True Texas Project has for years worked with Attorney General Ken Paxton, Sen. Ted Cruz and other prominent Republicans.

An influential grassroots group with close ties to Texas Republican lawmakers is hosting a conference next month that encourages its attendees to embrace Christian nationalism and resist a Democratic campaign “to rid the earth of the white race.”

Billed as the 15th anniversary celebration for True Texas Project, a far-right activist group that got its start as a North Texas tea party organization, the agenda claims there is a “war on white America,” or elevate theories that white Americans are being intentionally replaced through immigration — a common belief among far-right extremists, including many mass shooters.

“It’s absolutely vital we remember that when they say ‘white supremacy’ or ‘white nationalism’ or whatever the most recent scare phrase is, they literally just mean your heritage and historical way of life,” reads the description for a session on “Multiculturalism & The War on White America.” “It’s a culture war, simple as that. Stop apologizing. Stop backing down. Start fighting back.”

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      When Fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross

      – Not sure who said it, but it’s frequently mis-attributed to Sinclair Lewis

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        Funny thing. If I write about robert A. Heinlein, people here call him a fascist.

        In “Revolt In 2100” Heinlein wrote about America becoming a fascist state under a religious leader.

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          didn’t Heinlein write the original, non-satirical starship troopers?

          The guy definitely had an authoritarian streak.

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            He also wrote The Moon is a Harsh Mistress (a libertarian revolution on the moon), Stranger in a Strange Land (a hippie sex cult started by a Martian), and one of my oddball favorites, Job: a Comedy of Justice (a man who lives through Armageddon by jumping through different universes).

            It’s almost like you can’t judge a speculative sci-fi writer by just one of his books.

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            He also wrote “…All You Zombies” which is about a transman; “Tunnel In The Sky” with an African woman hero; “The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress” which is considered a Libertarian classic: and “Stranger In A Strange Land” which is considered a counter-culture classic and about a hundred other books with different themes.

            More like, he had a wide ranging mind and could handle several ideas at once without bowing down to any.

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            He also wrote Stranger in a Strange Land and The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. Taken all together, these three works and all the rest of his bibliography, saying he had an authoritarian streak is as valid as saying he had a hippie streak or a libertarian streak.

            His writing asks questions, he doesn’t preach. Some of his characters preach, but that isn’t necessarily him speaking. It’s him asking questions and spurring discussion.

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        When Fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross.

        -ptz
        -Wayne Gretzky
        -Michael Scott

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    At what point do the powers that be start calling a spade a spade and label these the terrorist groups that they are?

    There is absolutely no basis in reality or reason for this insane, violent, rhetoric.

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    When I’ve exhausted the research options and i still don’t know who to vote for, i go to the TTP website and vote opposite their recommendations.

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        Yeah, you still have to weed through some dipshits to choose the least bad. I’ll start with the TTP site in November and go from there.

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    Who is surprised? Anyone?

    We should be well past “omg look” articles, but - strangely - we never seem to be