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Well by that logic, what would the USA want with PR as a colony? Why not let them be free? Because it is the USA. You could say the same about what would you wa
by SEJeff 10y ago
Well by that logic, what would the USA want with PR as a colony? Why not let them be free? Because it is the USA. You could say the same about what would you want with $ALL_POOR_STATES_IN_THE_SOUTH, but we want them too!
- blackbagboys 10y agoI think the United States would happily not deal with Puerto Rico and it's tens of billions of dollars of debt, but almost no one in Puerto Rico wants to be 'free' (independent).
- zanny 10y agoPuerto Rican statehood and / or independence is not up to the citizens of PR by themselves, its up to the whole of the US. The reasons for the civil war demonstrate why state / territory autonomy are subservient to the will of the majority.
- SEJeff 10y agoYup, like Lord of the Flies, and in specific: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyranny_of_the_majority https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyranny_of_the_majority This is also why the Electoral College exists, as annoying as it can be, it makes sense.