Gov. DeSantis signs legislation proclaiming Nov. 7 as ‘Victims of Communism Day’

[Stevicus]

Gov. DeSantis signs legislation proclaiming Nov. 7 as ‘Victims of Communism Day’ (news4jax.com)

MIAMI, Fla. – Governor DeSantis on Monday signed a bill designating Nov. 7 as “Victims of Communism Day.”

The bill (H.B. 395) will require Florida students to learn about the destructive effects of communism around the world.

The instruction will begin in the 2023-2024 school year for students enrolled in a U.S. government course. The bill requires at least 45 minutes of teaching about communist victims on the recognition day.

The signing ceremony took place in Miami’s Freedom Tower.

“From 1959 to 1974, more than 650,000 Cubans came to the United States to have to flee the oppressive communist regime of Fidel Castro. Many of them came to South Florida either by plane or by boat, and once they landed, they would be taken right here to the Freedom Tower where they receive assistance and began their new life in the United States,” said DeSantis.

DeSantis also approved $25 million for the restoration of the Freedom Tower at Miami Dade College. The Freedom Tower is considered the “Ellis Island of the South” for its role from 1962 through 1974 as the Cuban Assistance Center, offering nationally sanctioned relief to the Cuban refugees who sought political asylum from the regime of Fidel Castro.

“This bill is so important because what you don’t recognize and don’t learn about, you tend to repeat,” said Madeline Paumariega, Miami Dade College president. “And so, always keeping front and center that there are victims of communism, some that you will never see.”

Florida is home to tens of thousands of people who have fled communist governments, especially Cubans who left after Fidel Castro took power on the island in 1959. Nov. 7 is the day in 1917 when Russia’s Bolshevik Revolution installed a communist government there.

I'm not really sure what to think about this, although the timing seems interesting considering the recent kerfuffle between DeSantis and Disney. Also the stipulation of requiring anti-communist education in public schools.

I would also hope that they devote some attention to how communism came about in the first place and how it managed to gain popular support in places like Cuba and Russia.

 

[Orbit]

He's pandering to Miami's Cuban-American community.

 

[Dan From Smithville]

Gov. DeSantis signs legislation proclaiming Nov. 7 as ‘Victims of Communism Day’ (news4jax.com)





I'm not really sure what to think about this, although the timing seems interesting considering the recent kerfuffle between DeSantis and Disney. Also the stipulation of requiring anti-communist education in public schools.

I would also hope that they devote some attention to how communism came about in the first place and how it managed to gain popular support in places like Cuba and Russia.

How does a US citizen become a victim of communism?

 

[The Hammer]

How does a US citizen become a victim of communism?

A large majority of the Floridian population is Cuban-American and Cuban Immigrants, many with family still in Cuba.

 

[Dan From Smithville]

A large majority of the Floridian population is Cuban-American and Cuban Immigrants, many with family still in Cuba.

So a political move to curry votes? That makes sense, given that communism is, for all intents and purposes, defunct in the US.

 

[Heyo]

Gov. DeSantis signs legislation proclaiming Nov. 7 as ‘Victims of Communism Day’ (news4jax.com)

When is "Victims of US Imperialism Day" and when "Victims of Capitalism"?

 

[pearl]

I would also hope that they devote some attention to how communism came about in the first place and how it managed to gain popular support in places like Cuba and Russia.

I think its very important that this should be understood. As bad as we might think communism is it would not have been successful if it didn't replace something people considered worse. I think DeSantis' motivation is political as the decision would solidify the republican vote in Florida, with "little Cuba'.

 

[Sand Dancer]

I think its very important that this should be understood. As bad as we might think communism is it would not have been successful if it didn't replace something people considered worse. I think DeSantis' motivation is political as the decision would solidify the republican vote in Florida, with "little Cuba'.

Is he afraid of losing? Is this a prelude to presidential candidacy?

 

[pearl]

Is he afraid of losing? Is this a prelude to presidential candidacy?

I think he is running for the senate.

 

[Stevicus]

When is "Victims of US Imperialism Day" and when "Victims of Capitalism"?

Or "Victims of Anti-Communism," which would also be quite numerous.

 

[Stevicus]

I think its very important that this should be understood. As bad as we might think communism is it would not have been successful if it didn't replace something people considered worse. I think DeSantis' motivation is political as the decision would solidify the republican vote in Florida, with "little Cuba'.

Not just with Cuban exiles in Miami, but there's always been a strong undercurrent of McCarthyite and Bircher types in the political landscape, although not all with the same degree of intensity.