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dameatball

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5. Historically speaking, this is not surprising. The original "Texians" who were mostly Anglos and

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sat Jan 12, 2019, 01:41 PM

Jan 2019

the "Tejanos" who were Mexicans living in what is now Texas, got along fairly well. Once the land grabbers, mercenaries and politicians got involved is when the real troubles grew into open warfare. That's a bit of a broad brush, as Native Americans were in the mix as well, but in general, I think it is an accurate assessment.

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K&R for visibility, and off to the Greatest page. nt tblue37 Jan 2019 #1

K&R... spanone Jan 2019 #2

I'm pretty sure that has always been true... Wounded Bear Jan 2019 #3

"The conservative thought leader" hibbing Jan 2019 #4

That's certainly not anything to brag about in the USA... KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2019 #8

Historically speaking, this is not surprising. The original "Texians" who were mostly Anglos and dameatball Jan 2019 #5

. dalton99a Jan 2019 #6

Let's build walls around all the RED states (at their cost, LOL). KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2019 #7