Vman29397
@vman29397.bsky.social
Staunchly Left and Even Stauncher Puerto Rican Independista. Lover of Video games, Cartoons, and depressed NYC Sports fan
DC should be a state there's no question Puerto Rico deserves the right of self-determination
November 15, 2025 at 8:28 PM
DC should be a state there's no question Puerto Rico deserves the right of self-determination
Because the party that supported it oversaw the largest rise in standard of living in the history of Puerto Rico. This is what the average puerto rican house looked like when they Got the legislative majority in 1940 and this is what it looked like when they finally lost that legislative majority
November 15, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Because the party that supported it oversaw the largest rise in standard of living in the history of Puerto Rico. This is what the average puerto rican house looked like when they Got the legislative majority in 1940 and this is what it looked like when they finally lost that legislative majority
Because the question is irrelevant. The only way a status opinion will gain popular support is Is the party that supports it actually raises the standard of living of the everyday puerto rican. Why do you think the Commonwealth was popular for so long.
November 15, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Because the question is irrelevant. The only way a status opinion will gain popular support is Is the party that supports it actually raises the standard of living of the everyday puerto rican. Why do you think the Commonwealth was popular for so long.
And its only going to piss off more locals
November 15, 2025 at 3:30 PM
And its only going to piss off more locals
It wont happen bec the statehood party of Puerto Rico has done 0 to raise the standard of living in Puerto Rico
November 15, 2025 at 3:15 PM
It wont happen bec the statehood party of Puerto Rico has done 0 to raise the standard of living in Puerto Rico
Its all gonna be undone in 4 years. It wasnt just protest that drove them to close it in the 2000s it was cost of operations
November 15, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Its all gonna be undone in 4 years. It wasnt just protest that drove them to close it in the 2000s it was cost of operations
It's actually more profitable for them to make Puerto Rico independent than it is to keep them as a territory
November 15, 2025 at 2:16 PM
It's actually more profitable for them to make Puerto Rico independent than it is to keep them as a territory
The fact of the matter is, in that same Supreme Court ruling, Alaska and Hawaii were designated as incorporated territories. Meaning, they had citizenship, they had full constitutional protection. They were allowed to become states in a way that Puerto Rico was never meant to be.
November 15, 2025 at 2:11 PM
The fact of the matter is, in that same Supreme Court ruling, Alaska and Hawaii were designated as incorporated territories. Meaning, they had citizenship, they had full constitutional protection. They were allowed to become states in a way that Puerto Rico was never meant to be.
Owned but not a part of the United States. The exact words were foreign in a domestic sense. Meaning Puerto Rico is property of the United States it is not a part of the union it was explicitly written off as a unincorporated territory because the United States never had interest to grant statehood
November 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Owned but not a part of the United States. The exact words were foreign in a domestic sense. Meaning Puerto Rico is property of the United States it is not a part of the union it was explicitly written off as a unincorporated territory because the United States never had interest to grant statehood
All im hearing is racist excuses
November 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
All im hearing is racist excuses
Neither is Puerto Rico. If you actually read the Supreme Court rulings of the insular cases it is an unincorporated territory owned but not a part of the United States. This is why puerto ricans born in In Puerto Rico have staff tory citizenship not protected by the 14th amendment. Lazy excuses
November 15, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Neither is Puerto Rico. If you actually read the Supreme Court rulings of the insular cases it is an unincorporated territory owned but not a part of the United States. This is why puerto ricans born in In Puerto Rico have staff tory citizenship not protected by the 14th amendment. Lazy excuses
Yes I showed that to be false because 31 years ago the US Granted Palau Independence via the compact of free association. And as you know many of those politicians that were in office back then are still in office today
November 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Yes I showed that to be false because 31 years ago the US Granted Palau Independence via the compact of free association. And as you know many of those politicians that were in office back then are still in office today
That just sounds like a lazy argument. You have no argument to defend statehood it's an immoral position. That is rooted in a racist ideology that was put forth by the insular cases that says puerto ricans are inferior and incapable of self-government
November 15, 2025 at 1:46 PM
That just sounds like a lazy argument. You have no argument to defend statehood it's an immoral position. That is rooted in a racist ideology that was put forth by the insular cases that says puerto ricans are inferior and incapable of self-government
Yes no one has even bothered to push a statehood only bill since 2021. The last few status bills
The Puerto Rico Status Act (2022)
The Puerto Rico Status Act (2023)
The Puerto Rico Status Act (2024 draft)
The Puerto Rico Status Act (2025 re-intro)
The Puerto Rico Status Act (2022)
The Puerto Rico Status Act (2023)
The Puerto Rico Status Act (2024 draft)
The Puerto Rico Status Act (2025 re-intro)
November 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Yes no one has even bothered to push a statehood only bill since 2021. The last few status bills
The Puerto Rico Status Act (2022)
The Puerto Rico Status Act (2023)
The Puerto Rico Status Act (2024 draft)
The Puerto Rico Status Act (2025 re-intro)
The Puerto Rico Status Act (2022)
The Puerto Rico Status Act (2023)
The Puerto Rico Status Act (2024 draft)
The Puerto Rico Status Act (2025 re-intro)
Then why have the last bills pushed into Congress to allow Puerto Rico to change its status have all been self-determination bills and not statehood bills
November 15, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Then why have the last bills pushed into Congress to allow Puerto Rico to change its status have all been self-determination bills and not statehood bills
Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), and Alex Padilla (D-CA) In 2023 introduced the puerto rico status act. Which would allow for a binding process to allow puerto ricans the right of self-determination.
November 15, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), and Alex Padilla (D-CA) In 2023 introduced the puerto rico status act. Which would allow for a binding process to allow puerto ricans the right of self-determination.
To quote the author of war against all puerto ricans Author Nelson Dennis" What happens in Puerto Rico never happened at all"
November 15, 2025 at 1:27 PM
To quote the author of war against all puerto ricans Author Nelson Dennis" What happens in Puerto Rico never happened at all"
Cuelebra for military drills las carperas spying on puerto ricans the tourture of puerto rican independence supporters. Every Bit of news you get out of Puerto Rico is whitewashed by the 2 pro-us political factions. Very rarely does Any other news get out.
November 15, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Cuelebra for military drills las carperas spying on puerto ricans the tourture of puerto rican independence supporters. Every Bit of news you get out of Puerto Rico is whitewashed by the 2 pro-us political factions. Very rarely does Any other news get out.
Bec you dont know the history of puerto rico. All you were ever taught about Puerto Rico was the US took it in the Spanish American war. You aren't familiar with the ponce massacre. Sterilization of puerto rican women or their use as guinea pigs 4 birth control the navys use of vieques and
November 15, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Bec you dont know the history of puerto rico. All you were ever taught about Puerto Rico was the US took it in the Spanish American war. You aren't familiar with the ponce massacre. Sterilization of puerto rican women or their use as guinea pigs 4 birth control the navys use of vieques and
That's actually the position of the Democratic Party. That has been the position of the Democratic Party in regards to Puerto Rico since 1952. They have always been the party that has supported self-determination it is the republican party that was the party of statehood
November 15, 2025 at 1:19 PM
That's actually the position of the Democratic Party. That has been the position of the Democratic Party in regards to Puerto Rico since 1952. They have always been the party that has supported self-determination it is the republican party that was the party of statehood
Its actually not. Statehood advocates have no actual economic development plans other than Beg America for a handout.And on the US giving up land voluntarily They did 4 Cuba in 1902, the Phillipines in 1946,
Federated States of Micronesia and Marshall Islands in 1986 and Palau in 1994
Federated States of Micronesia and Marshall Islands in 1986 and Palau in 1994
November 15, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Its actually not. Statehood advocates have no actual economic development plans other than Beg America for a handout.And on the US giving up land voluntarily They did 4 Cuba in 1902, the Phillipines in 1946,
Federated States of Micronesia and Marshall Islands in 1986 and Palau in 1994
Federated States of Micronesia and Marshall Islands in 1986 and Palau in 1994
Statehood is a dead movement. The US will respect puerto ricos right to self determination as they have no choice given their global reputation is in the toliet. The Independence Party will likely win in 2028.
November 15, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Statehood is a dead movement. The US will respect puerto ricos right to self determination as they have no choice given their global reputation is in the toliet. The Independence Party will likely win in 2028.
In its current situation that would be disasterous. Puerto rico needs to stabilize itself before status is adressed. Thats what puerto ricans want
November 15, 2025 at 1:08 PM
In its current situation that would be disasterous. Puerto rico needs to stabilize itself before status is adressed. Thats what puerto ricans want