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Opinion: Travelers are right to steer clear of Florida | CNN (www.cnn.com)

submitted 2 years ago by trashhalo@beehaw.org to c/politics@beehaw.org

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Governor DeSantis's policies targeting the LGBTQ community, restricting academic freedom, and banning diversity programs have negatively impacted Florida's economy. Several organizations have canceled conventions and events in Orlando due to concerns over DeSantis's "anti-woke" agenda, resulting in an estimated $20 million loss in revenue for the state. Despite this, DeSantis's spokesperson dismissed the economic impact as a "media-driven stunt." However, boycotts in the past have caused enough economic pain to lead to policy changes, so organizations avoiding Florida are doing the right thing by not spending money there while these policies remain in place.

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[–] Jearom@beehaw.org 15 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

My family wants to do our first-ever Disney trip, but we’re boycotting Florida for the foreseeable future, and it’s 100% on their government. We look *at a trip to FL like vacationing in Berlin circa 1933 right now.

[–] CrypticFawn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Go to Disneyland in Cali instead. It's great.

[–] Jearom@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Love the idea, but that’s a 6 hour flight, where FL is only 2, and I’m not ready to fly with twin Kindergarteners :)

I’ll wait.

[–] Psythik@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

Good choice. Disney World is considerably better than Disneyland, by an order of magnitude. I've been to both multiple times, and you can't even compare the two. It's worth waiting out.

[–] GiddyGap@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

Same here. Looking into Anaheim instead.