The Culture War Is the Class War. We Need To Win Both | Opinion
Democrats and Republicans often find themselves in rare agreement. Many Democrats feel a cultural leftward drift helps their political prospects in the long run, while too many Republican leaders don't have the stomach for the fight.But the class and culture wars are not mutually exclusive; they are twins joined in utero.
Culture war issues often and at once reflect both the class interest and sincerely held beliefs of liberal elites. As a result, it is becoming increasingly difficult to disentangle these battles.The rumble in Florida between Governor Ron DeSantis and Disney is illustrative because it pits one of the most powerful corporations in the world against a state government.The row began when Disney first denounced and then made it its mission to overturn Florida's HB 1557, also known as the Parental Rights in Education Act, which prohibited teaching about sexual orientation and gender identity to children third grade or younger."Our goal as a company is for this law to be repealed by the legislature or struck down in the courts, and we remain committed to supporting the national and state organizations working to achieve that," the company said in a statement. "We are dedicated to standing up for the rights and safety of LGBTQ+ members of the Disney family, as well as the LGBTQ+ community in Florida and across the country."But Disney's problem is that the legislation enjoyed broad support.
The company wasn't standing with Floridians but against them.A poll by Public Opinion Strategies found 70 percent of registered Republicans, 58 percent of independents, and 55 percent of Democrats agreed with this critical part of the bill: "Classroom instruction by school personnel or third parties on sexual orientation or.
