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onager

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9. Mexican-American War, my favorite comment

Reply to beam me up scottie (Original post)

Mon Aug 31, 2015, 11:44 AM

Aug 2015

TTT was also opposed to the “anti-American bias/subliminal messages” in a question about the Mexican-American War that made “the U.S. out to be the ‘bad guy’ and Mexico to be the ‘good guy.’”

My favorite comment on that war came from the young woman who was my tour guide at Chapultepec Castle in Mexico City:

"You call it the Mexican-American War. We call it 'Invasión de los Norte-Americanos.'"

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New Texas textbooks a bit light on historical facts - fighting the troglodytes in TX [View all] beam me up scottie Aug 2015 OP

Ugh. progressoid Aug 2015 #1

Can you believe they're getting away with this? beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #2

One of my nieces just moved to Texas for a job. progressoid Aug 2015 #5

I pity the intelligent Texans. beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #6

you're fucked. AlbertCat Aug 2015 #10

You're right, yet some kids are very gullible. beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #11

And you shouldn't have to warn your kids that teachers and textbooks are lying to them. AlbertCat Aug 2015 #13

Well, as long as my kids learn the truth, it's all good. LiberalAndProud Sep 2015 #14

But John Locke was soft on atheism and a heathen fellow-traveler! onager Aug 2015 #3

Excellent find as usual, onager! beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #4

Reminds me of this... nil desperandum Aug 2015 #7

Brilliant. beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #8

Mexican-American War, my favorite comment onager Aug 2015 #9

Native Americans view history differently too. beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #12