Would it only be Texas though? Is there a chance that other US states might also join along with them, not because they wanted to secede before, but because the GOP is a cult and they can convince their people to go along with anything? Plus, how many military personnel would “defect” over to this new Texas Republic? The idea of Texas leaving and trying to go it alone against the rest of the current US is fairly one-sided, but what if Texas peels away a sizable chunk of the US with it? I wouldn’t doubt that Trump would support it if it meant saving his skin from all the trials he’s involved in (though given the status of most of them it may not be necessary).

[–] Dkarma@lemmy.world 20 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The entire US South is broke.

Completely broke. Like they can't survive without the blue states.

Even if all the southern coastal states left they'd still be broke.

[–] odium@programming.dev 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

https://smartasset.com/data-studies/states-most-dependent-federal-government-2023

[–] Five@slrpnk.net 5 points 6 months ago

Any state with ruling Republicans is likely to try and follow suit, as Texas leaving would mean they no longer have to votes to win a majority in federal congress or the executive ever again.