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RE: Sniff Sniff ... something's burning.
They have a valid point about the history of Texas. We took it.
There is a very fundamental flaw in this sort of thinking (the denial of territorial rights with regard to territory obtained by conquest).
First, a slight correction: Texas actually wasn't taken - Texas declared independence from Mexico on it's own in 1836 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_of_1836), which sparked the Mexican-American War, that was ended by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo where Mexico ceded most of the rest of the SouthWest to the US (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Guadalupe_Hidalgo).
But if we dismiss the legitimacy of obtaining territory by conquest, what legitimacy is left, frankly?
You would have to give up the British Isles - a few times. Most of Europe would be gone. And let's not forget about the Roman Empire...
Hm - as I re-read your comment, I see that it's just a bad troll. I probably shouldn't respond (and I will leave the rest of your nosense alone) - but that particular argument is a bit of a pet peeve of mine, you could say.
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RE: Sniff Sniff ... something's burning.
Let's not let the racist bigots who made that video divide us.
What this country needs is decent hardworking loyal Americans. We have all come from somewhere else over a few generations. Why not Mexico. They have a valid point about the history of Texas. We took it.
We can afford to absorb the good ones and our lives will be enhanced as these people become prosperous and productive. Texas could use the rise in average IQ.
If those who are here want to become valuable citizens then fine, let them stay and do it. But we should kick the other bastards out as quickly as possible.
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