To be clear, what’s going on is that the Governor of Texas is using the National Guard to block US border patrol from accessing the border, and using language that is very similar to that in the articles of secession to justify it.

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    10 months ago

    This is going to last all of 20 minutes when things come to a head.

    Americans don’t want civil war, Americans want affordable housing.

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      10 months ago

      In part, this strikes me as practice insurrection. Mobilize a military force and see how the Fed responds, knowing you’ll back down before things go really hot.

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        10 months ago

        Even an ‘official’ insurrection would not go very far. Most people don’t want it and wouldn’t take part. There might be resistance pockets here and there, but that’s it. Who is going to leave their job, grab a gun and go fight when they’re living paycheck-to-paycheck?

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              10 months ago

              All of the right wingers I know that like trump all say the same thing: “if they come for me I’ll blah blah blah”.
              None of them would ever leave thier house to go fight for anyone. They’ve got TV to watch.