How many shootings will it take before people finally realize the problem is THE GUNS???
https://m.ai6yr.org/@ai6yr/115248783285168489
@AlliFlowers @ai6yr I was going to come up with a list of “recreational” activities that wouldn’t result in killing kids at a baseball game. But the list is… literally everything except GUNS.
@mls14 @AlliFlowers @ai6yr Keep in mind it's Texas...
@W6KME I have a friend in Guam. He has been talking about moving to Texas for years, and is still intent on it. I suggested almost anywhere but Texas.
There may be a cultural diaspora behind the motivation to come to Texas. From https://www.nhpialliance.org/our-communities "States with some of the largest NHPI populations include:
California (361,000)
Washington (94,000)
Texas (73,000)
Florida (55,080)
New York (52,500)
Utah (48,370)"
In the late 90s, I was really surprised to learn there is a relatively large Tongan community in the Dallas area so out of curiosity, I looked at the demographics. Aside from the West Coast, you'd be more likely to find a guamanian/chamorro community in Texas. https://zipatlas.com/us/city-comparison/largest-guamanian-chamorro-community.htm
@AlliFlowers @arclight It says a lot about gerrymandering and fixed elections too.
@AlliFlowers @arclight 1 person, 1 vote. It's so simple. Representative Government was always too easy to manipulate unfairly.
@W6KME @AlliFlowers @arclight if you look at a map of Texas, it’s a sea of red with blue specs in Houston, Austin, maybe Dallas, and what used to be a strip along the Mexico border, until I don’t know what the hell happened to the brains of the Hispanic population. Maybe since November they’ve reverted somewhat as reality struck. The rest of the state is lightly populated, but it’s all red and tends to add up to something closer to 50-50.
@AlliFlowers @arclight It's hard to remember that Texas actually has a sizeable liberal majority.