@fu@libranet.de They were "Indian Territory" at the time, but wedged between TX (CSA) and MO (USA, but some state leaders formed a rival CSA gov't in the SW corner until the union pushed them out), they were still right there in the thick of things.
When they became a state, riding right on the the top of Texas had to be a big influence.
@fu That's surprising at first, until one realizes it is the same kind of "Noble South" BS that many states down there teach.
They teach that wasn't the South that started the Civil War ("The War of Northern Aggression") by attacking a Union fort, it was the Union that started the war by not giving in on several contented issues (slavery was on the list, but they pretend they didn't start killing other White people over the belief that a few wealthy White landowners should own Black people.
Likewise, it wasn't that widespread but undocumented rumors of cheating in a closely observed election were not sufficient to overturn the election results, it was patriots on 2021-01-06 were not successful in persuading politicians to stop the election from being stolen.
For someone who was born hungry, I've never had to force myself to eat. But this week, I don't desire food, so if I eat, it is because I'm forcing myself.
I noticed several years back that most people in MO | KS | NE seemed to be nicer than people in other states where I worked. More like people were in the SGV area of SoCal when I was growing up.
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