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"I've thought long and hard about the Texas problem", as John Steinbeck says. One of the biggest mysteries to me is how a place that somehow prides itself on a
by jeffrallen 1y ago
"I've thought long and hard about the Texas problem", as John Steinbeck says.
One of the biggest mysteries to me is how a place that somehow prides itself on anti-intellectualism has the Texas Monthly, an enduring source of really interesting writing.
Thank you, Texas, for continuing to confound me.
- redhale 1y agoIs it really a mystery? Perhaps stereotypes and political majorities don't accurately describe anywhere near 100% of the people they're applied to? By a similar standard, the US as a whole is anti-intellectual. And yet...
- pixl97 1y agoI mean, Texas is the second largest state by population. Also, California has more republicans/conservatives than Texas and it's a blue state. So yea, that's how population statistics work.