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Being self-satisfied when telling others to leave you alone (get bent, get out, piss off, etc.) is quintessentially American. Texas is to America as America is
by chao- 4y ago
Being self-satisfied when telling others to leave you alone (get bent, get out, piss off, etc.) is quintessentially American. Texas is to America as America is to the world. It is a difference of magnitude, not direction, and Texas has this particular topic to conveniently funnel all that extra "screw you" energy into.
- xbar 4y agoI see your point, but I don't agree. Don't tread on me/independence are broad American values. "Screw Federal overreach" is a common American sentiment in many US states. Texas Monthly echoed appreciation for a broadly acknowledged Texas-as-nation-state fantasy. This is different in direction than any other US state and feels troubling.
- nyolfen 4y agostate independence or secession is routinely brought up in relation to california, idaho, and the PNW, at the very least. it has also been a constant since texas was accepted into the union. spare me the handwringing, americans are disagreeable.
- KerrAvon 4y agoThere isn't a regular drumbeat of secession from the state's own politicians and political groupies in those other places, and in California when it is discussed it's a worst-case scenario to protect ourselves, not an isolationist fever dream. There was a Russian-sponsored "CalExit" thing a few years ago, but that wasn't organic. It's in the water in Texas. edit: spelling
- nyolfen 4y ago> and in California when it is discussed it's a worst-case scenario to protect ourselves, not an isolationist fever dream. I am firm, you are obstinate, he is a pig-headed fool. I am righteously indignant, you are annoyed, he is making a fuss over nothing. I have reconsidered the matter, you have changed your mind, he has gone back on his word.