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[–] [email protected] 17 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Lol okay, have fun eating all that seed corn and cotton.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Truth is they could just import crops from other countries until they build a water desalination and piping network to provide water throughout the whole state... country? 🤔 And if they did that, then they feasibly could survive on their own

But that would require actual care for its citizens, planning and forethought.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Also a lot of electricity….which they’re not great at.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

They could just put solar and wind across the state, but again, planning, forethought, caring

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

lol. Solar and wind power. Are we talking about the same state?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Texas has the most wind power of any state last time I checked.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Thank you for the info, I checked and you’re correct. I am genuinely surprised.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Texas could benefit a lot from green energy without the baggage of nuclear, honestly. But try telling that to its people

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

What do you mean voting for our own best interests?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Exactly my point. The flag of Texas should have a person cutting off their nose and the state motto should be “take that, Face!”

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

What countries would want to work with them knowing it would likely hurt relations with the US? How can they even afford it?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Russia. North Korea, perhaps.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

<.< Over which border/through which airspace?