Man killed for singing 'We are More American' at Houston karaoke night

[onemeangixxer7502]

I think it hinges mostly on the fact that I've never met anyone that considered the term reneck all that offensive, if at all, and many consider it a source of pride. I've never heard the term crackerjack used in anything but a derogatory sense, and never heard it used with a sense of pride. I if the mexican community feels the same way, which I highly doubt, then it's no better/worse.

Consider the origins, redneck comes from being a hard working individual, that's out on the farm all day, providing his family and fellow man with sustenance. crackerjack comes from someone illegally crossing the border, thus swimming the Rio Grande, rather than simply driving/walking through a border crossing.

I thought it originated in coal towns?Coal miners wore red bandanas around their necks?

[Broncojohnny]

Here's the song he was supposedly singing.

http://lyricstranslate.com

They have shouted at me a thousand times I should go back to my country.
Because there’s no room for me here.
I want to remind the gringos: I didn’t cross the border, the border crossed to me.
America was born free, but men divided it.
They marked a line so that I jump it.
And they can call me “invader”.
And that’s a very frequent mistake.
They took from us eight states.
Who’s then the invader?
I’m a foreigner in my own land.
And I didn’t come here to cause you trouble.
I’m a hard-working man.

And if history isn’t lying.
The powerful nation settled here, in the glory.
Among brave warriors,
Indians of two continents mixed with Spaniards.
And if we take centuries into account.
We are more American.
We are more American than the children of the Anglo-Saxons.

They got from us without money the waters of the Río Grande.
And they took from us Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and Colorado.
Also California and Nevada were taken away.
Utah was not enough, so they took Wyoming as well.
I’m the blood of the Indian.
I’m Latin American, I’m mestizo.
We are made of all colours.
And of all trades.
And if we take into account centuries.

even if it hurts our neighbours.
We are more American.
Than all of the gringos.

I wonder why they don't have a verse in there blaming Santa Ana?

[line-em-up]

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I wonder why they don't have a verse in there blaming Santa Ana?

That was my thought. They can blame him for giving it all away to save his own hide. Talk about a coward and traitor.

[TorchRedStang]

So the guy was an illegal??? The shooter should be able to write off his ammo since he did the governments job.

If I break into a bank and start robbing the place and get shot in the process are they going to arrest the shooter??? No. So what is the issue here?

[Chili]

I wonder why they don't have a verse in there blaming Santa Ana?

The author also seems to be proud that his male spanish ancestors killed his male indian ancestors, and raped his female indian ancestors to make him.

[Big A]

I'm still waiting on svo855's gem of a retort.