6 states siding against a supreme court decision to deny access to federal authorities seems big, if thats happened in my lifetime I've not heard of it before

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[–] wopazoo@hexbear.net 20 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I think anyone who thinks this is going to cause Russia to invade Ukraine needs to step outside for at least 3 hours. Screenshot this comment and feel free to @ me in 2-6 months when the current state of affairs has led nowhere.

[–] cleoburymortimer@hexbear.net 30 points 9 months ago (2 children)

bro they were massing like 200k soldiers on the border for several months before that, it's not comparable

[–] Dessa@hexbear.net 21 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I think anyone who thinks this assasination of Franz Ferdinand is going to cause a great war needs to step outside for at least 3 hours. Screenshot this comment and feel free to @ me in 2-6 months when the current state of affairs has led nowhere.

[–] abc@hexbear.net 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

this comparison's even more ridiculous than the Ukraine one - are you really trying to say that Texas refusing to the let federal agents access the border is equivalent to the leader of a country getting assassinated by a separatist and subsequently drawing its allies & enemies into an 5 year long international war across half a continent...Greg Abbott's the new Wilhelm II and Florida is obviously the Ottoman Empire. Makes sense to me!!!!

[–] Dessa@hexbear.net 16 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Nah, I'm just shitpostin'

[–] abc@hexbear.net 14 points 9 months ago

angry-hex thanks to you I've been sitting here for the past 30 minutes imagining a Ben Garrison style comic where the US/Mexico border is drawn sitting in a Gräf & Stift 28 with a bloody hole through it while Greg Abbott, drawn like Wilhelm II (labeled Texas) does the liberty-weeping in one corner and in the other there's this:

[–] wopazoo@hexbear.net 15 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

It might be obvious in hindsight, but everyone at the time thought it wasn't going to happen... until it did.

[–] ToxicDivinity@hexbear.net 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

There was already an actual war going on there pre the Russian invasion. It was a war that was started by a coup of the kiev gov. I think we will similarly need to see a coup happen before there's war here

[–] AnarchoAnarchist@hexbear.net 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Well I have good news for you, no matter who wins the election in 2024, at least 30% of the country will believe its illegitimate. More if we get some electoral college shenanigans.

[–] ToxicDivinity@hexbear.net 1 points 9 months ago

Do you remember the year 2000? Over half the country believed the result to be illegitimate, because it was

[–] abc@hexbear.net 6 points 9 months ago

I never said anything like that in regard to Ukraine so frankly the comparison is pointless. Theory-crafting balkanization of the US & making cool maps is all well and good but let's be serious about things.