Jabromosdef t1_j1ijo65 wrote
Reply to comment by ParaNormalBeast in At least 9 dead as massive winter storm leaves more than a million without power and bitter cold across much of US | CNN by bobybobobo
I remember vividly how people on here were saying we deserved it because if you live in Texas, you must be a conservative asshole.
BasroilII t1_j1imk08 wrote
No one in Texas deserved that. And I say that as a registered Democrat and a diehard liberal voter. No one deserved to freeze to death, ever. Except maybe the corrupt politicians that convinced your states voters to shoot themselves in the foot regarding their own power grid, then tried to blame fucking windmills for it.
Jabromosdef t1_j1io1l9 wrote
The thing is, I live in the bluest city in Texas. Any ballot measure or legislation that comes will heavily lean republican due to Gerrymandering. If anyone would like to argue this, I’ll link Texas’ 2nd congressional district. Just guess why it is shaped like that. Looks like Onyx from Pokémon.
https://www.texastribune.org/directory/districts/us-house/2/
BasroilII t1_j1iprfl wrote
Oh I get it, and I believe you 100%. But I have to say that is just proof people don't vote enough. If the GOP gerrymandered the map, it's because they were voted into positions where they could. If no one challenged them, it's because the people who appointed relevant judges were voted into place.
American (and I want to make clear I am not targeting you as an individual here) has a problem with thinking only one vote matters, and it's for one guy every four years in november. Every position from the lowest city clerk to US senator matters, and we need to vote consistently for everything, not just put a ballot in for president when we're worried about a hotbutton item that we'll forget a week later.
Jabromosdef t1_j1iq9mk wrote
100%. We always say if the valley voted, Texas would be the most valuable swing state. Hopefully that changes with these younger voters coming of age but as of right now most people only vote in presidential elections.
ParaNormalBeast t1_j1ijw53 wrote
Yea I don’t lean left or right, I had a 1 month old at the time of the storm, and all anyone ever said was “lol texas” as if a storm of the century was our fault
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