How conservatives think Texas secession would play out:; Hey Patrick! Now I can do whatever I want! I did it! I finally seceded! How it would actually play out:; 1. Liberals who work in the fields that Actually Make Texas Great (Tech, Healthcare, Education) flee to the United States. The volatile Energy industry becomes the dominant economic sector. 2. Women leave the workforce in droves due to the repeal of civil rights and anti-harassment laws, an anti-feminist culture, and the criminalization of abortion. Gay marriage is repealed and LGBTQ people are harassed and denied service. Any remaining U.S.-based companies boycott Texas in protest of these human rights violations. 3. Depression sets in. Gun violence skyrockets due to nonexistent regulation, and crime in general spikes. International observers compare the situation in Texas to Venezuela. 4. After a few years of carnage, Texas admits that its experiment in radical right-wing governance was a mistake and petitions for re-admission. Epilogue: The U.S. rejects Texas, but Mexico accepts it
