Florida Republican Party Scandal: Ousting of Christian Ziegler and Double Standards in Politics

2024-01-08 23:29:59

The Republican Party of Florida ousted this Monday its president Christian Ziegler, who is the subject of allegations of rape and voyeurism. Ziegler is the husband of Bridget Ziegler, one of the three founders of the Moms for Liberty organization, which was notably involved in the fight for the so-called “Don’t Say Gay” law. The couple had been having a ménage à trois with a woman who accused Ziegler of raping her in his wife’s absence.

Beyond its sordid aspects, the affair seems to present a clear case of double standards. On the one hand, Ziegler is rejected by the Republicans without even having been charged. On the other hand, the vast majority of Republicans in Florida and other US states wholeheartedly support Donald Trump, who has been found responsible for rape – yes, yes, rapeaccording to the details of a New York judge after the trial of the ex-president for defamation brought by ex-journalist E. Jean Carroll -, in addition to having been indicted in four criminal cases.

Do you understand that?

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