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1. Bowie as a "murderer, slaver, and con man;" Travis as "a pompous, racist agitator;" and Crockett as a "self-promoting ol

Sat Mar 22, 2025, 10:00 AM

Mar 22

They pull no punches describing Bowie as a “murderer, slaver, and con man;” Travis as “a pompous, racist agitator;” and Crockett as a “self-promoting old fool.”

https://www.texasobserver.org/forget-the-alamo-unravels-a-texas-history-made-of-myths-or-rather-lies/

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Alamo was/is an Anglo Bullshit tale, a myth. A bunch of loser Texas Anglos [View all] IrishBubbaLiberal Mar 22 OP

It seems like you have a real vendetta against progressives. GreenWave Mar 22 #4

Oh, really? Vogon_Glory Mar 22 #5

Racist Anglos at the Alamo, fought for their right to own slaves IrishBubbaLiberal Mar 22 #6

Not all of them Vogon_Glory Mar 23 #7

Travis was a racist asshole IrishBubbaLiberal Mar 23 #9