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ProudMNDemocrat

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14. Pancho Villa is revered in Mexico for that reason...

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sun May 4, 2025, 08:02 AM

May 4

Keep America IN America.

My Mexican grandfather told me a story of when he was 6, Pancho Villa spent time in his village in the state of Zacatecas. Mexican villagers thought of him as a hero more than a bandit for his stance against American interference in Mexico in the early 20th century. Or so he told me.

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Trump tells Mexican president he wants U.S. troops to fight drug cartels [View all] Eugene May 3 OP

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I love Claudia! n/t ReRe May 3 #4

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And I would venture to say that the cartels GP6971 May 3 #10

The thin skinned narcissistic manchild nwduke May 3 #8

Now we're invading Mexico??!! Nululu May 3 #9

invade Mexico, bomb it or even conquer it outright: that proposal depends on which Trumper is speaking at the moment Eugene May 4 #12

Total nutbags Nululu May 4 #13

He just might order troops in anyway Zorro May 3 #11

Pancho Villa is revered in Mexico for that reason... ProudMNDemocrat May 4 #14

Private Bonespurs threatening war. Show your DD-214 before you propose any war, Krasnov! Wonder Why May 4 #15

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