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True, given our history there's no way we'd allow that kind of national security threat to manifest itself at our border, the bombs would be ready to drop before the papers were even signed. A mini-confederacy would not take long to neutralize.The U.S. wouldn’t “just watch”
How do figure everything would be business as usual in that sense? Most of the companies that operate in Texas aren't even headquartered there, they'd be subject to both tariffs and sanctions, and that's all assuming there would be anybody left willing to buy their exports in the first place.Moreover, out of all the states out there, Texas probably has the highest chance of being self-sufficient - Texas in the no.1 exporter among all the states, and again, it’s not close.
They’d still be making bank in isolation, and they certainly wouldn’t starve - the state has highly developed agriculture. On the flip side, you’d be weeping at the pump.
You also haven't addressed their potential strength of security or competence of government, which are two of the most important factors in the longevity of a nation. Footage of Uvalde police trying to fight off the cartel would have to be set to Benny Hill music, and Greg Abbott makes GWB look like he belongs in Mensa. I stand by my estimate of an independent Texas lasting two weeks, and that's probably being overly generous.
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