r/politics • u/sweatycat New York • 1d ago

California to Negotiate Trade With Other Countries to Bypass Trump Tariffs

https://www.newsweek.com/california-newsom-trade-trump-tariffs-2055414
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u/North_Activist 1d ago

It’s pretty much the plot of Civil War (2024), a president who tries to steal a third term and California and Texas among others rebel

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u/frosty_the_blowman 1d ago

California I could see. It's Hard to imagine Texas seceding over Trump taking a third term. If the Republicans in Congress right now are any indication then they will welcome any unconstitutional moves so long as it benefits Trump/their "team".

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u/AdminsCanSuckMyDong 1d ago

They clearly made Texas and Cali on the same side in that movie to try and avoid making the movie overly political.

It seemed to work, there wasn't that much stuff online with people trying to cancel the movie.

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u/theapeboy 1d ago

It seemed to work because it was marketed as a movie with a message, that ultimately seemed to lack one almost entirely.

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u/Haltopen Massachusetts 22h ago edited 22h ago

It definitely had a message, it just wasn’t one specifically about politics like Alex Garland made it out to be. It was about human nature, how the “stability” we desperately try to hold onto is an illusion that can crumble at any time and how anyone can become a monster when they become desensitized to violence