Mickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 3 months agoNow that's an interesting questionlemmy.worldimagemessage-square84linkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1imageNow that's an interesting questionlemmy.worldMickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square84linkfedilink
minus-squareramble81@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoYeah I point out that Texas used to actually be part of Mexico and the border moved, not the people.
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months 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-up0·3 months agoAnd that, kids, is the important thing to remember about The Alamo
minus-squarePopcornPrincess@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoWe didn’t cross the border, the border crossed us.
minus-squaregreenfire@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoApparently white folk in Texas despise being called Texicans
minus-squareMuskyMelon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoIsn’t Texas properly pronounced as Te-has, a Mexican name?
minus-squareGoodLuckToFriends@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months 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.
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
We didn’t cross the border, the border crossed us.
In capitalist America.
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.