Mickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 7 days agoNow that's an interesting questionlemmy.worldimagemessage-square91fedilinkarrow-up1940arrow-down117
arrow-up1923arrow-down1imageNow that's an interesting questionlemmy.worldMickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 7 days agomessage-square91fedilink
minus-squareramble81@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up70·6 days agoYeah I point out that Texas used to actually be part of Mexico and the border moved, not the people.
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up74·6 days agoThe border moved because Mexico had banned slavery so they fought a war to keep it. Texas is the only state in the union to fight a war for slavery TWICE.
minus-squareAngryCommieKender@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·6 days agoAnd that, kids, is the important thing to remember about The Alamo
minus-squaregreenfire@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·6 days agoApparently white folk in Texas despise being called Texicans
minus-squareMuskyMelon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·6 days agoIsn’t Texas properly pronounced as Te-has, a Mexican name?
minus-squareGoodLuckToFriends@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 days agoTejas is from the native americans, if I remember rightly. Something to do with ‘friend’ or ‘friendship’ I think. Then it gets filtered through the spanish language before coming to english as texas.
minus-squarePopcornPrincess@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·6 days agoWe didn’t cross the border, the border crossed us.
Yeah I point out that Texas used to actually be part of Mexico and the border moved, not the people.
The border moved because Mexico had banned slavery so they fought a war to keep it.
Texas is the only state in the union to fight a war for slavery TWICE.
And that, kids, is the important thing to remember about The Alamo
Apparently white folk in Texas despise being called Texicans
Isn’t Texas properly pronounced as Te-has, a Mexican name?
Tejas is from the native americans, if I remember rightly. Something to do with ‘friend’ or ‘friendship’ I think. Then it gets filtered through the spanish language before coming to english as texas.
We didn’t cross the border, the border crossed us.
In capitalist America.