• @Yamainwitch@lemmy.world
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    1011 months ago

    Nothing would make me happier than to see those braindead republicans catch the car, so to speak. They have absolutely no foresight whatsoever, they just think they can pray for a viable government into existence. Texas is such a joke and they think all the other states are just jealous they aren’t Texas, lol embarrassing.

    • @WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      1911 months ago

      Texan here. The vast majority of us don’t want to secede and think this is crazy. Please don’t curse us along with the monsters that are ruining our lives.

      And before the “just move” train starts, a lot of us would like to, but we need access to our current support systems to survive, and can’t detangle our lives from our area at the drop of a hat.

      • @Yamainwitch@lemmy.world
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        011 months ago

        I understand what you’re saying, and it’s nothing personal against you. But, can I ask what are you doing to help? If being cursed with the consequences of personal comfort and complacency is what it takes to create actual change for the people that Texas so be it. I’m sure the majority don’t like it, it’s embarrassing, but what are they doing? Are they calling/emailing/writing to leadership? Are they voting? Are they encouraging their family members to vote? Until the majority get active against this insanity it’s going to get worse.

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          11 months ago

          As it so happens, yes. My family has been politically active as Texas progressives for almost 100 years now, and I’m part of that chain. I’ve been at the protests, made the phone calls, signed the petitions, and donated the money I can spare. Furthermore, I have a lot of friends who have been doing the same.

          We aren’t all complacent down here. Our state has been heavily gerrymandered to the point that we need a lot more than a simple majority to win an election. We’re doing everything we can, but anyone looking at the Republican Party right now can see that it is a huge and dangerous organization. They use smoke and mirrors to make their control in this state seem a lot more absolute than it actually is.

          Edit: I also wanted to add that when you call your Texas representatives, they don’t answer the phone. Shame doesn’t sway these people, which is why our best hope is changing demographics and getting out the vote.

          • @Yamainwitch@lemmy.world
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            211 months ago

            All I have to say is keep up the good fight. I know not all of Texas is like my family who are trump humping bastards. Keep fighting, I hope you guys can make some progress and de-program some of your peers but I know it’s an uphill battle. I don’t even live there and I’m exhausted with it all. I truly truly appreciate what you guys are doing. I don’t even live in Texas and I’m exhausted with their politics. Good luck, rooting for you from the East Coast 💖

        • @DarkNightoftheSoul@mander.xyz
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          111 months ago

          4head why didn’t I think of that? Just vote! It’s so fucking obvious! I’m gonna vote even HARDER this time! That’ll fix it!

          yeah. that will fix it.

      • @IamSparticles@lemmy.zip
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        011 months ago

        The vast majority of us don’t want to secede and think this is crazy.

        Maybe they don’t want to secede exactly, but I’m not so sure they think this is crazy. Although the demographics in Texas have shifted some in recent years, Abbott was still elected with more than a 10% margin, and polls seem to indicate that a majority of Texans support him on this issue. I don’t doubt that most of the people you know agree with you but Texas is a big state with a very large rural population, and most of them very much believe Texas has the right to defend its own border with Mexico.

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          11 months ago

          Do you live here too?

          And yeah, we think we have a right to defend the border, but that isn’t the same as saying that our way of doing it supersedes the national government, or that it is something to secede from the union over.

          And who are they polling? Because the last several elections have proven that polls are often wrong in this country, and especially this state.

          • @Crozekiel@lemmy.zip
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            011 months ago

            Everyone allowed to vote is who they “polled”… We’re talking about the 2022 Texas gubernatorial election…

            You can’t say that the majority of people in Texas don’t like the leadership but there’s nothing you can do about it when Abbott got nearly 20% more votes…