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Lojcs ,

Why tf is this called death star

spaceghoti OP ,

Because it enables the state of Texas to unilaterally wipe out any regulation or law passed by its city governments that it doesn’t like.

Lojcs ,

I don’t think an anti democratic law and a planet destroying weapon are comparable and tacking pop culture references to politics is supremely cringe

spaceghoti OP ,

I think maybe you’re focusing on the wrong thing to complain about. But that’s just my opinion.

Lojcs ,

It’s not even a good allegory. If the topic was a destructive military event maybe it would be acceptable. But calling a law ‘death star’ is just ridiculous. You can’t just group things into good things and bad things and pick the most recognizable bad thing to represent what you want to talk about. Words have meanings and there should be a corrolation between the severity and theme of your subject and the allegory you use.

Everyone already knows how bad this is. Me complaining about a stupid law in another continent is not going to change anything. But it does piss me off when political clickbait is apparently so acceptable that I get an article about Texas attacking Austin with death star law on my feed.

argv_minus_one ,

Wait’ll you see what effect this ends up having on those cities, then decide how apt the comparison is.

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