper of record? “36 hours: Florida Panhandle” (NYT, July 6, 2023):
The word “paradise” appears twice in the article as the most succinct characterization of the destination covered.
So… Florida is “fascist”, but also “paradise” for a tourist. Does this make sense? Did the NYT recommend attending the 1938 rally in Nuremberg, Germany (after Anschluss) because the city was a “paradise” of historical buildings, culture, and parks?
Lions watch the Michael Bordenaro & Jerry Pinkas vlogs which make it clear that Fl* is no longer affordable for the bottom 99%. It might actually be cheaper to own 2 houses in utterly intolerable climates, then live in each for half the year. Rust belt in summer & south Texas in winter might be the smartest move, nowadays.
I was in Tallahassee a few times for work and thought it was a very likeable city but that was before, as you point out, Florida turned fascist and banned the use of the word “gay” in public and (according to the heir apparent) forced the teaching in the public school that slavery was a positive for this country because it respected the American values of hard work and industriousness. So, like you, I probably wouldn’t go back there — regardless of what the NYT has to say on the subject.
If fascism is paradise, it’s all congruent.