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Shouldn't they be trying to relocate more people to TX so they can vote for more sane representation? If a bunch of people end up moving out of the state over t

Shouldn't they be trying to relocate more people to TX so they can vote for more sane representation? If a bunch of people end up moving out of the state over this then the TX GOP gets what they want.

rbanffy 5y ago
That’s a very good point. They should support people moving to districts that can be flipped so that Texas can turn blue. Also donate heavily to the races that can bring Texas back to, at least, the 20th century.
cronix 5y ago
> If a bunch of people end up moving out of the state over this then the TX GOP gets what they want. It would be more interesting to me to find out people who would actually quit/leave vs saying they will. I'd bet in actuality it's quite a small number that would follow through and certainly not an exodus. A lot of people always say they will do X, but don't actually do it when it comes down to it because it would inconvenience them or burden them too much to actually follow through. Both quit our jobs? Do we have enough saved to do that? Sell the house? Pull the kids out of school away from the only friends they've known? Find new daycare that we trust? Move away from family, extended family and everything you know? Find a new house? Find 2 new jobs making as much as we were? Finding a new city in a new state that we like and feel like we fit in? That's a lot harder to actually do than say "I'd move."
kyle_martin1 5y ago
As a Texan, don't move here if you do not intend to adopt our culture. You have 49 other options after all.
- cultofmetatron 5y ago
  I'm happy to come out to Texas and vote out your culture. Your ancestors did the same exact thing to the people that were there before. No wait, your ancestors used guns and pushed them out by force.
  - kyle_martin1 5y ago
    Congratulations! You discovered a gem of history-- it repeats itself. Look up theory of Anacyclosis.
    - cultofmetatron 5y ago
      well credit where credit is due. I've been saying for years that there's a cycle where anarchy -> depotism -> momarchy -> democracy -> anarchy. Had no idea there was a word for it
      - kyle_martin1 5y ago
        Yeah I had this theory too and was recently introduced to the term. Turns out no idea is original. This site is pretty good: https://anacyclosis.org/portfolio/what-is-anacyclosis/ https://anacyclosis.org/portfolio/what-is-anacyclosis/ Conservatives believe the USA is in the early stages of collapse. I happen to agree with them.
        cultofmetatron 5y ago
        I'm not a conservative but having travelled around the world, I happen to agree. But I'd contest that there are plenty of republican policies contributing to that degradation as well. When I look at the countries with the highest inequality, what strikes me is a few things like extreme competition and tragedy of the commons effects. Things that federal regulation is suppossed to reign in.
        kyle_martin1 5y ago
        Right. That's why folks are moving from Texas to California. Oh wait...
        cultofmetatron 5y ago
        yes, rich people are moving to texas. for the same reason I like to be in colombia. wealth inequality is great if you're the one on the wealthy side.

rbanffy 5y ago

That’s a very good point. They should support people moving to districts that can be flipped so that Texas can turn blue. Also donate heavily to the races that can bring Texas back to, at least, the 20th century.

cronix 5y ago

> If a bunch of people end up moving out of the state over this then the TX GOP gets what they want. It would be more interesting to me to find out people who would actually quit/leave vs saying they will. I'd bet in actuality it's quite a small number that would follow through and certainly not an exodus. A lot of people always say they will do X, but don't actually do it when it comes down to it because it would inconvenience them or burden them too much to actually follow through. Both quit our jobs? Do we have enough saved to do that? Sell the house? Pull the kids out of school away from the only friends they've known? Find new daycare that we trust? Move away from family, extended family and everything you know? Find a new house? Find 2 new jobs making as much as we were? Finding a new city in a new state that we like and feel like we fit in? That's a lot harder to actually do than say "I'd move."

kyle_martin1 5y ago

As a Texan, don't move here if you do not intend to adopt our culture. You have 49 other options after all.

cultofmetatron 5y ago
I'm happy to come out to Texas and vote out your culture. Your ancestors did the same exact thing to the people that were there before. No wait, your ancestors used guns and pushed them out by force.
- kyle_martin1 5y ago
  Congratulations! You discovered a gem of history-- it repeats itself. Look up theory of Anacyclosis.
  - cultofmetatron 5y ago
    well credit where credit is due. I've been saying for years that there's a cycle where anarchy -> depotism -> momarchy -> democracy -> anarchy. Had no idea there was a word for it
    - kyle_martin1 5y ago
      Yeah I had this theory too and was recently introduced to the term. Turns out no idea is original. This site is pretty good: https://anacyclosis.org/portfolio/what-is-anacyclosis/ https://anacyclosis.org/portfolio/what-is-anacyclosis/ Conservatives believe the USA is in the early stages of collapse. I happen to agree with them.
      - cultofmetatron 5y ago
        I'm not a conservative but having travelled around the world, I happen to agree. But I'd contest that there are plenty of republican policies contributing to that degradation as well. When I look at the countries with the highest inequality, what strikes me is a few things like extreme competition and tragedy of the commons effects. Things that federal regulation is suppossed to reign in.
        kyle_martin1 5y ago
        Right. That's why folks are moving from Texas to California. Oh wait...
        cultofmetatron 5y ago
        yes, rich people are moving to texas. for the same reason I like to be in colombia. wealth inequality is great if you're the one on the wealthy side.