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some have said it was dumb of Texas to bus people, saying that we shouldn't have even let them in.
I hope everyone now can see how it was a power move in a situation where all other avenues were blocked.
Remember, the GOP wouldn't even give Trump a few billion for a wall because they were still trying to play the "we care about budgets" character.
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@sickburnbro It was a Kobayashi Maru type move where the sanctuary leaders had no good options. I don’t know why more people didn’t see it that way.
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@NitroDubs Most people didn't see is that way because it's facing known costs with a uncertain outcome. The Maru is fake hollywood shit, but it exemplifies a truth about leaders. Being a leader is hard, and most of the time isn't fun.
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@NitroDubs As a corollary: if your position of a "leader" is easy, you aren't a leader.
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@sickburnbro It’s not a great comparison, but it’s convenient shorthand for unwinnable situation.
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@NitroDubs that's why I said "it is hollywood shit" - the scene setup has to be hamfisted in order to sell the point in limited time to people with limited engagement.
In reality you have stuff like this - stuff that it isn't "instant death" but a horde of attackers who you aren't allowed to deal with appropriately.
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@sickburnbro Thing is the destination cities brought this on themselves as Texas just says “gibs there are top notch, and here’s a free ticket to go there if you want”. They can‘t even bring themselves to remove the gibs to stem the tide.
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@EvilSandmich That's because they used it to define themselves against Trump.
If they give up, it's admitting Trump was right and we needed a border wall.
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@kf01 sucks for him, it's already dry.
We added like 4 trillion in debt this year. we're basically milking the entire world dry at this point, and the world is starting to say "uh, no thanks"
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@sickburnbro look at that fat bastard laying down without a care in the world. He knows he can milk everything dry and cucks won't bat an eye.
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@sickburnbro I've been in a "whatever happens, happens" stance since the start of the coof. Still don't expect to see anything good happen anytime soon, but its cathartic to see bad shit happen to worse people.
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@Squadalah_Man don't worry, we aren't anywhere near the bottom. On the positive side, it's gonna get a lot worse for them