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[–] 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (5 children)

This is politics not a marriage. Politics is a competition for resources

How is saying things like "Texas has an evil political culture spewing malice across this country for my entire adult life, it needs to shattered into pieces, and the land salted," "Texas is the heart and soul of this evil empire, no decent person is safe as long as it exists," and "it needs to go because I will not live in fear" less than two days after it turns blue supposed to help with that?

It sounds like you just want to vindictively genocide an entire state because a portion of that state is composed of assholes who cause problems for others. That's only going to perpetuate the cycles of hatred, violence, and suffering.

Don't you realize a large number of Texans are hispanic? And you really want to claim they need to be "shattered into pieces" and their land salted? And you're trying to place yourself on some exceptionalist moral pedestal so you can feel superior while you say it?

Don't become the monster you seek to destroy. Because currently, from what you're saying, it sounds like you want to turn the whole state of Texas into another Gaza. And I can't get behind that.

Hold ICE accountable, hold the broligarchs and oil tycoons accountable, hold the talking heads accountable, hold the GOP accountable, and hold all the corrupt Texas politicians accountable. Do all that, no one here is saying not to.

What we're saying not to do, is advocating for seemingly a genocide of the entire state of Texas. Because that's only going to fuel more fear and hatred, and make you look like the bad guy, and all those corrupt assholes will only get to ride out the victim card you're handing them by lumping all the decent people of that state into the same category as the indecent people, because your worldview is too narrow and immature to avoid such pitfalls of sweepingly broad generalizations like you're doing now.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

    Wow, you sound just like Israel. Replace "Texas" with "Palestine" and it's a 1:1 aspect ratio.

    No one is calling for a genocide, you are being hysterical to undermine my valid point

    You literally said, and I quote:

    Texas has an evil political culture spewing malice across this country for my entire adult life, it needs to shattered into pieces, and the land salted

    Texas is the heart and soul of this evil empire, no decent person is safe as long as it exists

    it needs to go because I will not live in fear

    If that's not genocidal-scale rhetoric, and I'm just being hysterical, then fucking sue me for defamation.

    Metaphorically salt the Earth

    No walksie-backsies, you said what you said.

    how do you not understand the consequences of using violence to advance Texas’s political agenda?

    So you using violence to advance your political agenda would be any different at all?

    But sure, this is about my lack of understanding... 🙄

    “Fuel more fear and hatred” what precisely did Minnesota do to Texas to make them fear and hate us? This is the epitome of DARVO

    Okay so now that you're resorting to strawman, we can confirm that you're not arguing in good faith. Because I never said nor even insinuated that Minnesota did anything to deserve what ICE brought to them.

    I want safety for my family and all Minnesotans,

    Killing everyone in Texas will not get you that.

    Texas is too violent and ugly to behave peacefully.

    Again, you're attempting to blame an entire state (one which just turned blue, I'll remind you) for the actions of the most corrupt and hateful people from among them.

    Corrupt, hateful, and malicious people exist in every state. If you continue to blame entire states for the depravity of their lowest members, then the only logical conclusion for you would be to wipe out every state one by one until there's none left.

    The line of reasoning you're following leads to a dead end, and puts you on the same moral footing as the people you hate so strongly. It can only perpetuate more cycles of hatred and violence; it can never resolve them.

    The fact that you can't see that is just sad.

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    I want my family and neighbors to be safe, it is not possible with Texas having any say over my life.

    That's a normal thing to want, and I'm sure Talarico will be fighting so that we can all enjoy that safety again, in every state.

    America broke for me in January and even this election did nothing to put any of the pieces back together.

    America broke for many of us, but it's time to start putting some pieces back together. The election didn't do it for us, but it gives us the opportunity to start. It will take some time, but if we don't start then we'll never finish either.

    You can either join us in putting the pieces back together, or reinforce the cycles of brokenness, or even sit on the sidelines and pretend to be morally absolved of any personal responsibility in the matter. That's your choice, I won't make it for you.

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