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WiffenPoof

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13. Let Me Apologize to My Friends in Texas

Reply to WiffenPoof (Original post)

Wed Nov 28, 2012, 11:52 AM

Nov 2012

It certainly was not my intention to bash Texans. I assumed I wouldn't have to explain that. I would hope that you could see that I am not referring to everyone that lives within the borders of Texas. But apparently I needed to be more specific.

My point was a more general one...questioning the Right's mindset. A question that is asked here in many forms in almost every post. It was my mistake to specify a particular region of our country.

Paige

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What Makes Texans So Different Than Let's Say...Californians (politically) [View all] WiffenPoof Nov 2012 OP

Texas seems to believe more in negative liberty while Cali seems to believe in positive liberty. JaneyVee Nov 2012 #1

Indeed... WiffenPoof Nov 2012 #2

Of course I feel a bit shallow for chalking it up to just those 2 things because JaneyVee Nov 2012 #3

You mean like Michael Savage vs. Ann Richards? Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2012 #4

Irrelevant leftlibdem420 Nov 2012 #5

Which Texans? MineralMan Nov 2012 #6

Texan here... Daemonaquila Nov 2012 #7

Of course California has no oil or gas resources to speak of, and only a token military presence slackmaster Nov 2012 #10

Your point is??? Daemonaquila Nov 2012 #12

I was just chuckling at your statement about Texas having a "very strong military presence" slackmaster Nov 2012 #15

One of the redest of redest counties in the US is located in northern Cal Javaman Nov 2012 #8

IMO its deeply engrained cultural differences. Texans have a tradition of individual self-reliance, slackmaster Nov 2012 #9

I always thought that 'self-reliance' thing was being touted ironically. Aristus Nov 2012 #11

Let Me Apologize to My Friends in Texas WiffenPoof Nov 2012 #13

One word: racism. ananda Nov 2012 #14

There isn't a day that goes by that I don't fervently want to.. Tikki Nov 2012 #16

As a Texan, I don't think it is practical to compare Texas to California. LeftInTX Nov 2012 #17