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Nicolás Maduro calls for Puerto Rico invasion to "liberate" island from US (www.newsweek.com)
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Of course the capitalist rag had to add "" to liberate.

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[-] infuziSporg@hexbear.net 48 points 3 months ago

Guess he figured that as long as we're just saying things and posturing, we might as well say good things.

The authors seem to go to great lengths to explain how Puerto Rico is really really not an oppressed internal colony. Sure, 57% voted for statehood and over 30% support independence. But how many support the unshakeable status quo? If you do the math, it's 13% or less, but these authors would have you think that it's the will of the majority.

And never mind how support for pro-independence parties is at an all-time high. I'm sure the MSM will derail those observations with the usual platitudes about them being "unreasonable", "authoritarian", "corrupt", take your pick.

[-] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml 26 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Puertoricans choice was between staying as second class citizens and possibly becoming enemies. If they voted for independence i bet diamonds against nuts USA would take that very bad very quickly started to dish their usual "diplomacy" at them.

Also the "referendum" was nonbinding so what's even the point.

I’m sure the MSM will derail those observations with the usual platitudes about them being “unreasonable”, “authoritarian”, “corrupt”, take your pick.

Yeah, if the independence movement was actually threatening they would very quickly get the Black Panther treatment.

[-] infuziSporg@hexbear.net 17 points 3 months ago

Half of what I was referring to was the recent elections. Of course, there's a long way between voting for a pro-independence party and actually winning independence.

[-] TrashGoblin@hexbear.net 13 points 3 months ago

Of course, there's a long way between voting for a pro-independence party and actually winning independence.

Just as Scotland.

[-] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 8 points 3 months ago

The independence movement did get the Black Panther treatment before the Black Panther Party existed.

Partly why it's so demoralized and broken today.

[-] merthyr1831@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 months ago

PR supporting statehood over independence isn't all that surprising. There's benefits to being integrated into the empire at an individualist level but uncertainty and possibly more struggle through independence whilst under the heel of Imperial capital.

[-] AntifaSuperWombat@hexbear.net 24 points 3 months ago

amerikkka maduro-katana-1maduro-katana-2

[-] Redcuban1959@hexbear.net 20 points 3 months ago

“Just as in the north they have a colonization agenda, we have a liberation agenda. The agenda was written by Simón Bolívar. Puerto Rico's freedom is pending, and we're going to win it, Breno. With Brazilian troops. And Abreu de Lima at the front (. Abreu de Lima Battalion to liberate Puerto Rico, what do you think?” said Maduro.

The Abreu e Lima Battalion, named after Brazilian Pernambuco general José Inácio de Abreu e Lima, took an active part in Simón Bolívar's campaigns.

[-] Ildsaye@hexbear.net 4 points 3 months ago

sicko-yes

[-] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 4 points 3 months ago

chavez-guns fidel-salute

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