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Someone tried to have an actual thought provoking discussion on AskReddit. Things were getting very interesting so of course there was a crackdown. (toad.social)
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The original post is gone from the subreddit, but still available here if anyone wants to read it. There's some really interesting discussion

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[–] [S] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

In Louisiana, our current Governor snuck in a new section to a recent renewal of the former Governor's executive order declaring a state of emergency to handle cyber security.

The new section granted the director of the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) authority to act as he sees fit to handle the emergency.

What makes that especially concerning is that the same day, he placed all of GHOSEP under the command of the Louisiana National Guard, gave the director of GHOSEP a new title, and named a member of the guard interim director.

I think we might have TX beat, but our state's Heritage Foundation/SPN affiliate think tank is actually trying to argue we should be trying to be more like TX. Fun times. It's like every day I learn some outrageous new bullshit that makes me more angry than the day before.

Here is a video they made describing their brilliant idea

The CEO/president of GNO Inc that speaks throughout the video was also chosen by our Governor to be the official "Superbowl Czar" which has got to be the dumbest fucking title you could ever waste money on.

But I guess I can't complain too much bc Landry might have me shot by the National Guard things could always be worse I guess.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    snuck in a new section to a recent renewal of the former Governor’s executive order declaring a state of emergency to handle cyber security.

    any state that elects klansman probably is ahead in this game... used to live near Bossier.... I do not miss the state. Food was great. But wow...

    good luck. I recognize getting out isn't an option for everyone, it's abjectly depressing.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I don't plan to leave if I can avoid it. I love New Orleans and most of the people here for better or worse. When I moved here, even the conservative Catholics seemed laid back compared to the southern Baptist bullshit I grew up with in TN.

    Honestly at this point I blame the Heritage Foundation for just about every fucking problem in this country. It basically began with their mandate for leadership they delivered to Ronald Reagan. Instead of saying wtf is this horse shit, he said, sounds great. Let's make it happen. Now here we are and they are finally in a position to make their dreams come true with project 2025. They want the entire world to look like what I grew up in and what I couldn't get away from fast enough. They don't give a shit about any of the ideology. It's about control and power.

    Keep people divided, make shit so bad in places like Louisiana it drives away anyone that votes against them or stands in their way. It leaves only the extremely wealthy controlling all the resources and the extremely poor completely relying on them. The poor will keep voting them into power based on whatever they can use to in-group (race baiting) or whatever scraps of hope they dangle in front of them (jobs and the economy) with no intention of ever allowing social mobility or fixing anything. There's a reason they're destroying the economy. They do much better when it's broken.

    I also feel at this point there's really nowhere to run where they won't also eventually take over. These state policy networks exist in all 50 states and Europe. They have way too much power and it's no different than any dictator. They use Heritage Foundation money to push for the same policies they've already purchased at a federal level, and disguise it as representing the people of the state. They will take and take until there's nothing left.

    We can run until there's nowhere left to hide, or we can try to push back. I know not everyone agrees, but even if we lose, why make it easy on them? If they didn't care about shit being exposed at this point, there'd be no reason for them to try to keep the information suppressed and hidden, so fuck them.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    NOLA is an awesome town. It's like austin, a beacon of sanity in an otherwise blighted place.

    Louisiana, like many states in the south, derives a huge portion of it's income from the federal gov. It'll be very interesting to see what remains after all of trump/doge adventures, perhaps that will change people's minds. Hard to hold out hope though, it seems unlikely.

    Best of luck.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Sorry, don't mean to rant like a crazy person, but these fuckers have just about driven me to that point.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I kind of suspect that's part of their goal - push out so much crazy policy people lose their fucking minds. then declare martial law and start shooting protesters.

    ugh.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 year ago

    True, but not sure what the alternative is. Pretend it's not happening until that's all that's left in the world, and everything is destroyed? Or try to make as much noise as you can to warn other people until they silence you?

    Honestly, talking to people about this stuff helps me kind of think about a lot of things. Really, thinking about it, that's all the Heritage Foundation really did except all the warnings were false and made up.

    They just kept sqwauking and convinced people of their BS. If they could write their crazy ass manifesto why not just try to present as many people as possible with facts countering that argument. It will definitely take decades to reverse this shit, but it also took them decades to finally gain the power they have now.

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