I came as a young man and stayed for a long time. Had to leave for 10 years but I finally made it back. This place has only been good to me. The people, the climate, the opportunities.
God Bless this Great State. It is the last Bastion of Truth and Freedom.....
I don't understand the exceptionalism, either. There are a lot of really nice places in the world, and frankly big chunks of Texas (anything north of San Angelo and west of Abilene) are pretty depressing on social, cultural, and ecological fronts.
Oh my god I just groaned so hard. Seriously? Somehow Texan exceptionalism is a whole extra level of silly on top of "normal" American exceptionalism.
I imagine those trying to seek abortions would have a very different definition of "freedom" that you do.
political discussions on HN always go so well.
edit: sorry for the smart ass comment. political reductionism pisses me off.
It's a good idea to hit the 'flag' link on them.