Doug Holland@lemmy.world to THE POLICE PROBLEM@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTexas speed-trap town (population 249) has 50 cops, and more than half have been suspended, demoted, terminated or fired from previous law enforcement jobsweb.archive.orgexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1265
arrow-up1265external-linkTexas speed-trap town (population 249) has 50 cops, and more than half have been suspended, demoted, terminated or fired from previous law enforcement jobsweb.archive.orgDoug Holland@lemmy.world to THE POLICE PROBLEM@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square25fedilink
minus-squareMataVatnik@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·1 year agoFun fact, there are people that think Texas is the best state in the world.
minus-squareWeslee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 year agoI’m guessing they are probably from Texas and have never been anywhere else
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoThe worst part is, they do go to other places. Then they compare them with Texas and talk about how much worse they are.
minus-squarekrotti@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoYup, not an American, but it seems to be quite the consensus that Texas has their way of living much better than anywhere else.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year ago“This Trevi Fountain is purty, but we got better fountains in Texas!”
minus-squareDoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 year agoNationalism on a state level
minus-squareCADmonkey@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoI don’t think Americans outside of Texas think it’s the beat state.
minus-squaresetVeryLoud(true);@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoNo, Americans think America is the best country.
minus-squareCADmonkey@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI don’t know any Americans that say that.
minus-squareDraedron@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoThere are also americans who think america is the best country in the world
minus-squareAltima NEO@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoLast time I was there, it was hot and miserable. Everyone was super far away with long stretches of highway to get anywhere. The food was good though.
minus-squareMataVatnik@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoYeah, and Dallas is just one massive strip mall. I don’t know why people like Texas so much. I get dystopian vibes when I’m there.
Fun fact, there are people that think Texas is the best state in the world.
I’m guessing they are probably from Texas and have never been anywhere else
The worst part is, they do go to other places. Then they compare them with Texas and talk about how much worse they are.
Yup, not an American, but it seems to be quite the consensus that Texas has their way of living much better than anywhere else.
“This Trevi Fountain is purty, but we got better fountains in Texas!”
Nationalism on a state level
Same with Americans in general.
I don’t think Americans outside of Texas think it’s the beat state.
No, Americans think America is the best country.
I don’t know any Americans that say that.
There are also americans who think america is the best country in the world
Last time I was there, it was hot and miserable. Everyone was super far away with long stretches of highway to get anywhere.
The food was good though.
Yeah, and Dallas is just one massive strip mall. I don’t know why people like Texas so much. I get dystopian vibes when I’m there.