Really? Karin's comment above, which I quoted, didn't broom-paint all of California?
No, it didn’t. You’re seeing things that aren’t really happening.
And I bet if you ask Karin, she’d tell you the same thing. She was talking about a specific group within CA, not everyone. I understood that. So did a whole bunch of others. Really, they did. Ask around.
I’ve been at this site since 2008 when it started and at CU starting in Feb., 2004. Ask frank, ask bunny, ask Mannn, ask Ralph. We all know each other and have for years. None of us are broadbrushing any State over the actions of the kooks within that State. That just isn’t what we do. We give each other the benefit of the doubt.
What we most definitely don’t need to start doing is like those nuts at DU and having to write a disclaimer before any comment. There is absolutely no reason for anyone to have to state “Now, when I’m talking about this topic or that topic, I’m not talking about blah, blah, blah….” before posting, especially when common sense already dictates that we don’t engage in that type of communication anyway. I see that crap over at DU all the time, the CYA posts. None of us are interested in having to write an essay to make sure someone doesn’t misunderstand something. Nope.
As for the Texas thing, no one wants lefties who have ruined their own State to move to a conservative area and vote for the same idiots that caused them to want to leave in the first place. Here in FL, we get some of the nuts from the NY area who complain about how bad things have become there only to vote for the same type of crazy Dems here, so I understand where they’re coming from. OTOH, I’ve met plenty of NYers who moved here and, having seen what caused their area to turn to crap, have amended their ways. So just like Texans, I agree that people who want to come in from others areas and change things need to just stay away. Those who want to move to Texas and act like Texans don’t have a problem. Guarantee you that both you and me could move there and be welcomed. However, way too many move there only to try and make it like the very place they were complaining about. Makes no sense.
However I can’t emphasize this enough; the outbursts and complaining about broadbrushing won’t work.
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