Sorry to go all doom and gloom, but I have this sinking feeling that despite their best efforts, progressive US states will be unable to prevent LGBT people from being rounded up after the Holocaust machine is done with the illegal immigrants. The window is closing
this post was submitted on 11 Nov 2024
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If the US goes full Holocaust, then progressive states can vote to leave the US. It'll be ugly, but it's been done before.
Vote how? You think the Federal government is going to care what Blue states vote to do? It's gonna be forceful secession or nothing.
...then progressive states can vote to leave the US.
No they can't? There is no mechanism for a state to unilaterally secede from the United States. That is literally one of the main causes of the American Civil War? This isn't me trying to ignore the slavery issue, it's still the root cause. However, seceding from the union is what directly caused the war itself.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secession_in_the_United_States
The GOP margin in the House is going to be too slim for anything radical (at least until 2027). And assuming the immigrant "roundup" isn't merely performative--it probably is--the economic fallout from it will exhaust Trump's political capital to be challenging states for the time being.
This is related:
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With the results of the 2024 presidential election confirmed, members of the LGBTQ+ community are understandably distressed. Seeing as Donald Trump plans to rollback transgender rights and other protections for queer people, it's clear why 86 percent of LGBTQ+ voters cast their ballots for Kamala Harris, and why 62 percent said they’d be “scared” for Trump to win.
Many are also alarmed that the hateful policies are seemingly what the majority of Americans have endorsed, but Dr. Michelle Forcier, a clinician with LGBTQ+ digital healthcare platform FOLX Health, believes it better to interpret the results in a different way.
Am afraid to even check to see whether my state's leaning friendly or fascist v.v Purple seemed better than red but... ugh. Horrible world, horrible hunams all over. Bleeeeegh, I say :|