CantaloupeLifestyle@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前Kevin McCarthy Unlocks New Level of Embarrassment With Claim That America Never Acquired Land Via Warwww.vanityfair.comexternal-linkmessage-square84fedilinkarrow-up1534arrow-down111cross-posted to: nottheonion@lemmy.world
arrow-up1523arrow-down1external-linkKevin McCarthy Unlocks New Level of Embarrassment With Claim That America Never Acquired Land Via Warwww.vanityfair.comCantaloupeLifestyle@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前message-square84fedilinkcross-posted to: nottheonion@lemmy.world
minus-squareDagwood222@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down55·1 年前We didn’t get California and Texas by war, we got that by Devine right. Manifest Destiny.
minus-squarewildginger@lemmy.myserv.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up30·1 年前I dunno who Devine is, but they clearly dont grasp the concept of rights
minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 年前Pretty sure they’re a drag queen, but I don’t know why they’re being brought up in this context.
minus-squaremkwt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up24arrow-down3·1 年前I believe we paid Mexico money for most of the territory…after invading nearly to Mexico City.
minus-squareBigFig@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down2·1 年前Nearly? We fought basically At Mexico City, today that is well within the city limits
minus-squareYoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down12·1 年前The Gadsden Purchase was for $10 million in 1854 and established the Southern border.
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down1·1 年前A shame what happened to his flag, though…
minus-squarereagansrottencorpse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 年前That snake should be licking a boot
minus-squareYoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down3·1 年前Correct, but the Spanish American War was of conquest. Guam, Puerto Rico, and American Samoa were won through war.
minus-squareDagwood222@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down2·1 年前Are they still teaching Kipling in the schools? https://www1.udel.edu/History-old/figal/Hist104/assets/pdf/readings/11whitemanburden.pdf
minus-squareBurn_The_Right@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down1·1 年前Conservatives: …aaaaand it’s banned.
We didn’t get California and Texas by war, we got that by Devine right. Manifest Destiny.
I dunno who Devine is, but they clearly dont grasp the concept of rights
We picked it right off de vine.
Pretty sure they’re a drag queen, but I don’t know why they’re being brought up in this context.
I believe we paid Mexico money for most of the territory…after invading nearly to Mexico City.
Nearly? We fought basically At Mexico City, today that is well within the city limits
The Gadsden Purchase was for $10 million in 1854 and established the Southern border.
A shame what happened to his flag, though…
That snake should be licking a boot
This close enough?
Yes thank you
Correct, but the Spanish American War was of conquest. Guam, Puerto Rico, and American Samoa were won through war.
Are they still teaching Kipling in the schools?
https://www1.udel.edu/History-old/figal/Hist104/assets/pdf/readings/11whitemanburden.pdf
Conservatives: …aaaaand it’s banned.