You did state that you felt sorry for conservatives in
California. That is fine. But you also stated:
“If you live there and have hurt feelings about the
attacks on your state (government) then deal with it.”
Oh, really? Tell me which California FReepers defend the
ridiculous California state government? This was my
problem with your otherwise mostly decent post.There
are no Cali FReepers who defend the state government and
the liberals, in general. Otherwise, why would they be
here?
I will defend my fellow California conservatives
against those who make blanket attacks against ALL
Californians. If that is “highly defensive” I plead
guilty. You have pointed out that you recognize that
not all Californians are liberals and that is all I
ask. The only thing I stated about Texas was that
before I would post much about the place I would
check with Texas FReepers first. Did that piss you
off? Why the Texas vs California rant? What brought
that on?
If you live in Texas then the chances are you are not in
the firing line of conservatives from FR. Obviously
if you live in California it is a different situation.
You would be surprised at the number of blanket shots
made at California by New York posters. In my
book that takes brass balls. I subscribe to the “those
who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones”
belief which is why i think it is a good idea to
signify the location of the posters. This may not
apply to Texans so much at FR but to others when
your residence is listed it helps you to choose your words
more carefully.
‘Your mostly decent post” warmed my heart ;-). You did ask folks to note which state they were posting from if they were critical of CA “government”. You did take a subtle pot shot at TX. As for what brought on the attack against CA, I could cite numerous actions by the state that are against nearly everything conservatives stand for but there is no room to do that here but Brown, Feinstein, Becerra, Harris, Berkeley would be good starting points. Your original post did not clearly differentiate between defending CA in general and its govt.
I was in Fresno in 2000 at the rally with Jim supporting Bush against the hanging chad BS. The state govt was f/u then but just worse now. I had the chance to return home then and did. I do sympathize with those of you that are not able to move out or to change your government. But, to be sure, the rest of us have every right to condemn them.