[Sans-Culotte]

What a tool. Prof. Ramos apparently thinks Americans should come to terms with the fact that they stole the land from Mexico. He says he "never got the memo about the Reconquista", but he understands very well what is going on. While maintaining that he does not understand the outrage over the ad, he says "There is a public memory within the Mexican-origin community about the period before 1848. That memory is of a fundamental connection to this land despite being made to feel like outsiders or visitors."

In other words, he denies the whole Reconquista thing, while giving reasons why it is not such a bad idea.

[dblshot]

Ramos says we (and it's obvious he means Anglos) need to get over the Reconquista movement of today but goes on about the incursions of Anglos into Mexico 150 years ago. So we shouldn't worry but he can indoctrinate his classroom full of skulls full of mush.

Incidentally I used to drink Absolute but no longer. Tito's is Texas made and better anyway.

[MeanWestTexan]

A couple things come to mind about this:

1. Mexico should be rich. They sit on massive gold, silver, and oil reserves (along with other commodities), have pristine beaches, massive commercial/recreational fishing possibilities, and wonderful potential range and agricultural land. They also have great tourist potential for the same reasons and because of spectacular historical locations. Why are they not rich? Well, because their culture is corrupt and pathetic. Ergo, said culture is nothing to celebrate.

2. The Spanish have no greater claim to the lands of the USA than the anglo-americans. Sure, they had some scattered settlements in the West a little earlier than the anglos — a nothing in time in the scale of history. More over, they lost the lands fair and square, were paid for them, and had failed to develop the lands in any meaningful way. Indeed, Texas became Texas almost by default simply by anglos moving in to the vaccuum.

3. The Indians of Mexico have no claim, at all, to the lands of the USA. They were a more-or-less settled farming people just exactly where they are now.

[AuntB]

“In other words, he denies the whole Reconquista thing, while giving reasons why it is not such a bad idea. “

Quite amazing, isn’t it?

[weegee]

He’s a bigot who supports the Mexican greivance over this long settled land dispute.

Flush his taxpayer funded job.