The Magic Kingdom of Woke Corporatism 

     We're reading "The Courage to Be Free" by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Some Republican governors are eyeing his "examples" of leadership. Following is his troubling finish to chapter 12, summarized: 

     "A woke corporate executive can use corporate bully pulpit and power to exert influence over society. ESG provides a pretext for CEOs to use shareholder assets to target issues like fossil fuels and restricting Second Amendment rights. It is a way for the political left to achieve through corporate power what they cannot achieve at the ballot box. 

     "Corporate America has become a major protagonist in battles over American politics and culture. Large, publicly traded corporations line up behind leftist causes: (against) the 2nd amendment, right to life, election integrity and religious liberty. For decades, many GOP elected officials have campaigned on free market principles, but governed in support of subsidies, tax breaks, and carve-outs to confer special benefits on corporate interests.

     "The national interest is not necessarily the same as the interests of large corporations...who become political, not merely economic actors. Deferring to big business surrenders the political battlefield to the militant left. It is prudent to counteract efforts by large corporations to impose a woke agenda on the rest of us. It is regrettable that our nation has become so politicized. 

     "Private companies wielding de facto public power are not in the best interests of most Americans. Leaders must be willing to stand up and fight back when big corporations make the mistake, as Disney did, of using their economic might to advance a political agenda." 

So, who do we vote for? Marxist Democrats will turn us into a large Cuba only they will like. 

               Jimmy