DeSantis has found a way to bully Disney into silence on the question of queer rights, by proposing a law that would take away Disney's special privileges — in 2023. This means that that the law would pressure Disney to keep quiet for the 2022 election.

This contest pitches one kind of corruption against another. Companies such as Disney should not have much political influence on elections; that influence is how plutocracy works. That power undermines democracy.

However, Republicans also undermine democracy.

Woe is my country, caught between these dangers.