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I have seen “Texit” or “Come and Take It”, etc bumper stickers on the ridiculously tall trucks with huge tires and huge exhausts blowing black smoke into your AC if you’re behind them…the types that also fly the huge Trump/“Back the Blue”/Don’t Tread on Me flags in the back. The ones who will drive these monstrosities then blame Biden when gas is too high because these things have such low gas mileage that they have to frequently refuel.
So yeah that’s not uncommon to see, but I don’t know any of these people personally and I’ve never had a conversation with anyone who supports it and brings it up in conversation. Basically I don’t really ever think about it until I see one of the bumper sticker trucks, but the truck in itself is so over the top that it’s hard to take seriously. It’s like a caricature.
But reading an article like this makes me worried that it may be gaining traction amongst more folks than just the truck people.
Also, when you’re not from Texas but then move here, it’s just fucking weird how ingrained/indoctrinated it is to think Texas is superior in every way to…basically anywhere or anything. They were their own country, they have their own songs, they say their own state pledge after the US pledge in schools (my partner is an educator and we laughed when we learned that….like what the fuck). Everything is Texas sized, freedom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Did I mention FREEEEEEEEEEEEDOMMMMMMM!!!
It’s just an obnoxious superiority complex that somehow even eclipses the one that Americans in general can have at times. So I would argue that this shouldn’t be too surprising when looking at it through that lens - it’s just a part of the Texas culture. Now, that doesn’t make it okay or any less of a threat, especially after seeing what is going on now at the border, the previous whole “Jade Helm” thing, and the performative politics as a whole that are going on right now. “The federal government can’t tell us what to do! FREEDOMMMMMMM!!!!! We’re special!!!!”
But if this movement is gaining traction, they’re taking inspiration from Abbott’s bad decisions, and other politicians in the state may base their votes on it…then yeah. That’s scary.
Sorry that was so long, hope it helps.
"Come and Take It" is a reference to the Battle of Gonzales. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_and_take_it
There's little chance most people with those stickers know that though. It's the same group that unironically loves their Punisher skull shaped Thin Blue Line stickers.