Michigan: The Anti-Florida

The PoliticsGirl Podcast

MeidasTouch Network, Leigh McGowan

News Commentary, Politics, News

4.9 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2023

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

A couple weeks ago we did a pod on Florida and the chaos DeSantis is inflicting on his state. So today we’re doing a counter piece on what a state looks like when a government works for, and listens to, it’s people, and, as far as I’m concerned, there’s no state that balances the scales better with Florida than Michigan. While Florida is all top down government control, Michigan has dedicated itself to listening to, and honoring the will of the voters. So today we’re going to talk about Michigan. To give you a sense of what’s possible when government reflects what the people, and not just what the government, wants. As Salon magazine recently wrote, “Michigan offers us real hope. A roadmap back to democracy and common sense”. And, I can’t think of anything we all need more than a little hope. Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Thank you to today’s sponsor! www.manukora.com/politicsgirl code: PoliticsGirl www.auraframes.com code: PoliticsGirl www.dave.com/politicsgirl www.trymiracle.com/POLITICSGIRL

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0:00.0	Before we start today's pod, I'd like to share some exciting news.
0:04.0	Since 2015, the Politics Girl Project has been creating pro-democracy commentary, explanations
0:09.1	and perspectives, and we're getting ready to grow the project.
0:12.4	In the next few weeks, we will be launching Politics Girl Premium for people who want
0:15.8	to join us in taking this next step.
0:17.9	I'm so grateful for everyone's support over the years, and I'm really looking forward
0:21.6	to making this an even bigger project.
0:23.8	Stay tuned for what's next, and now on to the show.
0:30.0	Hello, and welcome to the Politics Girl podcast.
0:39.9	I'm your host, Lee McGowan.
0:41.2	Let's get into it.
0:42.2	A couple of weeks ago, we did a podcast on Florida, on the chaos that Ron DeSantis is
0:46.5	inflicting on his state, the rise of fascist governing, the increasing lack of transparency
0:51.5	in the GOP-led governments, and on the attacks on private companies and private citizens who
0:56.1	don't tow the party's line.
0:57.9	If you haven't heard that episode, I would highly recommend you go back and listen.
1:01.3	Not because I'm so great, but because if we're going to truly fight back against what's
1:04.3	going on in this country, we need to be deeply aware of what we're up against.
1:08.2	And Florida is the perfect example of where modern-day Republican leadership wants to
1:12.6	go, with its top-down authoritarian, crystal-fascist overtones.
1:17.6	My goal is not to depress you, but to keep you informed so you can best decide the course
1:21.7	of action that you will take to oppose these anti-American ideals.
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