Epic Rant #2 - Texas

  Ok ok ok, lemme first say that i`m not bashing Texas ok? i`m just bitchin about my personal experience here, and other little things that I feel that I should rant about, as I can see, It affects my family  A LOT.  I learned a few things about the "grown up" life this morning ( zomg yeah i`m not 18 like everyone else on this site ) and I honestly feel that this kind of madness is kinda unfair, ok not "madness", but it`s pretty horrible.
 
Well, first off, when I first moved here I didn`t really expect much, it sucked not being able to see my old pals anymore, but like most parent`s might tell you, " now you can make more friends, that`ll make you more popular! " which by the way, doesn`t matter, but anyways, I first moved here and I went through some ( keyword, SOME ) racism, now I can`t blame Texas for having racist people here, i`m pretty sure they are everywhere, but one thing I noticed was that, there was a`lot of rebel flags, now to me, honestly, that wasn`t racist at all, hey, if you wanna rep your state or whatever, go ahead, I don`t see the problem with that, but the reason why I mention that is because, literally, everyone I knew had one,  and to me that was kinda, wierd. I mean, like I said, it`s not a bad thing to rep or anything, but I just started thinking, like, do these people think that the south is like, "superior"?, yeah, I think that`s the right word, to me the way I saw it, i`m pretty sure they werent too "jolly" about northeners like myself, now i`m not saying that mean`s they are racist or anything, i`m saying that they take a`lot of pride in the south, so much pride that they think that they think that the south is "better: than any other area, but i`m just assuming things, i`m not saying that`s true, i`m just saying what I THINK is true. 
 
Second, racism, ok, well, lemme go ahead and say again that, Texas isn`t the only place with racism, again, it`s EVERYWHERE, but for me, there`s something specific about Texas that I noticed about racism, I know i`m probably going to get a`lot of hate for this, but I can`t stand how only the caucasion people are the one`s that are all high and mighty, and it`s not just caucasions, I noticed the hispanics ( like myself ) hate caucasions and african american people, and same thing for african americans, they hate caucasions and hispanics ( most of them ), the thing that makes me mad is, why can`t we all just stop with the hate and love eachother? I see no reason to hate anyone elses race, and you have to understand that the past is the past, sure caucasions use to treat african americans like crap, sure Texas was a state in mexico and was just taken by america, sure christopher columbus owned slaves, but one thing you don`t realize is that, these things happened over ONE HUNDRED FREAKIN YEARS AGO. People stopped this for a reason, so that we can all get along, now the reason why I bring Texas into the picture is because I haven`t seen that in any other state, i`ve lived in New York, only see that every once and a blue moon, i`ve been to connitecut, didn`t even see any of that, I visited New Orleans, never seen racism there, and i`ve been to New Jersey, just slightly but like I said, it`s EVERYWHERE, The only place where i`ve seen issues like this is in Texas, which is why people call me a wierd kid at school for being friends with everyone, now i`m not saying all the races hate eachother, but about half of the percent of races in my school do, yes, I would know. 
 
Third, Taxes, now I really don`t go to much into this politic shit, but after learning about it earlier, I do feel I need to start bitching about this, first off, the freaking taxes are WAAAAAY too much, I was with a few of my friends clothes shopping, and one of my cousins bought a new pair of shoe`s, I think it was like, 20% tax on it, the shoes were around $150, that`s just too much, I bought a bag of hot cheetos and they charged me like $3 in tax, what the hell? now maybe it`s cause i`m a real big cheap ass, but seriously? THREE MUTHER FUCKING DOLLARS? in New York, the tax would probably only be like 80 cent`s. Now, this is kinda something kinda messed up to be bitching about, but a`lot of people blame Obama on these taxes, but most people don`t understand is that Obama is trying hard to fix this country after the way bush left it, so I can understand why he`s raising taxes, but specificly Texas, is way too much, the thing is though, the reason why he is raising taxes alot down here is because Texas has it`s own oil, oil = money. and the recession that we are in, and the economic crisis, it`s hard to get jobs, so how the hell are people going to survive here in Texas when it`s hard to get a job, and taxes are so damn high. That`s why i`m pretty much pissed off about Texas taxes ( say Texas taxes five times fast ) 
  
Last thing I wanna say before i`m done bitchin, this is an opinional complaint, but i`m pretty sure people are going to agree with me, if you live in Texas, or anywhere down south I guess, don`t you notice that you need a car to go everywhere? like I said earlier, it`s hard to pay live here with the taxes and economic crisis, so how are we going to get anywhere? walk? hell no, that`ll take like 2 hours to get to a close kroger, than 2 hours back, dude, that`s stupid, also, if your bored and you wanna go places, you need a car! in new york you can litterally walk anywhere you want to for you entertainment needs, because there are store`s in every corner, plus, since the house`s are so close to eachother, if you have a friend who lives 5 street`s away, you can just easily walk there in 20 minutes, and if you can`t walk there, you can take a train or a bus, so you are always able to go places without struggle, but here in Texas, you need a car to go places... except for Downtown Houston, but that`s only one city, compared to the WHOLE STATE. 
 
Alrighty, i`m done with my bitch fit of the day, if you read thanks, and uhm, yeah, it feels good to get all your anger out by blogging about it :) 
 
PEACE! 

$3 tax on a bag of hot cheetos? Isn't that more than what the product is worth?

I've lived in Texas my entire life,never had any issues that the OP has had..... 
 
Also,the city I live in has what's called an "Oil bubble" We've barely experienced the economic crisis. Most people have jobs,it's not bad at all.

Also 
 Sales tax:

I think the reason that sales tax is higher here in Texas is because we don't pay a state income tax. As far as racism goes, I don't run into any of that here.

well dude i think you shoulda stayed in new york then if you dont like it there.or move somewhere else. really 3$ tax for a bag of chips.

I think people make up racism half the time. I live in Madera, California. It's 67% Hispanic population here and 48% white. All I have to say is that "racism" it's definitely not a USA only thing. You should see how much lighter Mexicans hate on darker ones, it's crazy.

" I think people make up racism half the time. I live in Madera, California. It's 67% Hispanic population here and 48% white. All I have to say is that "racism" it's definitely not a USA only thing. You should see how much lighter Mexicans hate on darker ones, it's crazy. "

" @blazerx9x: eh, i am not racist, when i see a confederate flag i normally try to find some way of destroying it without getting buckshot in my ass "

"Also 
 Sales tax:

*New York City

8.875

Dallas (Dallas Co)		.082500

"

"I've lived in Texas my entire life,never had any issues that the OP has had.....  Also,the city I live in has what's called an "Oil bubble" We've barely experienced the economic crisis. Most people have jobs,it's not bad at all. "

" @jams said:

" I think people make up racism half the time. I live in Madera, California. It's 67% Hispanic population here and 48% white. All I have to say is that "racism" it's definitely not a USA only thing. You should see how much lighter Mexicans hate on darker ones, it's crazy. "

Dude,I live  20 miles from there. "

" @Lemoncookie01 said:

" @jams said:

" I think people make up racism half the time. I live in Madera, California. It's 67% Hispanic population here and 48% white. All I have to say is that "racism" it's definitely not a USA only thing. You should see how much lighter Mexicans hate on darker ones, it's crazy. "

Dude,I live  20 miles from there. "

Like in the rancho's? Or Chowchilla? You'd be the first person I know in a 20 mile radius that plays video games. "

" well dude i think you shoulda stayed in new york then if you dont like it there.or move somewhere else. really 3$ tax for a bag of chips. "

I'm from florida, i was born in a hick town until my family moved to a major city when i was 10. Yeah you need a car if you ever want to go anywhere, there are only a handful of taxi services but they charge insane amounts and are normally only used for a ride home when your done drinking. As far as the confederate flag goes, most people who own one aren't really racist, they are simply showing their pride in heratige. Remember that the confederate flag wasent viewed as a racist symbol untill the late 1800's when KKK and Neo-Nazi groups adopted it. 
 
Just stay away from people who shave their heads and have swastika tattoos. I got into many a fights with people like that and im fucking 3rd generation Irish-American! One even called me a spud-nigger for standing up for one of my black friends. Those guys are just crazy.

"but one thing you don`t realize is that, these things happened over ONE HUNDRED FREAKIN YEARS AGO. People stopped this for a reason, so that we can all get along"

TEXAS TOAST

People think a Confederate flag is racist? They should learn some history, the Civil War was not really fought over slavery. And that Flag is a part of this countries history, and its the heritage of a large number of our population. Its really no different than someone having an Irish or Italian flag.

I think you got the 20% tax wrong, duder...
 
Must have mistaken it for something else.  I NEED RECEIPT FOR EVIDENCE!!!

Dear OP, 
I appreciate that you're trying to analyze the world around you as opposed to being absorbed in your own little social networking world as much of the american youth is today. If I may provide some constructive criticism if you wish to be taken as seriously as it seems you do. First, avoid hyperbole and sensationalism in your posts. You provide no definite numbers regarding any of your observations, namely tax. Texas is one of the better states in the union when it comes to the tax burden it places on its residents. Furthermore, the municipal and state tax rates are set separately from the federal tax so Obama has very little to do with the tax rates in Texas. Secondly, and most importantly you consistently fall victim to the hasty generalization logical fallacy. Essentially, just because you experienced one thing in one area of Texas does NOT mean that it's that way everywhere in the state, or the south. Come to Austin, it's very different from what most people think of when they think of Texas. Once again, I enjoy reading your rants especially since i'm applying to be a teacher here in Texas, it's nice to hear how someone your age thinks, keep them coming, just think about what you're saying. All the best!

dude, where in texas do you live? west texas? east texas? all major cities are pretty liberal especially Austin and Houston(who has a lesbian mayor) I can see Dallas being kind of racist and there is WAY too many hispanics in San Antonio.

" People think a Confederate flag is racist? They should learn some history, the Civil War was not really fought over slavery. And that Flag is a part of this countries history, and its the heritage of a large number of our population. Its really no different than someone having an Irish or Italian flag. "

" I think people make up racism half the time. I live in Madera, California. It's 67% Hispanic population here and 48% white. All I have to say is that "racism" it's definitely not a USA only thing. You should see how much lighter Mexicans hate on darker ones, it's crazy. "

I'm from Florida which is cheap, but Texas is cheaper to live in. I've lived in the DC/MD/VA area for almost 4 years and it's housing is way more expensive here. My rent for my apartment is the same amount my parents pay for their monthly mortgage, and my rent would be more if I didn't have a military discount. Racism is ridiculous. It's everywhere, you can hear it while playing online, or see it on TV etc. Just surround yourself with open minded people. You've only been exposed to a small percent of Texas, I'm sure you'll like it eventually.

" @jams said:

" I think people make up racism half the time. I live in Madera, California. It's 67% Hispanic population here and 48% white. All I have to say is that "racism" it's definitely not a USA only thing. You should see how much lighter Mexicans hate on darker ones, it's crazy. "

I don't think you know how percentages work.   P.S. Texas is shit, no news there. "