----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Brin-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 9:40 AM Subject: Re: Death of the West (L3ish)
> > > Dan Minette wrote: > > > > We defiantly are picking up Hispanic culture. And, the new San Jacinto > > monument will feature the Hispanic Texans who fought for independence. As > > far as I can tell, Texas is doing better than California in assimilating > > Hispanic culture into a native Tex-Mex culture. > > Based on....? > Based on the cooperation I see directly in Texas and the conflict I see indirectly in California. In Texas, the conservative white community, of which the Daughter's of the Texas Revolution have found ways to forge ties with the Hispanic community. I remember hearing a conservative on the radio talk about how critical it was that we recognize all of the heroes of the Texas Revolution. Thus, the Texas mythology is being altered in a way that's true to what was essential in the original founding myths, but is now much more accepting of Hispanics. It was truly a revolution for freedom, not an Anglo/Hispanic fight because of all the brave Hispanics who fought for freedom. As far as I can tell, this viewpoint is agreed upon by both the Hispanic community and the conservative Anglo community. Second, we are seeing interesting developments in politics. The conservative who just ran for mayor of Houston is Hispanic. Thus, we had a situation where the black mayor and the Hispanic opponent split the Anglo vote. Its critical for mainstreaming that both parties go after an ethnic group. What I've heard from California shows more antagonism. Included in this was the vote to make English the official language, and the marching of Hispanic groups under a Mexican flag. Neither speak of rapprochement. Dan M.
