Classic line I found in my files about Texas conservatives.

[Grins]

"Millions of Texans are convinced that their primary enemies are other Americans, and that the American experience in this age and generation has been a total failure, their own prosperity notwithstanding." - Theodore White, writing in The Reporter, “Texas: Land of Wealth and Fear,” 08 June 1954.

1954. (Emphasis mine.)

[Johnny2X2X]

1. Wow

So appropriate today.

[niyad]

2. Still accurate, sadly.

[AncientOfDays]

3. not just Texas now

Every MAGAt is now infected

[jaxexpat]

4. Fascinating read. Thanks for the connection.

It's like I even knew some of those people, though they were mostly gone by my time in Texas.

[SharonAnn]

5. Molly Ivins said "Texas is the national laboratory for bad government".

[Raster]

6. Molly Ivins continues to be a National Treasure!

I lived in Dallas during the Molly Ivins' years. Her wit and wisdom were unmatched.
And when she teamed with Anne Richards... let's just say they were a force of nature!
Missing both Molly and Anne still today. Two of the best things to EVER come out of Texas!

[BobTheSubgenius]

7. There were ZERO reasons to hold such a dim view of America and Americans back then.

The 50s and 60s were completely unprecedented in human history.

[Skittles]

10. only if you were a white male

the rest of us.....not so much

[BobTheSubgenius]

11. I fully agree.

I didn't mean "everyone." I meant the country in general. In 1950, 70% of the telephones worldwide in private homes belonged to Americans, and 90% of the world's privately-owned automobiles.

Most Texans bitching about their lot in life were WAY wide of the mark. I was just referencing how well the country was faring generally. I meant no offence.

[PatSeg]

8. I guess they always thought

that they should be their own country. The rest of the country just isn't quite good enough for them. I lived there for a short time many years ago and it truly was like a different country in many ways.

[Mr. Sparkle]

9. Texas is a disease trying to rip the USA apart, imho.

I say lets give it back to Mexico and we all move on.