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[–] ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 14 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Ignorant people in Mass are way more annoying too, because they speak of themselves as above ignorant people in the south or midwest even though they believe the exact same dumb shit

Of all the places Ive lived in the US, the worst ignorance was probably in Mass, because its ignorance with an extra dose of superiority complex

[–] EldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It's funny seeing other Massholes in here with all too similar experiences. I was literally just describing in another post an experience I had with a coworker the other week ranting in circles for 2 hours straight about how rational and centrist he is while spewing Fox News nonsense about "basic biology" and talking about how liberals never back their arguments up with facts and logic (unlike the Republican grifters he sees online, because they'd clearly never edit their videos to only make themselves look good).

Just because Mass benefits from being one of the most liberal states and 80% of Boston has a college degree doesn't mean that their shit don't stink.

[–] ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 2 points 9 months ago

The spirit of Massachusetts is the spirit of America….