I suppose I’m a left-of-center liberal who flirts with anarchism and libertarianism. There’s a lot of alternative, electronic, experimental, and “world” music I like. I’m working on fan-fix-tion for The Handmaid’s Tale and Star Trek.

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  • Those Texans were presumably Americans and as such were hypocrites when many went on about freedom while tolerating, at times engaging in, genocide and slavery.

    wp:Mexican Texas

    In 1829, slavery was officially outlawed in Mexico.[26] Austin feared that the edict would cause widespread discontent and tried to suppress publication of it. Rumors of the new law quickly spread throughout the area and the colonists seemed on the brink of revolt.

    The new Texas constitution specifically allowed slavery and said no free person of African descent could reside in the new country without Congress’s consent.[82]


  • It’s not too surprising given that Texas was founded as a slave republic.

    I suppose things might be mitigated, though:

    women who need abortions can go to New Mexico for such (that and more regular use of pregnancy tests).

    maybe get a driver’s license out of state and use it in Texas—I also wonder if one can use fake fingerprints.

    maybe have open-carry marijuana protests on Hitler’s Birthday.