My sympathies with Texas on the chronic Texas-bashing on DU

[steve2470]

I'm in Florida, so I feel your pain. Way too many DU'ers find such glee in bashing an entire state, when they need to bash ONE person or ONE group.

[Android3.14]

1. Well, having grown up in Texas,

All I can say is a couple of bluebonnets don't change a compost heap into bouquet.

[rjsquirrel]

4. Lol! Another Native Texan agrees!

There's a lot to love about Texas. But its political culture is toxically venal and mean. I moved out at 18, go back only when I have to, and took the best things about the place (music, food, humor, toughness, and joie de vive) with me in my exile.

[Javaman]

2. I live in Austin, much of the bashing is well deserved. nt

[unblock]

3. lived there for seven years. austin has a long tradition of, let's say,

drawing a distinction between austin and the rest of texas....

[Javaman]

8. very true. Austin is certainly more sane then much of the rest of the state, but...

since it the population exploded in the last 15 years, Austin is affectionately getting the nickname of "Dallas South" or Houston west".

It's certainly nothing like it once was.

[TexasBushwhacker]

18. Austin proper isn't bad

But go out to the burbs and it's pretty red. Same thing here in Houston.

[littlebit]

5. I was born and raised in Canyon TX

I moved to NC when I was 20. I always said I would never come back. But 22 years later I did because of family obligations. I have been back here for almost 3 years and almost everyday I am reminded why I left.

[MusicSwims]

9. The Texas Panhandle has a way of constantly reminding one why they left

I too am from your hometown and left. Now back and looking to get out, this time for good. Texas has worked hard for the reputation it has, both good and bad. Canyon was a Sundown Town and a lot of those attitudes continue to exist here, which is unfortunate.

[Nitram]

6. Texas has been ground zero for much of the worst of the GOP.

Remember Tom Delay's K-Street Project? The mid-decade gerrymandered re-districting that gave Republicans a majority in the state? Delay's involvement of the FFA and the FBI in trying to prevent Democrats from leaving the state to prevent a quorum? The revelation that the vaunted Texas approach to education was based on fraud? The state's record on the death penalty, gun rights, LGBT rights, education (remember all those textbook issues?), abortion, health care, etc is dismal. Don't forget George W. Bush. And then there is Rick "Oops" Perry...

[steve2470]

7. stipulated

My original point is not contested. Good day.

[Nitram]

10. Well at least you must concede that it certainly isn't ONE person in Texas who deserves bashing.

I think I demonstrated that fairly clearly. Have a nice day.

[kentauros]

11. The **problem** is that the majority of DU's bashers

do not single out just the republicans. It's broad-brush time all the time for them. Thus the complaints from us Native Texans and like-minded transplants.

[Nitram]

13. Texans have to develop a thick skin if they are going to co-exist with so many troglodytes.

Comes with the territory.

[kentauros]

14. We have thick skins.

We are simply asking our so-called intellectual and fellow Dems to show some respect. If that's too hard, then don't expect it in return.

Of course it would also be nice if it were required on DU for everyone to post what state/region/country they hail from so that the rest of us can think up imaginative insults for the places they call Home.

[kentauros]

12. "Texass" and "Floriduh"

Much as I detest the Word Police on DU, sometimes they get it right. Skinner would do well to put those two "nicknames" on the forbidden list as well.

"Texasperated" I embrace wholeheartedly, because it's true of us Texas Dems and it's funny to boot

Way too many DUers also forego critical thinking in order to bash whole regions, relying solely on either a one-time visit or worse, bad news reports from the region.

I truly believe that some DUers are so rude naturally that they don't realize when they are being condescending to people, dissing them and their home, and then acting all surprised when good folks (no matter how they have voted in their lives) return the rudeness tenfold.

So, thank you, Steve, for the sentiment and hugs. It is appreciated by this native

[WolverineDG]

15. I wish there was a way to alert on this bullshit

there's another live Texas bashing post in GD & no way to explain why it breaks the rule.

[kentauros]

16. And now the Texas secessionists are at it again.

Ugh.

Double ugh because DU has picked up the torch.

[WolverineDG]

17. I thought such posts were now banned

Guess not.

[walkingman]

19. As a native Texan

I am ashamed of our once Great State. We have the worst politics in the nation. The GOP has destroyed this state. Shameful and backwards thinking. I live in rural Texas and it is the absolute worst. Uneducated and good ole boys galore!