# Even the stupid is bigger in Texas

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-the-stupid-is-bigger-in-texas/711285>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [January 29, 2015, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-the-stupid-is-bigger-in-texas/711285 "2015-01-29T23:31:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2015, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-the-stupid-is-bigger-in-texas/711285/81 "2015-02-06T14:00:17Z")

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> [@Great\_Antibob](#):
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> To be slightly fair, the town council vote to put it up in the first place was contentious. But to actually be fair, the fact it was considered and approved by majority at all in the 21st century is all kinds of messed up.

South Carolina still flies a confederate flag _over its State House_.

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**Author:** ![Punoqllads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d2c977/32.png) [@Punoqllads](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Punoqllads)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2015, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-the-stupid-is-bigger-in-texas/711285/82 "2015-02-06T19:01:19Z")

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I say a Floridian claiming Texas is full of weirdos is like a New Yorker saying California is full of liberals.

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**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2015, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-the-stupid-is-bigger-in-texas/711285/83 "2015-02-06T19:05:12Z")

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> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#):
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> South Carolina still flies a confederate flag _over its State House_.

Apparently the flag flies over a memorial to the Confederate dead on the grounds of the State House and was removed from the dome of the State House in 2000. Does that seem a little less objectionable to you, or not? Not being snarky; I am really curious if this seems like an improvement to others. It kinda does to me but I’m not sure how I feel.

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2015, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-the-stupid-is-bigger-in-texas/711285/84 "2015-02-06T19:59:42Z")

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Well, they moved it from the dome of the State House to a memorial on the State House grounds - which, if I am reading the Wikipedia article right, was built “to honor Confederate dead” _after_ the flag was removed from the dome. So they basically just moved it somewhere a bit less conspicuous.

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