Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-5543592-20140619115833/@comment-11457306-20140619233631

(I am here.

I read the last of the previous thread and I would like to clear up the part about the Alamo. The Battle of the Alamo was a turning point in a very small war for the independence of Texas, not to be confused with the war between Mexico and the US--in which I have no interest whatsoever. I was trying to leave nationalities out of it, which was why I said "dead enemy soldiers" instead of dead Mexicans. For Mexicans and Texicans fought TOGETHER for their independence. Those Hispanics who live here LEGALLY-have every right to call themselves Texans. Our culture is steeped in Mexican tradition--even our most popular food reflects this, Tex-Mex. Our Hispanics speak what we call Tex Mex also. It is a combination of English and Spanish. It is only in recent years due to the illegal immigration that tension between Caucasian Texans and Hispanic Texans has arisen. Many Hispanics are sympathetic to their brethren and I get that--but there are just as many who are upset at those who break the law to come here.

But back to the Alamo--yes, we lost the battle, but that 3 day epic fight delayed the Mexican Army long enough for our soldiers to gather and meet them in San Jacinto, where we did win. That turned the tide of the war. So in that sense it was a victory. The fate of the Alamo inspired our people to fight hard. The battle cry, "Remember the Alamo" lingers to this day. The mission church is revered as a holy shrine in San Antonion and is guarded by State Troopers. They WILL throw you out if you do not remove your hat and are not respectful. When you enter that church you trod upon Holy Ground. I have been there several times and I swear I can hear the ghosts whisper there and here the distant sounds of the cannons.

Texas became an independent nation after that. That is another controversial subject and I won't start that row here except to say that we gave up too much to join the US and there are many of us would like to go back to it.

I'll get down off my soapbox now. Let's RP!)