We Okies tend to have a real love-hate relationship with all things Texas. On the one hand, we fight each other over the same athletic talent. And as the diplomatic factors of Sid Meier's Civilization IV so eloquently puts it, "our close borders spark tensions." Oklahoma and Texas have certainly had their disagreements in the past. They can be quite stubborn and spiteful.
On the other hand, Texans are an amazingly resilient, hard-working people, with similar beliefs and viewpoints to most Okies. Generally conservative but also open and welcoming. Hard-nosed when need be, but generous and forgiving to those who deserve it. They believe in law and order, personal rights AND personal responsibilities, and they understand that sometimes force is a necessary evil.
And we both pretty much agree that the US Government is beginning to overstep its bounds. When they secede, I hope they'll let us come with them.
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