Nope. Both Canada and the USA are democratic countries offering a very similar lifestyle and way of government.
Mexico, after gaining independence from Spain (who gave the original charters for Americans to settle in Texas) became a dictatorship under Generalisimo Santa Ana, and his tyranny caused the rebellion in Texas. Americans simply fight for their liberties (or used to), whether the dictator is a British King and his Parliament, or a Latin American Autocrat General.
Not going to click on the Time’s link, but I am also assuming that Time did not mention that Mexican authorities threw Steven Austin into prison just for asking to have a little more self-governance.
In 1836, it was quite a trip to travel from San Antonio to Monterrey just to get government permission to do something.
Then again, Time seems to think it okay to lock up American citizens for months without bail while they await trial for a simple trespassing charge.
We all know that, of course. Obviously, this author doesn’t care much about truth ... only agendas.
It would be like a lot of modern day Texas rebelling against the feral Biden gubmint because they joined a federation of states, the overweening government of which has assumed powers bearing no relationship to the Constitution under which Texas agreed to join the union.
Bryan probably looks more favorably upon the revolution in Mexico
“Mexico, after gaining independence from Spain (who gave the original charters for Americans to settle in Texas) became a dictatorship”
Correct. Also I doubt the article mentions that Texas was not the only Mexican province that was in revolt - lots of Mexico was rebelling against Santa Ana at this time due to his suspension of the 1824 constitution. It was a principled revolt.
“...Generalisimo Santa Ana”
I sometimes watch Mexican TV to help with my Spanish. There is an educational channel Canal Once that did a show on the 11 Worst Mexicans in history. Something like 8 of the 11 were leaders (viceroy, emperor, presidente, etc.) of the nation. Perhaps if Mexicans chose more wisely, they’d be living in a bigger nation. Or perhaps they enjoy an immunity of a certain demographic group—nothing is ever their fault.
It wasn’t just Texas, large parts of Mexico were revolting against Santa Ana as well.
Santa Ana was your typical idiot megalomaniac who pretty much destroyed Mexico, first by abolishing the Mexican Constitution which ignited the revolt that resulted in him losing Texas. Then he started a war with the United States which cost him New Mexico, Arizona, and California.
He thought of himself as “the Napolean of the west”, but his competence was more like “the mall cop of Mexico.”
His heavy-handed execution of POWs alienated his generals, and all Sam Houston had to do was wait for one of Santa Ana’s typical bonehead mistakes.
Come to think of it, it is hardly surprising Time is on the side of Santa Ana, idiots, incompetents, and liars have to stick together.
“became a dictatorship under Generalisimo Santa Ana”
Keep telling the truth like that, and after the Great Reset you won’t even be able to get a drink of water.