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walkingman

(7,786 posts) Thu Apr 28, 2022, 11:41 AM Apr 2022

Free 100 acres of land offered to Elon Musk to move Twitter to Austin area

Gov. Greg Abbott to invite the richest man in the world to move its headquarters to the Lone Star State and join three of Musk's other companies.

Now Jim Schwertner, president and CEO of Schwertner Farms, is making his own offer to Musk. "Elon Musk, Move Twitter to Schwertner, TX. 38 Miles North of Austin in Williamson County, and we will give you 100 Acres for FREE," Schwertner wrote on Twitter Tuesday.

Twitter is based in San Francisco....if this happens will many be willing to move to Texas (Gilead). Personally I hope so. We need all the enlightened people we can get in Texas.

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Free 100 acres of land offered to Elon Musk to move Twitter to Austin area (Original Post) walkingman Apr 2022 OP

Tech bros aren't all liberals AZSkiffyGeek Apr 2022 #1

Maybe so but a SF libertarian is probably more like a Texas liberal. As the Austin aura grows into walkingman Apr 2022 #2

Blue Texas still seems like a far-off pipe dream AZSkiffyGeek Apr 2022 #3

True - but you can't predict the future. I think most of the younger generations walkingman Apr 2022 #4

I'd like to believe that Conservatives are aging out AZSkiffyGeek Apr 2022 #5

The weather (and of course, the politics) suck here LeftInTX Apr 2022 #6

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AZSkiffyGeek

(11,241 posts)

1. Tech bros aren't all liberals

Reply to walkingman (Original post)

Thu Apr 28, 2022, 11:45 AM

Apr 2022

They're cut from the same Libertarian alt-right cloth as Musk, Thiel, et al.

walkingman

(7,786 posts)

2. Maybe so but a SF libertarian is probably more like a Texas liberal. As the Austin aura grows into

Reply to AZSkiffyGeek (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 28, 2022, 11:51 AM

Apr 2022

what was more rural just 10 years ago I think it is a positive sign for Texas. Rural Texas controls Texas politics even though all the major cities are BLUE.

If Dems can take back Texas (and I think it will happen eventually)....with it's 38 electoral votes it is over for the WACKO party. Godspeed.

AZSkiffyGeek

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3. Blue Texas still seems like a far-off pipe dream

Reply to walkingman (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 28, 2022, 12:05 PM

Apr 2022

And I wouldn't want to depend on the likes of Musk to create it.

walkingman

(7,786 posts)

4. True - but you can't predict the future. I think most of the younger generations

Reply to AZSkiffyGeek (Reply #3)

Thu Apr 28, 2022, 12:10 PM

Apr 2022

will reject the likes of Bush, Perry, Abbott, Cruz, and all the other nasty folks in this state but the GOP is putting as many obstacles in place as possible. Most of the "Greatest generation" folks were Dems but not many left these days. It's the Boomers (and I'm one) that have fucked up this state.

Maybe I a naïve because I live in the Austin area?? I hope not.

AZSkiffyGeek

(11,241 posts)

5. I'd like to believe that Conservatives are aging out

Reply to walkingman (Reply #4)

Thu Apr 28, 2022, 12:14 PM

Apr 2022

But look at their people now. Cruz is Gen X. Cawthorn is almost Gen Z. Those racists in Charlottesville? They were younger. Conservatism and racism won't die out.

I hope you are right.

LeftInTX

(26,008 posts)

6. The weather (and of course, the politics) suck here

Reply to walkingman (Original post)

Thu Apr 28, 2022, 12:19 PM

Apr 2022

My daughter's husband works in tech in Austin.
He handles the weather fine because he's from Florida.

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