Sons and daughters of Texas,
6 March is the anniversary of the fall of the Alamo. Soon after the fall of the Alamo came the ethnic cleansing of Goliad, which was subsequent to the ethnic cleansing of Tampico.Too many history books do not tell the story of how Santa Anna’s forces were committing depredations on the colonists. They do not tell of the government takeover of the churches and the persecution of those with other beliefs than catholic. Although some say that there is religious freedom in the pulpits of the nation. Try speaking out on political issues from a pulpit and see how long it will take the IRS to clamp down on that church. There are many parallels between the strong centralized government of Santa Anna and today’s Imperial City regime.
We were asked by those who gave us independence at San Jacinto- black, white and Hispanic to remember these battles and what happened at them. We need to consider what happens when governments grow too big. When religious freedoms are threatened like they are now with the assaults on the Ten Commandments. Goliad makes it clear what happens when one believes the lie, “We are here from the government and we are here to help you”. The prisoners at Goliad were told that and we all know what it got them. The War for Texas Independence was a conflict of ideas, cultures and values. Should there be a strong central government or should power be with the States? Those who fought for Texas believed the power needs to be de-centralized.
A lesson from the Alamo is that those men fought for Texas, NOT the States United! Many of those men were wanted in the United States, and they were not interested in expanding the American Empire. They wanted Texas Independence! They swore an oath of loyalty to Texas. They did not swear a loyalty oath to the States United. We need to remember those lessons and take them to heart so that they do not have to be repeated.
Free Texas!
J Murrah
centralized government, Culture, ethnic cleansing, Goliad, IRS, oath of loyalty, Political Well Being, relgious freedom, San Jacinto, Santa Anna, Tampico, Texas Independence, the Alamo
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