{"id":592267,"date":"2021-07-15T14:50:55","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T18:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=592267"},"modified":"2021-07-15T14:50:58","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T18:50:58","slug":"ron-desantis-demands-conservatives-have-a-backbone-in-speech-we-cant-have-cowardly-peopleat-this-moment-in-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantis-demands-conservatives-have-a-backbone-in-speech-we-cant-have-cowardly-peopleat-this-moment-in-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Ron DeSantis Demands Conservatives \u2018Have A Backbone\u2019 In Speech: \u2018We Can\u2019t Have Cowardly People\u2026At This Moment In History\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fron-desantis-demands-conservatives-have-a-backbone-in-speech-we-cant-have-cowardly-peopleat-this-moment-in-history%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=592267&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1218644494-1.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Florida governor Ron DeSantis encouraged conservatives to \u201chave a backbone\u201d in a speech to Alliance Defending Freedom on Thursday and explained that his efforts to keep Florida as open as possible during the COVID-19 pandemic were part of a desire to choose \u201cfreedom over Fauci-ism,\u201d in the face of leftist criticism.<\/p>\n<p>In his speech, DeSantis demanded that conservatives weather hostility from the culture and the media: \u201cthat\u2019s what the battlefield looks like.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The media will almost assuredly try to smear you, Big Tech may censor you, and big business may even try to boycott you, boycott your state, boycott your jurisdiction, but that\u2019s what you have to be willing to put up with.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[A]cademia, corporate media, big tech, big business \u2013 all of them adopt in various degrees a leftist, woke perspective in terms of what they want to see,\u201d DeSantis told the crowd.&nbsp;\u201cMost of them are entirely hostile to any type of conservative values or traditional principles. That\u2019s just for sure. So, you know that going in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s what the battlefield looks like and if you stand up for the truth, you\u2019re going to face the wrath of these institutions in many respects,\u201d he added. \u201cThe media will almost assuredly try to smear you, Big Tech may censor you, and big business may even try to boycott you, boycott your state, boycott your jurisdiction, but that\u2019s what you have to be willing to put up with.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Conservatives, he added, have to&nbsp;\u201chave the backbone and the wherewithal to be willing to stand for those right things when the going gets tough when the lights get hot when people are throwing stuff at you and are trying to smear you. That is really where I think the rubber meets the road.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He used his battle to keep Florida free, even as other states were locking down during the COVID-19 pandemic \u2014 a decision that kept Florida\u2019s economy humming, even as other states struggled \u2014 as an example of standing up to leftist theories masquerading as conventional wisdom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou shouldn\u2019t view this through a political lens where you don\u2019t want to make a decision because you\u2019re worried about certain blowback or you\u2019re worried about what the media will say, or you\u2019re worried about all of these extraneous factors,\u201d DeSantis said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou take an oath to support and defend the Constitution, and you need to be willing to do that without fear or favor and you need to be resolute, and you need to get the job done. Refusing to rule correctly or even to rule at all for fear of any type of extraneous consequences is cowardice, and we can\u2019t have cowardly people in these positions at this moment in our history,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis faced sharp criticism from triggered leftists on Wednesday, after releasing a line of campaign merchandise emblazoned with the slogan, \u201cDon\u2019t Fauci My Florida. But&nbsp;DeSantis positions his approach to the COVID-19 pandemic in direct conflict with White House health advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci\u2019s approach.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen people [ask] what did you do in Florida?\u201d DeSantis said. \u201cI answer very shortly and clearly: Florida chose freedom over Fauci-ism. I wasn\u2019t about to let the state get Fauci\u2019d,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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