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I don't think most users here understand how serious this situation is. I have lived my entire life in Texas. In the eyes of most people here, the Federal gover
by stormfather 3y ago
I don't think most users here understand how serious this situation is. I have lived my entire life in Texas. In the eyes of most people here, the Federal government is actively blocking their attempts to defend themselves from a (peaceful) invasion. In the eyes of people here, the enemy isn't in Moscow or Beijing anymore, its in Washington. Keep in mind that we really do think of Texas as its own country. We even have a national beer. It's not like the rest of the US.
- 082349872349872 3y agoTFA's cartoon head bills it as the "National Guard" vs the US; have Texians forgotten their neighbour's https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand_in_the_Schoolhouse_Door https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand_in_the_Schoolhouse_Door ? (more recent followup https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/18/politics/peggy-wallace-kennedy-bash-intv/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/18/politics/peggy-wallace-ke... )
- sneed_chucker 3y agoI don't think desegregation is remotely comparable to what's going on here.
- 082349872349872 3y agoWhat's the difference? 1957: Gov Faubus attempts a ridiculous political stunt, even mobilising the AK Nat'l Guard, but Eisenhower federalises them, and —the guard having been an actual well regulated milita— they follow orders so the stunt is over. 1963: Gov Wallace attempts a ridiculous political stunt, but Kennedy federalises the AL Nat'l Guard, and —the guard having been an actual well regulated militia— they follow orders so the stunt is over. 2024: Gov Abbott attempts a ridiculous political stunt, even mobilising the TX Nat'l Guard, and... ? See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurrection_Act_of_1807 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurrection_Act_of_1807
- Gibbon1 3y agoWhat I see going on in Texas is the small towns and cities in the north and west that aren't relentlessly dying are being bulked up by Hispanics.