Doug Holland@lemmy.world to THE POLICE PROBLEM@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months 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-square26fedilinkarrow-up1270arrow-down11
arrow-up1269arrow-down1external-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 · 10 months agomessage-square26fedilink
minus-squareMataVatnik@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·10 months agoFun fact, there are people that think Texas is the best state in the world.
minus-squareWeslee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down2·10 months agoI’m guessing they are probably from Texas and have never been anywhere else
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·10 months 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-up6·10 months 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-up6·10 months ago“This Trevi Fountain is purty, but we got better fountains in Texas!”
minus-squareDoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·10 months agoNationalism on a state level
minus-squareDraedron@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 months agoThere are also americans who think america is the best country in the world
minus-squareAltima NEO@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 months 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-up3·10 months 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.
minus-squareHonytawk@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down3·10 months agoSame with Americans in general.
minus-squareCADmonkey@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 months agoI don’t think Americans outside of Texas think it’s the beat state.
minus-squaresetVeryLoud(true);@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 months agoNo, Americans think America is the best country.
minus-squareCADmonkey@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoI don’t know any Americans that say that.
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
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.
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.