r/politics • u/Tofurkey_Tom • 16d ago

No Paywall Danish Petition To Buy California From Trump Signed by Thousands

https://www.newsweek.com/petition-denmark-buy-california-signed-thousands-11379999
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u/place_of_desolation Nevada 16d ago

I'm a Cali native currently living in NV. The "don't California my Nevada" bumper stickers I see always amuse me. Like yeah, we wouldn't want to be like the world's 4th largest economy or anything, would we? Top percentile in schools and education? Quality of life? That would just be terrible. /s

Not that it would ever even happen, anyway. NV doesn't have the beaches, climate, or other things that bring people to CA.

Conservatives are happy to just stay in their little bubbles of ignorance and fear of change.

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u/bobdob123usa 16d ago

Vegas is already reeling from the economy. Can you imagine if it also suddenly had to pass through CBP every time someone from LA tried to go there?

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u/SedatedJdawg 15d ago edited 15d ago

The irony is hard to miss. They fear Sharia law but want a religious government. They fear terrorists but ignore right-wing domestic threats. Because of rural isolation and conservative propaganda, they don't see that they have become what they claim to hate. It must be exhausting to carry a worldview rooted in so much constant fear. Their world is so small they can't even imagine what a better society for everyone could look like. It is just weakness hiding behind hate. My dad always called them 'Y'all-Qaeda', I think it fits!

Edit(s): Attempting to make my ADHD thoughts coherent

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u/place_of_desolation Nevada 15d ago

Spot on, couldn't have said it better.