Mickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 10 days agoNow that's an interesting questionlemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square96fedilinkarrow-up11.2Karrow-down119
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minus-squareramble81@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up83·10 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-up96·10 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-up23·9 days agoAnd that, kids, is the important thing to remember about The Alamo
minus-squaregreenfire@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·10 days agoApparently white folk in Texas despise being called Texicans
minus-squarePopcornPrincess@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down1·10 days agoWe didn’t cross the border, the border crossed us.
minus-squareMuskyMelon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·10 days agoIsn’t Texas properly pronounced as Te-has, a Mexican name?
minus-squareGoodLuckToFriends@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·10 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.
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
We didn’t cross the border, the border crossed us.
In capitalist America.
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.