There’s an alleged civil rights activist from San Antonio that saw an article written by Texas state senator Jeff Wentworth (R-San Antonio) called “Remember The Alamo” — and he (the alleged activist) made the decision the battle cry is somehow racist.
In this day and age, the cry of racism seems to be nothing more than an attempt to get attention or to somehow blame others for how one feels about himself. I don’t know Jose Antonio Lopez. He’s the guy making the claim. But, I’d bet my bottom dollar he looks in the mirror in the morning and sees his skin color or eye color or ethnic features and decides he’ll find which person or persons to blame for what’s making him unhappy today. He’s no different than Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton or any number of race-baiters and separatists. As much as liberals profess togetherness and diversity – the simple fact is, if we all became colorblind and accepting tomorrow — they’d lose their minds. As we become more diverse and tolerant — as we elect a black president and other leaders — instead of this country’s liberals being happy and satisfied that we were finally starting to look and feel and act post-racial — they reacted by acting as if we’re more racist than ever.
Let me put this in the most direct terms I can because I am so over this alleged racist crap. If you are a citizen of the United States of America, you are an American. You are NOT a Mexican, nor an Italian, nor are you Polish or French, you are NOT African, nor Norwegian, nor Russian or German. Enough. The idea that an American of Mexican decent can call the battle cry of the Texas army as they headed into battle ready to hand Santa Ana his ass is somehow racist makes me crazy. The phrase was INDEED anti-Mexican ARMY. Anti-Santa Ana — the wannabe dictator. Had it NOT been for Santa Ana, Texas might STILL be a part of Mexico. He was stripping people of their freedoms and liberties and the Texans (many of them ethnically Mexican) were not going to take that. So, they held for as long as they could at the Alamo. Were killed there — then took it out on Santa Ana in the battle of San Jacinto. Their battle cry for that conflict was “Remember the Alamo.”
Lopez either doesn’t know his history or is exactly one of the race-baiters I mentioned earlier. He thought he saw an opportunity and jumped on it. Well, this American has had it — and has no problem calling separatists like him out. If he is upset that Mexico lost and identifies himself first as Mexican and second as American – Mexico is not that far away. I’ll draw him a map!
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