I bet the state’s rights crowd will love this
"not like that"
Literally the civil war started because kansas didn't want to be a slave state. The whole state's right thing is just a talking point not a held belief.
Are you saying the next civil war will be fought over abortion and LGBTQ rights?
I'm just saying the whole "state's rights" things is sort of a red herring. The right believes they don't have to follow the rules; "crimes are when undesireables do things only I should be allowed to do"
I think it's more likely blue states secede than civil war. If enough liberal folks got on board, the conservatives would bit at the chance to be the new USA with a majority of the states.
I also think the impetus won't be social, it will be economic.
Cecession will literally start a new civil war. I'm looking forward to killing some traitors.
No concrete plans yet but we’ll see what they can do. Good to see that some people haven’t given up all hope.
Do not give up hope. Don't stop trying to make the world a better place. As long as we have people that take action, we still have hope.
I'm done, y'all can have hope. My hope was deleted long ago.
I'm prone to thinking like that too, but what keeps me from staying that way is the knowledge that that's exactly what the fascists want. So fuck em, it may be illogical but they can pry my belief that we can build a better world from my cold dead hands.
Fighting fascism is a great cause to rally behind and give people purpose.
This is where I'm landing too. I will stay hopeful out of spite for these fuckers.
We need your help.
I've done nothing useful or transformative.
You don't need to be a rockstar. Almost nobody's a rockstar. We need you to be you and to give at least one shit.
I'm done
Just the smallest shit. One iota. One atom.
Don't give in to what those fuckers want.
If nothing else, save a little for the next vote in 2 years. We can't afford to lose you.
I still have hope... just not for America. I can make somewhere else better.
Unfortunately, I believe America affects the world.
California should just separate from Fed
A constitutional crisis is very likely over the next 4 years. And if it does, all bets are off.
The crisis already happened when the SC declared the President a dictator and Biden didn't have them executed for it with the powers they just gave him.
Solve the water crisis, then yeah
Australia uses desalinization and it works well.
5th largest economy in the world, motherfuckers!
We don't need the US, but their military means we're fucked should we ever try, anyway
True, at least the magas don’t have full control of every state government.
Yes, please. Protecting and solidifying rights in the areas we can is the only way we can get through this nightmare. Hopefully progressives can claw back from this although it’s going to take generations.
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