Hey, it's not everyday my country gets some attention, so they're all running on top of each other for that limelight. We have J-Go, Angel Cintrón and now the Archbishop chiming in, while the leopards are in front of their faces. I sometimes wonder what it will take for my compatriots to understand they're not Americans. Will they have to see gringo pogroms in Florida and NYC? Nah, I know that even when they do see them, they will act as ''shocked'' as they're acting now, as the leopards eat them.

[–] Thallo@hexbear.net 2 points 6 days ago

I'm sure he'll get right on that

[–] AernaLingus@hexbear.net 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

More Puerto Rican soldiers died in the Vietnam War as part of the United States military than soldiers from any state of the United States.

Is that actually true? Certainly doesn't comport with this data from the National Archives unless there's some weird technicality I'm not understanding. Also I know they just say "as part of the United States military" for emphasis but I can't help but think of the alternative "as part of the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam".

Either way, funny thing to cite to a guy who dodged the draft (which, to be clear, is one of the few good things he ever did)

[–] Beaver@hexbear.net 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I don't think it's true, nor is it true if what he meant was that more people died per-capita. A perplexing and distracting mistake.