Yes we can.
I understand the politics behind this all, but that's for another day. I have long since felt that no private commercial enterprise needs this level of autonomy. Call me an old-fashioned socialist hardliner.
It's hard because it's true Disney, or any corporation, shouldn't have this much power. I absolutely agree and think so. But the right thing can be being done for the wrong reason and, in the process, do more harm than good - both immediate, and as precedent. Disney should not be losing this because they used their First Amendment rights. You can't simply examine it materially outside of the political reasoning, as the reasons for it will have material effects going forward as well. It'll say: if a politician doesn't like something someone (like it or not- I sure don't- corporations are considered persons by the law) says, they can indirectly punish them for that in some other way with no backlash or checks. That sort of precedent-setting is as important in the executive branch as it is in courts or legislature - especially if the person behind it is eying the presidency.
And you certainly understand the motivation isn't proper as you said yourself. So, that's, well that. Some things can't be divorced from the politics behind them, especially when, you know, the government's involved.
There's the way it's being done, as well, and immediately saddling Floridians with 2b in extra taxes for the express upkeep of WDW's out-of-park infrastructure is... not great. I'm sure there's a way to dissolve it and make Disney foot the bill still. But it's clear DeSantis is doing this entirely as "punishment for supporting LGBT rights" reasons to show-off to his constituents and potential presidential candidacy voters, and not the "corporation oligarchy bad" reasons you or I think it should be done. So as a result, he's just going ahead and, well, doing it. It certainly mirrors a lot of the other bills he's backed, knowing they likely will get struck down in court, but looking tough on "wokeness" or what have you is more important for his ambitions.
I hope I haven't gotten too political here, incidentally, but like I said, I think this is one issue you just can't talk about without examining the politics behind it. Plenty of others around WDW that you can connect to politics but needn't bring them up, but this isn't one of them. I also hope I haven't come across as incindiary, I really am just trying to explain things as best I can, and I apologize if I seem too mean or preachy.
For now, on quick intuition, I think you might be right. But I'm not sure. Fifty-five years is a long time, the world was different back then.
