Comments on: Coarse correction | Houston MLS team drops 170 years from its name http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2006/03/course-correction-houston-mls-team-drops-170-years-from-its-name/ Soccer as a second language Mon, 26 Nov 2012 19:52:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Cedric White http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2006/03/course-correction-houston-mls-team-drops-170-years-from-its-name/comment-page-1/#comment-305 Cedric White Wed, 12 Jul 2006 07:11:15 +0000 http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/?p=111#comment-305 Unbelievable, the distortion of history. It sounds like <strong>Karl Marx</strong> is more influential than given credit for. The truth is that the Mexican government was oppressing the white settlers—thus, their revolt vs. Mexico in 1836. Several years later, the US and Mexico fought a war, just as many bordering nations have done during the history of the world. Mexico ... surrendered and sold the southwest to the US. It was a fair, legal purchase—get over it. I really don't understand the pathology of the Mexican resentment about something that happened 170 years ago. I mean, if that resentment by Mexicans is legitimate, then how about if they just sign over their independence to Spain? After all, maybe Spain is angry that Mexico revolted against them during the 1820s? Why is Spain's anger any less legitimate than Mexico's? Unbelievable, the distortion of history. It sounds like Karl Marx is more influential than given credit for.

The truth is that the Mexican government was oppressing the white settlers—thus, their revolt vs. Mexico in 1836.

Several years later, the US and Mexico fought a war, just as many bordering nations have done during the history of the world. Mexico … surrendered and sold the southwest to the US. It was a fair, legal purchase—get over it.

I really don’t understand the pathology of the Mexican resentment about something that happened 170 years ago. I mean, if that resentment by Mexicans is legitimate, then how about if they just sign over their independence to Spain? After all, maybe Spain is angry that Mexico revolted against them during the 1820s? Why is Spain’s anger any less legitimate than Mexico’s?

]]> By: Brian http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2006/03/course-correction-houston-mls-team-drops-170-years-from-its-name/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Brian Fri, 10 Mar 2006 01:06:54 +0000 http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/?p=111#comment-17 Houston 1836 was a silly name anyway. Not that Dynamo is much better. I suppose it's better than Red Bull New York. I bet the ninnies offering the "PC Houston" comments wouldn't have gone to any matches anyways. Why not call them the Caballeros? Houston 1836 was a silly name anyway. Not that Dynamo is much better. I suppose it’s better than Red Bull New York.

I bet the ninnies offering the “PC Houston” comments wouldn’t have gone to any matches anyways.

Why not call them the Caballeros?

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