Current Events > This is what you get with strong Republican party.

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https://twitter.com/EricaOnABC13/status/1362210811092082688

There even Republican elected official saying people should stay in the cold before getting more federal aid.

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This is somehow AOC's fault!

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spigot*

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I'm not seeing this claim on the video...
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Its all that useless wind power! It causes cancer and freezes! Unlike Natural Gas!

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LepartialJury posted...

I feel bad for them. They'd never experienced this before.

If it's any consolation, the majority of them are getting what they voted for

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Giblet_Enjoyer posted...

If it's any consolation, the majority of them are getting what they voted for

Bro that's in Houston... Most probably vote democrat.

Stop with the Texas hating. We fucking hate Republicans, first of all. Second of all, you're doing the same shit as the worthless GOP when California gets their fires.

b b b but this only happens in Socialism !!!! ;(

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Giblet_Enjoyer posted...

If it's any consolation, the majority of them are getting what they voted for

its really really bad verging on outright stupid to group people together like this while reasoning. Texas is a huge place with a ton of people

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DoctorPiranha3 posted...

We fucking hate Republicans

So much that you keep voting for them.

DoctorPiranha3 posted...

Second of all, you're doing the same shit as the worthless GOP when California gets their fires.

Which is...?

I'm not going on TV and blaming it on green energy if that's what you mean.

ultimate reaver posted...

its really really bad verging on outright stupid to group people together like this while reasoning. Texas is a huge place with a ton of people

Most of whom voted wrong. And will continue to do so because they literally cannot help themselves

Obviously I feel for the people who got tangled up in their fellow statesmens' stupidity. That's why I said "most"
But hopefully this learning opportunity will be taken by Texans and they'll realize that actions have consequences and voting is more than a fashion statement.

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Giblet_Enjoyer posted...

Most of whom voted wrong. And will continue to do so because they literally cannot help themselves

Is it most? I mean their leadership has been doing everything possible to make it harder for democrats to vote. I mean just recently they put what, two drop boxes for votes in the entire state or something similar to that? Cause they knew republican voters would come in person to vote, while most democrats are smarter and want to avoid large gatherings due to covid.

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And this is what you get with a strong Democratic party


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Giblet_Enjoyer posted...

So much that you keep voting for them.

Which is...?

I'm not going on TV and blaming it on green energy if that's what you mean.

Most of whom voted wrong. And will continue to do so because they literally cannot help themselves

Obviously I feel for the people who got tangled up in their fellow statesmens' stupidity. That's why I said "most"
But hopefully this learning opportunity will be taken by Texans and they'll realize that actions have consequences and voting is more than a fashion statement.

Youre weird

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Lord_Shadow_19 posted...

And this is what you get with a strong Democratic party

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Thanks, Obama.

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This is not a third world country.

Yes it is

Dark_SilverX posted...

California doesn't have any freedom.

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Lord_Shadow_19 posted...

California doesn't have any freedom.

There's a mandatory religion?

Lord_Shadow_19 posted...

And this is what you get with a strong Democratic party

Homeless people end up in cities what can I say people are trying to do things to fix that. Too bad places like WV still have Yemen farmers and people think that is normal.

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Ruvan22 posted...

There's a mandatory religion?

Yes, but to discuss that in more detail would violate the tos

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Lord_Shadow_19 posted...

Yes, but to discuss that in more detail would violate the tos

I..err.. you are claiming the state of California has a state sponsored religion? That all residents have to practice?
If you don't want to discuss that, what are some other ways CA doesn't have any freedoms?

Ruvan22 posted...

I..err.. you are claiming the state of California has a state sponsored religion? That all residents have to practice?
If you don't want to discuss that, what are some other ways CA doesn't have any freedoms?

Its all connected

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Giblet_Enjoyer posted...

If it's any consolation, the majority of them are getting what they voted for

Not in Houston.

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Error1355 posted...

This is somehow AOC's fault!

@Error1355 watch it buddy, if you dare mess with the Queen or say anything remotely that can be taken in not a positive light the mods will have a melty

> Not third world
> Houston

Can we all stop dunking on victims of a really tragic natural disaster? Cuz that's what this is. It was a natural disaster. And it doesn't really need to be politicized while people are still picking their broken lives back up.
Like, I'm not defending Republicans, but pretending that a left-leaning Texas would've magically prepared for a one in a billion, freak natural disaster, that the state has never had to deal with in recorded history, is a fucking fantasy.

Yeah. GOP is a pack of jokers about climate change, but you're delusional if you think "The state should've been spending the last 2 decades overhauling its infrastructure to prepare for a once in a lifetime freak occurrence" is some really easy solution that different politicians would've put into play.

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Lord_Shadow_19 posted...

Its all connected

Do you have any proof of this connection? Because I have some friends in CA and none have mentioned being forced to change religions..

LostForest posted...

you're delusional if you think "The state should've been spending the last 2 decades overhauling its infrastructure to prepare for a once in a lifetime freak occurrence" is some really easy solution that different politicians would've put into play.

There was a big winter storm in 2011; El Paso took action in response, the rest of the state did not
https://www.texasmonthly.com/news/el-paso-electric-winter-storm-2021/?
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zahrahirji/texas-power-outage-causes-2011

Now, your broader point that blue states are also unprepared for the damages of climate change is true, but specifically in Texas there is a better alternative that can be pointed to.

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Antifar posted...

There was a big winter storm in 2011; El Paso took action in response, the rest of the state did not
https://www.texasmonthly.com/news/el-paso-electric-winter-storm-2021/?
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zahrahirji/texas-power-outage-causes-2011

Now, your broader point that blue states are also unprepared for the damages of climate change is true, but specifically in Texas there is a better alternative that can be pointed to.

That's a fair point, based on the info about El Paso. Though TBF I don't know if it's 100% a good comparison, since besides them prepping their power plants, it does state that they were able to fall back on a power grid outside of Texas. But it def is some interesting insight. I still doubt that any political makeup over the last ten years would've made much difference, since situations like that 2011 cold snap are really rare, and culturally, people don't think it's going to happen with enough frequency to need to make the needed changes, whether they're left-leaning or right-leaning, the same way that most NYers don't actively think about needing to modify their infrastructure in prep for a major earthquake. (Though hopefully given this tragedy, it does sway the general public into changing their minds)

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