CantaloupeLifestyle@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoKevin McCarthy Unlocks New Level of Embarrassment With Claim That America Never Acquired Land Via Warwww.vanityfair.comexternal-linkmessage-square86fedilinkarrow-up1530arrow-down110cross-posted to: nottheonion@lemmy.world
arrow-up1520arrow-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 year agomessage-square86fedilinkcross-posted to: nottheonion@lemmy.world
minus-squareAlien Nathan Edward@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 year agoSomeone: puts a gun to your head and says “I’ll give you $4 for your car”. You: “This is a free and fair trade.”
minus-squareYoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down5·1 year agoThat wasn’t the case, the Mexican government was run as an oligarchy. The United States threat was to threaten to turn over their lands to the public.
Someone: puts a gun to your head and says “I’ll give you $4 for your car”.
You: “This is a free and fair trade.”
That wasn’t the case, the Mexican government was run as an oligarchy. The United States threat was to threaten to turn over their lands to the public.