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As a resident of Texas, I apologize for the continuation of Lamar Smith's complete: 1) Lack of social and moral awareness OR 2) Complete corruption by large
by alttab 14y ago
As a resident of Texas, I apologize for the continuation of Lamar Smith's complete:
1) Lack of social and moral awareness
OR
2) Complete corruption by large monied forces.
I swear we all aren't dumb rednecks down here. Most of us are pretty cool. Mr. Smith on the other hand, is a tool.
- kellerscholl 14y agoI hear many things about Texas. Are you referring to the cities alone, or the entire state? I read the US history curriculum of Texas, and it it only reinforced my anecdotal perception of the parts of that state that aren't Austin and Houston.
- alexqgb 14y agoIf it's any consolation, his district (the 21st) has been gerrymandered so heavily that you'd need a nuclear powered crowbar to get him out. Given that his party is free to cherry pick the people who can vote for him, he's a representative in name only.
- anamax 14y agoOne difference between Americans and non-Americans is that Americans will apologise. Smith is a tool and US politics sucks, but he isn't significantly worse than the norm in other countries and neither is US politics.
- alttab 14y agoI bet you are 100% right. That doesn't mean we have to settle, just because its worse in other places. I'm sure you can come up with a few examples on your own where applying that same logic would seem like a terrible idea. "I have a brain tumor, but its not as bad as some others so I'll leave it alone."
- anamax 14y ago> That doesn't mean we have to settle And I never suggested otherwise. I just pointed out that Americans apologise for this stuff while non-Americans don't.