Mickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 years agoNow that's an interesting questionlemmy.worldimagemessage-square93linkfedilinkarrow-up11.2Karrow-down120
arrow-up11.18Karrow-down1imageNow that's an interesting questionlemmy.worldMickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square93linkfedilink
minus-squareramble81@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up83·2 years agoYeah I point out that Texas used to actually be part of Mexico and the border moved, not the people.
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up96·2 years 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-up23·1 year agoAnd that, kids, is the important thing to remember about The Alamo
minus-squaregreenfire@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·2 years agoApparently white folk in Texas despise being called Texicans
minus-squarePopcornPrincess@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down1·2 years agoWe didn’t cross the border, the border crossed us.
minus-squareMuskyMelon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 years agoIsn’t Texas properly pronounced as Te-has, a Mexican name?
minus-squareGoodLuckToFriends@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year 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.