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    LMAO. Are you finally figuring out what’s wrong with privatizing, eh guys?

    “Texas f–king blows,” comedian Shane Gillis said in a June episode of the Andrew Schulz podcast, recalling a storm that left his Austin home without power for three days. “It’s hot as f–k. The second we ran out of power, the house was 90 degrees and bugs came in immediately.”

    “They’re on their own power grid, like f–king idiots,” Schulz added.

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    Texas lacks culture and amenities compared to the largest cities in the US!? Wow that’s shocking to learn. Truly.

    Edit- Houston isn’t that far away, and has at least a few more restaurants. Maybe they can try again there.

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    moved from New York City to Austin in 2023

    “I just wanted to move to a place where you can do standup during the week,” Gillis told Theon Von in 2024. “Forever it was just New York and LA, now you can do it in Nashville in Austin.”

    But according to his own words, he was already living in a place where he could do standup during the week??

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    Its embarrassing that this was pretty much all it took to radicalize so many people “realizing he didn’t have to wear a mask at a restaurant”

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      Texas is great. Texas politics is dogshit.

      Also, Rogan’s weird podcaster cult all piled into the Austin suburbs, which really are miserable - expensive, cramped, horrible traffic, and full of people Rogan’s crowd hates.

      It would be like the Pod Save America hosts getting their affiliates to move to Keene, NH. What did you think was going to happen?

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        Honestly, what’s so great about Texas? I’ve been to a few cities there and I can’t see why people say it’s great.

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          There’s more than a few good things. Near cities, lots of diversity - so, Indian, Syrian, Nigerian, and Texas BBQ all within five miles of each other. Farther out from cities, lots of natural beauty. A bunch of state parks, beautiful dark sky areas, and so on. The weather isn’t terrible once you acclimate unless you really like rain.

          That said, it’s 90% cult speaking when people say that. Texas is the cool thing to say because guns and Jesus. Most Texans stay indoors and don’t care about anything more than that nearest shipping mall or grocery store. Most Texans just go to fast food joints. Austin is a shit city.

          But, with how big Texas is, it would be really hard to say there’s not something to love. Not the politicians or the fake freedom but there’s something.

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            The thing is, those things you listed can be found in many other places that aren’t Texas, at least in the US. I’d rather live in those places rather than Texas.

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            What about the people who keep those politicians in power? I’m sick of people saying it’s the politicians. They don’t get to power in a vacuum.

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              You’ve got to remember that these are just simple farmers. These are people of the land. The common clay of the new West. You know… morons.

              They elect politicians who lie to them because any time they encounter a new thought they revert to fear and racism.

              But also remember that over 4.8 million Texans voted against Trump which is more than the population of at least half of the other states in America. There are more Democrats in Texas than people in other states. Many of their votes are not heard due to the Republicans in power and, not to mention, local candidates who run as Democrats and turn coat.

              AND that’s not even counting how ‘right wing’ Democrats are. Yeah, ‘proud Texans’ by and large suck. You’re not wrong.

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        Texas people are dog shit also they keep voting that way.

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    I love how when you talk to Texans. They’ll say the cities are cesspools of liberal waste. But then you point out the hate in the small communities around the cities and then they get chatty. Oh it’s not that bad. It’s not terrible.

    No bro. It’s terrible. It’s a shit hole. And you’re lying to yourself if you don’t believe that.

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      I’m a Texan and the cities are the only half decent parts of the state.

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    Who was it who said, “If you want America to build a wall along its southern boarder, let Texas secede.”

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    He moved there because he didn’t want to wear a mask during COVID times? Lol that’s so stupid that was just a temporary thing anyways who bases their life decisions on something so stupid?

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      He’s there because there’s no income tax and he didn’t want to pay on the Spotify deal.