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momta

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17. I was born in Travis County (Austin)

Reply to IrishBubbaLiberal (Original post)

Sat Mar 22, 2025, 12:54 PM

Mar 22

Grew up in East Texas, and when I was taught "Texas History" in seventh grade, my teacher was famous for crying when she taught the Alamo. Sure enough, she cried. And yeah, I got the bullshit, whitewashed (pun intended) version.

It always surprises me how people are so afraid to learn the history of the land they live in. Texas' history is of a piece with American history, which is completely in line with colonial world history. I'm a better person for knowing the crimes committed by my ancestors, and the pain and suffering that they caused, just as I am a better person for knowing of the selfless heroes who came before me.

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'FORGET THE ALAMO' UNRAVELS A TEXAS HISTORY MADE OF MYTHS, OR RATHER, LIES [View all] IrishBubbaLiberal Mar 22 OP

Excellent review of a pernicious myth long overlooked al bupp Mar 22 #1

My spouse's family of New Spain, was in what became Tejas, in 1718 IrishBubbaLiberal Mar 22 #2

More details..... IrishBubbaLiberal Mar 22 #3

Muy interesante al bupp Mar 22 #5

Old story but still fun to read. Grins Mar 22 #4

Forget the Alamo! Remember the Republic of the Rio Grande! Xipe Totec Mar 22 #6

One of my favorite movies Mblaze Mar 22 #7

My favorite closing line of any movie, ever. Paladin Mar 22 #11

Here a write up on that movie IrishBubbaLiberal Mar 22 #20

Sayles's movies always have real human beings. Mblaze Mar 22 #21

Well said. I have a friend who is into the "Moorish American" thing bhikkhu Mar 22 #8

Folks, this is an easy one. We were stealing their land. ashredux Mar 22 #9

One other item you forget gay texan Mar 22 #18

Thank you for the reminder of this very important book. I read it niyad Mar 22 #10

Excellent book! Abbott hates it... lol Shipwack Mar 22 #12

Best book ever written about The Alamo is a novel. Paladin Mar 22 #13

In Ulysses S. Grant's Autobiography Zorro Mar 22 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author Shipwack Mar 22 #15

Thanks for posting this. It wasn't until a few years ago that I learned that the "Mexican War" raccoon Mar 22 #16

I was born in Travis County (Austin) momta Mar 22 #17

I'm not shocked by this. Texasgal Mar 22 #19

I saw the 1960 John Wayne "Alamo" movie. Paladin Mar 23 #22