the state of denial that half the county is in that believes orange shitler will help them.
IMO - Texas, while places like Mississippi, Arkansas, and Oklahoma always rank below, I believe Texas is actively trying to kill itself. Those other states are poorer and more rural. Texas has the resources and money to be one of the most prosperous states. Yet, they keep voting for Greg Abbott (aka piss baby), Ken Paxton, and Ted Cruz. People there are so brainwashed that they believe anyone who is not an uber republican will come and make all the frog gay, let kids poop in liter-boxes, and give all their money to drug addicts. It’s just sad. I finally just gave up on trying to make any difference there and left for the sake of my kids.
A perfect example is my mother-in-law who HATES Greg Abbott. She blames him for leaving the state for dead during snowmageddon. So she just refuses to vote in Governor elections.
I’m not from the states so not really qualified to comment but I would have thought low taxes and large population (including diverse cities like Housten and true blue areas like Austin) would work in its favour.
Other places in the South seem to have all the downsides you mention but none of the positives.
Yes, Texas is actually purple, but it is gerrymander so bad there is no way to win. A perfect example is the district I used to live in, Texas 26. Is was basically Denton County with a little tail going into the Tarrant County to keep it red. Then Democrats got close in a couple of elections. So they redrew the map to cut out the city of Denton, which is a city with a huge liberal arts college. Then they extended it north and west into more republican areas.
Meanwhile the city of Denton was added to the 13th district, which is 40,000 square miles and extends all the way to the panhandle. People in the city would have to drive 325 miles just to visit their representatives office.
Texas 26 Before 2021
After 2021
New Mexico
Insane crime, just as expensive as California or Colorado.
Seriously
don’t come here, i mean go there.Florida. Heat, humidity, stench of water from the sprinkler systems, lousy coffee from the crappy drinking water, most jobs literally don’t allow you to work OT. Many only hire 32 hour people. Terrible drivers, especially all the Qtip bitches that should’ve stopped driving 20 years ago. Redneck Nation. Massive POS politics.
Fuck Florida.
Florida used to be black on Erin’s trans safety map. It was literally its own “DO NOT GO HERE” category. Unfortunately the only thing that has changed is that it’s no longer alone.
Not even gonna mention that the coastal areas’ve been dredging sand at night to keep it from sliding back into the ocean for decades… 🤮
Let. It. Die. Already.
The current state?
South Dakota
Lived in Watertown when I was a kid. My first Halloween there we had to trick or treat in 1 foot of snow. Other than the cold it wasn’t so bad, insanely beautiful landscapes however I did notice a lot of mild racism to Indians.
All of them!
Nobody saying Florida? Swamps, gators, slowly sinking into the ocean, home to way too many grumpy old people and crazy drug addicts (see Florida man) and Trumps shitty golf club. Also some of the absolute biggest peices of shit for politicians- DeSantis, Rick Scott, Gaetz ect
Don’t forget Alligator Auschwitz! I hear they’re selling merch.
Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi are all shit holes honestly same goes for Houston TX as well. I’m not saying my state of Oklahoma is any better. I lived in California for 4 years and kill to go back however it’s just too expensive
I hear ya. PacNW is my home (not childhood) and my heart tears up just thinking of what it would take to get back. 🥹😭
I grew up in Florida. The neighbors are worse. You just dont hear about them as much.
Oklafuckinghoma. Heat, tornadoes, ice storms, earthquakes, hail and some of the dumbest, most entitled Jesus-humping maga fucks in the country.
And gonna be in the 100s next week here in Tulsa.
Born and raised! Tulsa is the exception to Oklahoma. Still the most beautiful city I’ve ever lived in, and nicer ever time I go back. But OP has a solid point about the weather. OK gets the worst of all the things.
Almost certainly Mississippi
Really enjoyed learning about NY queer culture by watching Paris is Burning so thought I’d check out Mississippi Burning to see how marginalised communities express themselves in the South… oh
That was set in the 60s. Mississippi isn’t nearly that bad. It’s bad, but it ain’t Mississippi Burning bad.
Oh yeah, sorry that was a bad joke. Those films couldn’t be more different!
We drive through several times a year, starting in Florida to Alabama. The poverty and ignorance is fucking heart breaking. Always glad to get back into the Alabama part of the trip.
It’s not up for debate. It’s Mississippi.
Mississippi is the worst state I’ve been to. I can’t imagine living there.
Idk I think Florida is going to give them a run for their money soon. Insurance can deny claims and coverage more easily now and FEMA’s been crippled.
I live in Florida and travel Mississippi several times a year. Night and day. And I’m in the panhandle where we’re poor, still head and shoulders above MS.
Was telling my wife that Pensacola airport is two or three times the size of Jackson’s, at their capitol. FFS, they can’t even manage clean water, in their capitol.
Alabama is actually pretty and pretty nice. You could teleport me to about any road in either state and I could call it for MS or AL. You can tell when you cross into MS because your tires start rumbling. Was wondering on the last trip how much those people pay for tires. Bet it’s big business!
Last weekend’s trip was fucking weird. Maybe I simply hadn’t noticed before, but the people were no longer friendly. Probably because I have long hair and my wife is Asian. At least black folks are still nice enough! Which flipped since I moved to the South 20 years ago. They looked at white people with deep suspicion.
I mean honestly if the words worst and state are in the question the answer is almost always Mississippi.
I used to work at a call center for a nation wide company.
The answer is absolutely Kentucky. There is really no comparison.
details or gtfo
You can’t just fire off an entirely subjective opinion and not back it up with anecdotes.
It’s been 12hrs. I’m thinking they intend to. 😅 FWIW, I agree with you.
At this point I’m certain the guy is from Kentucky, and just proved his point like a boss.
There is no universal, objective answer. It depends who you are, your financial situation, your political views, etc.
That said, the states that suck the most for the most people are conservative places with lots of rural poverty. Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Oklahoma, …
I’ll defend Alabama. I travel through several times a year on the back highways and there’s only one truly shit town we pass. York is a wasteland. Here’s the main drag, and most of those units are empty.
All the other rural towns seem pretty nice. Businesses aren’t shuttered, roads are nice everywhere, people take pride. Contrast that with Mississippi. You could teleport me to a gas station and I could tell if it’s in MS or AL according to how much trash is blowing around.
Arkansas, don’t forget Arkansas. And Louisiana.
Oh, how could I miss Louisiana? It’s the place with the highest incarceration rate in the world.
A coworker of mine is from Louisiana. We’re in Washington state, and he told me that all the people here bitching about wind turbines and environmental regulations don’t know how good they have it. He’s from a town on the gulf which is basically one giant oil refinery. The stink and chemical pollution is unbelievable. He showed me the “Welcome to Whatever-ville” sign in his hometown, and it’s literally attached to a gantry that carries several chemical pipes over the road.
Misery. Wait, hang on, sorry, I spelled that wrong. Missouri.
Misery.
Wait, hang on, sorry, I spelled that wrong. Missouri.
BTW, in the book, she hacked off a foot with an axe and cauterized it with a blowtorch. 🤢
Mississippi and Alabama tend to compete for the worse state top spot
Mississippi is the anus of the USA.
At least those have the ocean and Huntsville. Like poccalyps said, Oklahoma by far.
Any state with a GOP supermajority.
Hey now, Kansas isn’t so bad if you are white.
Oh wait.
