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Texas independence vote is imminent, group's leader says (www.newsweek.com)

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[-] Thorndike@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

How about you take everything south of the Mason Dixon line as well...

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[-] nullPointer@programming.dev 6 points 11 months ago

3rd time is the charm!

[-] tiredofsametab@kbin.social 5 points 11 months ago

Good luck with that. Yes, one of the major ports in the US is there, lots of military, oil and gas, etc. However, leaving the US, particularly with the local gov having a hard-on for dictatorial bullshit, would basically immediately prove a danger to the US as it could threaten security by (a) having all the left-over military assets but also (b) they could theoretically invite Russia or someone to build a base in Texas and the US will be having none of that. Succession almost certainly means war almost immediately.

[-] AnonTwo@kbin.social 2 points 11 months ago

Also like you said, all that millitary, oil, and gas

They would be overrun in a day.

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[-] watson387@sopuli.xyz 4 points 11 months ago

Don't wait. Fuck off right now!

[-] audiomodder@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 11 months ago

My reaction: when Michael Scott finds out that Toby is back, but the exact opposite.

[-] WarlordSdocy@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Probably gonna go the same way as what happened with Catalonia, if it gets that far.

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