Some individuals are okay, I have some friends in Texas (though none are gun owners).
Things are spinning out of control between the abortion restrictions, school shootings, and toxic and hateful political climate. The macro trends are alarming, to say the least.
Anyway, this comment reminded me of The Handmaid's Tale.
That’s lumping a lot of people together and alienating them. Liberals are doing that plenty in my home country right now.
The south is like a quarter to a third black! 30 million or so queer people live down there. It's the most populous region of the united states and the home or origin of gigantic swathes of organic american culture.
If you feel like things are going badly down there, you should reach out in solidarity to southerners, because many more of them agree with you than you are encouraged to think. Segregation is still basically a thing, tens of millions are disenfranchised and intentionally impoverished. It's more correct to think of it as occupied territory than your enemy. The shame we should feel is our own, for letting this continue against the wills of so many who live under it.
I am eager to see the minorities in TX get more involved in politics and help restore sanity.
Indeed.