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The Great Republican Political Strategy of Insult Puerto Rico for Some Reason (lemmy.ml)

submitted 4 weeks ago by usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works

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[–] sploosh@lemmy.world 26 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

But... PR is part of the US and is a wonderful place full of kind people. I spent one of the best vacations of my life there going all the way around the island (and Culebra!) and it was nothing but gorgeous views, great food, friendly people (it does help to speak Spanish so you understand how friendly they are) and relaxing days.

And that was when the country was getting rocked by earthquakes and had recently been battered by a few climate-change monster hurricanes. Screw people who hate on PR, that place rocks and is more resilient than your average conservative commentator.

[–] LavenderDay3544@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

But... PR is part of the US and is a wonderful place full of kind people.

Yes, and ones who don't vote for these losers. That's what's got them butthurt. And the fact that they're a majority Hispanic place where everyone born there is automatically a U.S. citizen. I'm sure that also makes them seethe.

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

The main reason PR isn't a state is because Republicans are scared of how brown people would vote... and to a much greater extent, brown people in general.

[–] LavenderDay3544@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Well Puerto Ricans are also of mixed opinions on whether they would even want to be a US state.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 0 points 3 weeks ago

Everyone is of mixed opinions about everything, if they don't want to be a state they can be an independent nation with visa and passport rights.

[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Yes, and ones who don't vote for these losers. That's what's got them butthurt.

Puerto Ricans don't vote for anybody. They don't have representation in Congress, and they have zero electoral votes because they aren't a state.

So, no, they're just butthurt because of racism, and Puerto Rico can't do anything about it because they don't have any representation.

[–] LavenderDay3544@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

They do if they move to any of the 50 states.