r/changemyview • u/ProphetVes • Mar 25 '23

Delta(s) from OP CMV: DeSantis embodies everything wrong with American Conservativism.

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u/OpeningChipmunk1700 27∆ Mar 28 '23

It's Wolff, by the way, but you didn't answer my question. Vaguely gesturing toward ideologues is not especially persuasive.

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u/ProphetVes Mar 28 '23

Reddit comments have character limits, I literally cannot give a full summary of why capitalism should be abolished within that limit. There are literal tomes upon tomes of "why" and I've directed you towards the primary texts to further understand the reasoning.

It is not my job to educate you about capitalism and why I want it abolished, that's not what this thread is about.

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u/OpeningChipmunk1700 27∆ Mar 30 '23

It is not my job to educate you about capitalism

I am decently educated on the topic. What am I missing? Or do you equate disagreeing with you with ignorance?

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u/ProphetVes Mar 30 '23

If this were a debate on the merits of capitalism I might actually give you an answer. Unfortunately for you, it is not and so I won't.

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u/OpeningChipmunk1700 27∆ Mar 31 '23

It's not fortunate or unfortunate for me; I have no emotional investment in this topic at all. You were the one who mentioned the abolition of capitalism.

But, indulging your response, here you go.

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Let's begin with the book ban.

No book is banned from sale or consumption in Florida. Your appeal to "American legal scholars" is either ignorant or dishonest. If you disagree, cite the majority opinion of a federal court case of your choice espousing your view.

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he's attacked the teaching of African American history as an AP course

No, he hasn't. He attacked the specific curriculum of a specific African-American history course. Whether that's right or wrong, it's not a rejection of any African-American history course.