I think it’s bc It’s not like that stuff came from coherent or genuine belief in confederatism, reactionaries “ideals” are just whatever the path of least resistance to getting what they want.
They used to like to bang on about states rights bc the federal govt would half ass do a minor thing they didn’t like and they wanted to have supreme authority under the state to do what they want, but since the republican project has a solid grip of the scotus and can basically dictate law as they see fit they of course are predictably moving away from it. In addition to the other stuff you said about China of course, there’s a lot at play
I just mean that you see reactionaries ping pong around all kinds of contradictory positions bc ultimately the only thing they care about is that reactionary policy is pushed further and further
I think it’s bc It’s not like that stuff came from coherent or genuine belief in confederatism
No. Even the original Civil War was just a failed military coup. There's a reason the Confederates ran all the way up into fucking Gettysburg. They didn't just fortify the Mason Dixon line and shout "Come and Take It" from the southern side of the border. If they had, they might have actually won a protracted guerrilla war against Northern Aggressors, rather than pissing away half the army playing cat-and-mouse with the Union generals.
But it does illustrate a certain number of fault-lines in the domestic American Empire. Texas and California absolutely do not play nice with one another. Florida's been a kind-of Rogue State for years. There's definitely a real legal theory of confederatism that endures.
I just mean that you see reactionaries ping pong around all kinds of contradictory positions bc ultimately the only thing they care about is that reactionary policy is pushed further and further
Its all just old white dudes playing tug-of-war with the strings of power. I wouldn't call it contradictory so much as confrontational.
I think it’s bc It’s not like that stuff came from coherent or genuine belief in confederatism, reactionaries “ideals” are just whatever the path of least resistance to getting what they want.
They used to like to bang on about states rights bc the federal govt would half ass do a minor thing they didn’t like and they wanted to have supreme authority under the state to do what they want, but since the republican project has a solid grip of the scotus and can basically dictate law as they see fit they of course are predictably moving away from it. In addition to the other stuff you said about China of course, there’s a lot at play
I just mean that you see reactionaries ping pong around all kinds of contradictory positions bc ultimately the only thing they care about is that reactionary policy is pushed further and further
No. Even the original Civil War was just a failed military coup. There's a reason the Confederates ran all the way up into fucking Gettysburg. They didn't just fortify the Mason Dixon line and shout "Come and Take It" from the southern side of the border. If they had, they might have actually won a protracted guerrilla war against Northern Aggressors, rather than pissing away half the army playing cat-and-mouse with the Union generals.
But it does illustrate a certain number of fault-lines in the domestic American Empire. Texas and California absolutely do not play nice with one another. Florida's been a kind-of Rogue State for years. There's definitely a real legal theory of confederatism that endures.
Its all just old white dudes playing tug-of-war with the strings of power. I wouldn't call it contradictory so much as confrontational.