What associations do you make with Massachusetts?

[caphillsea77]

Originally Posted by Gnutella

Considering the majority of people in Massachusetts are liberals and New England Patriots fans, it's gotta be the douchiest state of all.

Many hardline conservatives (certainly no better than militant liberals) have always been good at scapegoating, namecalling, and smacktalking. It's their strategy for distracting and distorting since they can't come up with any of their own bright ideas. I find it ironic that somebody who makes such a generalized and inflamatory post thinks they can live in an unshattered glass house and call out a whole state as being the douchey ones.

[datacity12]

Here's a shocker: Those of us who define ourselves as Liberal do not see the word "Liberal" as an insult. Liberalism is a good thing. We care about our fellow man and consider things like healthcare a basic right, not some kind of rich person's privilege. We feel that gay people having to put up with the insult of Civil Unions instead of Marriage is the same thing as saying "separate but not equal."

If someone calls me a liberal, I say Thank You!

[Ben Around]

I didn't vote, since I couldn't choose the first 3 together. The last choice is especially annoying. Why would anyone think a state with urban and rural areas (as many do) be an "awkward" blend. Those are my favorite kinds of states. I love NY, CA, MA, PA MD, IL, OH, WI, MO, WA for that very reason! In each you can find true urban areas plus remote, unspoiled towns nestled among beautiful rural landscapes (and a comparative minimum of suburban sprawl!)

[803andy]

Accents and casual racism.

[Tiger Blood]

Far left liberals, the Irish, Brazilians, and very cold winters.

[Bo]

This thread was started in 2009, before the single-state rule was implemented. It's now off-topic for this forum and not really appropriate for its state forum. Thread closed.