Florida’s Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried Reaches for The Lowest Hanging Fruit
Nikki Fried, Florida’s agriculture commissioner and Democratic Party 2022 gubernatorial hopeful, cannot get enough of foot in the mouth disease.
In an interview with NPR, she compared Florida governor, Ron DeSantis with Hitler. Of course, this is not new. Since the election of President Donald Trump, the Democrats have developed a sick infatuation for Hitler.
Anyone who disagrees with their agenda is either a “white supremacist” or a “Nazi.” Frankly, it is pathetic and disrespectful to the millions of Jews who died at the hands of the Nazi Party during the second world war.
Fried could not attack the governor on substance, so she reached for the lower hanging fruit available.
During her interview she was quoted as saying about Governor DeSantis, “He is doing everything possible to take power away from local governments, taking away people’s abilities to protest, making it harder to vote, talking about, you know, banning books.”
“That’s what dictators do. Instead of listening and trying to govern with the people, he is trying to govern over the people, and, you know, that, I’m sorry, I’m a student of history, too. I saw the rise of Hitler.”
This is crazy talk, period. Comparing Ron DeSantis to Hitler is not a healthy debate about the issues, but a cheap way to demonize the governor.
Governor DeSantis has allowed Floridians to live their lives with as little of government intrusion as possible. Democrats do not like it because it takes what they consider leverage, control.
I do not think many Floridians would agree with Ms. Fried’s assessment of the governor’s job in the last two years.
Several individuals came out to the governor’s defense, including Mayor Gabriel Groisman, who happens to be Jewish, and Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nunez.
Unfortunately, Ms. Fried chose to double down on her remarks by later tweeting, “Ron DeSantis and his anti-democratic demagoguery is a danger to our state, our country, and yes, the world. Choose your own historical example if you want, but it’s the damn truth.”
The Nazi Party and Adolf Hitler were one of the most destructive forces in the world. Millions died at the hands of the Nazis and millions died fighting this evil regime.
It is time for liberals to stop using such analogies, instead debate on the issues. Intelligent people do not buy these comparisons, and compassionate people do not respect people who make such comparisons.