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Re:Microsoft Wins Pentagon’s $10B Contract by delecti on Friday October 25, 2019 @08:21PM (#21360567)
It was kinda a whole todo the last time some people tried to secede from the Union. It's weird to think it's a good idea to try again.
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Re:Microsoft Wins Pentagon’s $10B Contract by nkozyra on Friday October 25, 2019 @09:51PM (#21361106)
It was a whole todo for myriad reasons at a particularly fragile time for the union.

I think it's weird to reject the idea out of hand in 2019. Practically, I doubt there'd be much difference between living in Texas in 2019 and living there one year after independence.

As globalism increases in the wake of colonialism, I actually think this could be a very positive thing. Empires and consolidated power are a problem. Tribalism is a problem. Nationalism is a problem.

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Re:Microsoft Wins Pentagon’s $10B Contract by rgrieselhuber on Friday October 25, 2019 @08:39PM (#21360678)
Texas is a special case in this context, although highly contentious.
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