• I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world
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    16 days ago

    Never met anyone who was proud to be from Texas that wasn’t a massive piece of shit. Feels like everyone decent living there hates it and wants to leave.

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      16 days ago

      As you suspect, the progressive-minded aren’t exactly boasting about being from Texas these days. You’ve probably met plenty of us and had no idea.

      Back when Ann Richards was Governor, however…

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        16 days ago

        I’m definitely proud to be from Texas. Having a terrible state government does not define me or my community. I love where I live and can frankly count the number of Trump supporters I engage with on a daily basis on one hand

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          16 days ago

          What are you proud of? We’re not talking about your little piece of it, we’re talking about Texas en masse.

          In a lot of ways, that’s like Anne Frank being proud of her attic