Polishprince
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They are doing well last I checked, but they do collect federal subsidies and the future of oil isn't so good. And lets face it, repubs can only do well if they don't have military spending. If Texas had to spend on a military they would be deeply in debt very quickly.I can't imagine anyone seceding. Texas is almost 50/50 repub/dem. Last I checked oil isn't doing that well, nor is its future....California is loyal to the United StatesLet's enact martial law in California, depose New some, deport all illegal aliens, and return California back to the people.Lets return Texas to MexicoPlease keep saying that.He does not seem to care, and in fact has shown that he revels in the "fuck you" he is watching. I would conclude that he does not believe that we are dead fucking serious.This is a very large part of why Trump won in 2016 and why the Dems underperformed in November. The Regressive Left wing of the party -- the illiberal, authoritarian end that pushes Political Correctness, Identity Politics and Cancel Culture -- has damaged the party considerably.Might be true, but the Dems are making a big mistake if they assume too much. They're certainly capable of going too far, as well.Republicans are being short sighted
Pandering to the MAGA crowd may help them win with the older, white Christians who fear their loss of power.
But younger Americans and minorities are repulsed by the actions of the far right. They are lost forever
This is why I don't like seeing the GOP turn into a fuckin' psycho ward like this. We need (at least) two strong parties.
When I checked the website of the Dem's national convention in 2016, it took me 15 minutes of clicking around until I saw the first picture of a white male who wasn't obviously depicted as gay.
It's all nice and fine when Democrats care for the issues of non-whites and other minorities ... but if they give a damn about white workers, they shouldn't be surprised when 70% of them then vote for someone like Trump.
And, just as the Trumpsters are refusing to look clearly and honestly in the mirror, so is the Regressive Left. As I always say, the two ends of our political spectrum can be comically similar in their behaviors.
We are NOT using mob violence to terrorize our enemies, and arresting people that defend themselves.
So, the similarities, are not very impressive.
Texas is GONE. Leaving. It may not be this year, or next year, but the sentiment is real and serious. We are getting the fuck out one way or another. If it's peaceful, great. But, I suspect that the powerbrokers will not give up on the world's 10th largest economy that easily. I am at peace with that eventuality and will die for it.
I don't know how this will shake out
I do know that if they want to marginalize and oppress the single largest ethnic group in the country, that there will be civil unrest that will START at the level of the 60s and grow from there.
I do.
Biden is President.
You won't do shit.
The more you run your shrill mouth, the more this becomes likely:
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Texas is not
Wasn't California trying to secede from the union a couple years ago? I think they are just as loyal to the US as is Texas.
Texas is attracting a lot of new businesses and people, its not just oil in Texas.
The wealthiest and greatest living African-American, Elon Musk, just move to the Tremendous State of Texas.
If Texas were an independent country, how much would they have to spend on a military?
They'd have to spend something, sure. But they have major river separating themselves from Mexico which is very defensible, and a friendly peaceloving people on its other borders.