Reply #10: quote: I think the bashing is often quite well deserved. [View All]

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The problem is some folks don't distinguish the hate they feel for our government ( for lack of a better word) from the people.

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We bash the South, and Texas in particular, quite often. I'm guilty myself. And quite frankly, I think the bashing is often quite well deserved.

This is hard to take. I love my state, despite the fact that I hate the government here. It's like someone saying I hate your mama. I can only speak for myself, but I find this very painful.


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That all said, there's no fucking way in hell I can cheer for the Astros thanks to Roger Clemens (see above - I'm a Bay Stater and Sox fan). Of course, I'm not cheering for the White Sox either.

Your displeasure with Clemens has no pain attached to it because you are not painting every citizen with the same brush.

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I'm just hoping there's a stadium implosion with the Bush family on hand.

Now this is painting every fan with the same brush.

I understand that most folks are just letting off steam, but it's like hubby ranting about what one of the kids did but yelling to you about it instead of them. There is no other state on DU that has to take this kind of abuse on an almost (lately) daily bases. It wears on you to where there are times I just can't take it.