Posted on 06/06/2022 12:38:03 PM PDT by Impala64ssa
One of the hallmarks of a bully, of a cruel human being, is attacking people who don't always have the political power or resources to defend themselves. We saw a good example of this in 2019, when the Trump administration, in a remarkably cold move, attempted to kill federal funding for the Special Olympics.
If you've never seen the Special Olympics, which gives athletes with certain intellectual disabilities the opportunity to compete in several different events, it is a remarkable thing to watch. These Olympics don't just represent the best of sports. They represent the best of humanity.
The motto of the Special Olympics is: “Let me win, but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.” So, with cruelty, coldness and exuberant indifference being the genome of the Trump Era, it wasn't a surprise when billionaire Betsy DeVos, former U.S. Secretary of Education, proposed cutting the $17.6 million budget of the Special Olympics. Reported The Washington Post at the time: “Do you know how many kids are going to be affected by that cut?" Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) asked DeVos at a House hearing. DeVos replied that she didn't. “I’ll answer for you,” he said. “It's 272,000 kids.” The cruelty was the point then.
Fast forward to just a few years later and another bully. The cruelty is also the point now when it comes to the actions of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. It is true that DeSantis' cruelty and white nationalist-adjacency go beyond attacking the vulnerable. He attacks corporations and Major League Baseball teams. His actions, however, involving the Special Olympics are particularly awful.
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Obviously Freeman defines fairness in terms of his own proclivities, asinine.
What in the world is White Nationalist-adjacent? Are they taking DeSantis’ Italian ancestry into that calculus, knowing that at one point, Italians weren’t considered to be White?
I read it yesterday and I believe Mike Freeman could qualify in the Special Olympics. He was born without male genitalia,
Special Olympics can serve its constituents much better as a privately funded organization.
Correct. But they can’t pocket tons of money without the government payday. Privately funded organizations demand accountability and a balance sheet that details every penny spent. Government funds don’t, which is why they want them.
Time and time again I offer to coach their trap and skeet shooting teams, but they always turn me down.
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