Posted on 10/09/2021 2:13:17 AM PDT by Kaslin
Anyone paying attention knows that America is fast polarizing to become two distinct factions. One is comprised of the coastal blue states commanded by dictators, for whom concepts like individual liberty are just speed bumps on the way to their newfangled visions of progress, and the other is largely made up of the red states in America’s heartland and Southeast, where leaders still generally fear the electoral consequences of putting their boots on their constituents’ throats.
The latter faction’s ultimate victory in the war of ideas is the only chance we have of maintaining anything that resembles the American ideal, but that chance seems to be vanishing quickly as the blue states are consolidating their current ascendency to bring blue state authoritarianism to the red states via international corporate power, social conformity campaigns, and federal tyranny in Washington, including executive edicts, unconstitutional legislation, and threats to subvert the judiciary.
It’s no wonder, you might say, that roughly two-out-of-three Republicans are open to the idea of secession, according to some polls. So, are we heading toward civil war, as many have openly asserted in recent years? And if so, what can we learn from the last one to inform us about the nature of today’s crisis? Looked at closely, there are important differences.
The media would have us believe that the blue states are the modern analogs of the free states in 1860, and the red states are the modern analogs of the secessionist slave states. And yet, this dynamic has existed almost entirely in the inverse for some time.
Let’s first consider the political dynamics in 1860. America was similarly divided into two general factions, then defined as “free” and “slave” states. Then, there was no mass exodus occurring from the free states to the slave states.
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I’m sure Russia would love to get the state back. LaRaza has as much chance as Russia
"Starve out the cities" is the same way. A lot of rural areas in the country can't feed themselves either and rely on farms and processing plants elsewhere or on government transfer payments.
Having to go through customs to get to work or visit relatives or go shopping would tie up a lot of resources and make everybody furious. So much of the stuff that people need to have and love to have comes from overseas now. Imagine if it had to go through a hundred border crossings to get to you.
Austin's culture is a plus for him, not a minus. Nonetheless, the rest of Texas is very different and more supportive of business. Think of it as California fifty years ago. San Francisco was crazy, but the rest of the state wasn't a bad place to live or do business. Maybe 20 years from now Texas will be like California, but by then, Musk will be on Mars and have other things to worry about.
I’m sure Russia would love to get the state back. LaRaza has as much chance as Russia
You do realize this is a movement that has gained momentum in CA and Mexico for over 40 years and that Mexico is all for it? And has supplied many people to resettle the state.
Frankly they can have it for all I care.
California has had an economy right behind Germany in productivity
It has enormous ports and bases.
It will cripple the country and make in less defendable if it becomes a border.
Yeah its lost anyway ... no one stands up everyone is too comfortable watching their phones texting having ‘fun’ partying playing sleeping. I knew it was over 4 decades ago - you guys are just sniffing after a rotting corpse.
Travis county and the city of Austin are just as bad as California — the rest of Texas is largely irrelevant there.
For that matter, every major city everywhere is now as bad as California. Soros bought them all.
They appear to be more responsive than the costal states to their citizens opinions and desires. Where you at?
Georgia.
In Georgia, all a Republican politician has to do to get elected is mention the 2nd Amendment and they want to lower taxes. They don’t have to do much about the 2A, and actually have chickened out on a few things.
As for taxes, typical promises with no action
They have no problem flooding the state with illegals and refugees. Most, if not almost ALL of the people hate the $800,000,000 that the movie industry gets in tax breaks that we’ve never had a voice in giving.
Hate the fact that, like Texas, they want every tech company to move. Be use we all know that means more liberals. Folks we don’t want.
The Amish are going to inherit the earth.
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