Ron DeSantis Has Some Excellent Advice About the Mob After All the Joe Rogan Controversies – Opinion

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has some very solid advice to impart to everyone, especially after podcast host Joe Rogan did exactly what you’re not supposed to in the wake of the “controversies” he’s been embroiled in.

According to Fox News, DeSantis told Fox News Digital on Monday that Rogan’s attempts at apologizing to the mob was the wrong move, suggesting that doing so is only giving up your own power:

“No, he shouldn’t have apologized. “No, he shouldn’t have apologized. The mob will come after people, and they’re targeting Rogan because he’s threatening to upset the apple cart on some of the things that they’re holding dear. And with COVID, he’s just bringing opposing views. He’s letting people decide. They say he’s against [the COVID vaccine]. I do not listen to his show, but then I read he specifically advocated for people with co-morbidities and elderly to get vaccinated,” DeSantis said.

DeSantis continued, “I think a lot of the legacy outlets and I think the left fear the fact that he can reach so many people, and so they’re out to destroy him. But what I would say is don’t give an inch. Don’t apologize. You must not apologize for the actions of others. Stand up and tell them to pound sand; if you do that, there’s really nothing that they’re able to do to you. The only way they have power is if you let them get your goat.”

DeSantis supported Rogan by stating that legacy media outlets spread misinformation, while still claiming they are fighting it. After Brian Stelter, a CNN host complained that people were more interested in Rogan’s views than those who were reading his news reports, the Florida Governor raised CNN.

“But if you look from the beginning, who was advocating for lockdowns? CNN, New York Times. Who advocates for school closings? These outlets. Who advocated force-masking of children? Those outlets.”

DeSantis further cited Johns Hopkins research that showed lockdowns during the spring 2020 decreased COVID mortality rates in Europe and America by 0.2%.

“And then what ends up happening? Johns Hopkins conducts the research. Lockdowns didn’t work. It is clear that masked jurisdictions are no more successful than unmasked ones. All the things they’ve said. The narratives collapse after six months to 12 months. They will not admit that they made mistakes and they won’t go back. They will not go back and make amends. It’ll just move on to the next thing and craft the next narrative.”

DeSantis, of all people, knows exactly what he’s talking about here. The man can’t breathe out of his right nostril without legacy media talking heads screaming about how he hates people who breathe out of their left nostril. Due to his effectiveness in combatting the left’s agenda, DeSantis is a prime target for leftists of every stripe, often enduring baseless attacks on him as a Governor or even as a person.

However, one of the reasons he’s continued to be so powerful is the people’s confidence in him, and some of that confidence comes from the fact that he refuses to back down from a mob that is wholly unconcerned with fairness or reason.

As I’ve written before, the radical leftists aren’t looking for balance or to correct the record with facts. DeSantis also pointed out that facts don’t mean anything. This boils down into narrative dominance. Rogan poses a threat and will accept no less than total censorship. For these people, an apology is only a signal that you’re bleeding and, like sharks, they will move in for the kill.

Never berate the mob. Ever.