A perfect Union for whom?
By José M. López Sierra – Puerto Rico
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The problem with the narrative of this video about “How the Insular Cases have prolonged colonialism in Puerto Rico” is that it speaks of Puerto Rico decolonization within the structure totally created by the United States (US) to keep us colonized. Please click on the following link to watch that video: https://youtu.be/RSMGsF5LYac
It is important to note that 125 years of Puerto Rico colonialism has resulted in that more Puerto Ricans today live away from our national territory. And, half of the Puerto Ricans who have refused to abandon our homeland live in poverty as we speak.
It is equally important to mention that 38 million Americans also live today in poverty, while 8 of the 10 richest men in the world are US citizens. For whom is a more perfect Union being created?
The US’ military invasion of Puerto Rico in 1898 was to make US oligarchs richer. Colonialism is a crime against humanity, so why must we allow the US, the criminal, to make the rules to decolonize Puerto Rico? The US, on the contrary, wants Puerto Rico to be her colony now, tomorrow and forever!
Most people don’t know that the US has ignored 41 United Nations (UN) resolutions asking her to immediately return Puerto Rico’s sovereignty to the Puerto Ricans. This month, the UN will once again hold its annual Puerto Rico decolonization hearing, and again issue yet another similar resolution. Does that sound like the US is the champion of democracy, or the champion of plutocracy? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otzBslJLbI0
Did the US teach Boricuas democracy, by unilaterally invading Puerto Rico militarily to make her a colony? It is, then, insane, to believe that Puerto Rico decolonization could occur via an electoral process. There is no democracy in the US, and even less in a US colony. Therefore, it is incumbent on the 9 million Puerto Ricans worldwide to instead engage in permanent resistance to force the US to comply with international law.
We will need to create our own perfect Union to free ourselves!
