By José M. López Sierra – Puerto Rico
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United States (US) Major General Smedley Butler said in his book that WAR IS A RACKET, and so did President and General Eisenhower in his farewell speech to the nation. But we didn’t listen.
Do you know that the US, a colonial settler state, has been at war for most of its history, with the exception of only 15 years?
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The US, nevertheless, has the audacity to declare with a straight face at the United Nations (UN) that it stands with Palestine.
How could that be possible, when 38 million Americans today live in poverty, while 8 of the 10 richest men in the world are US citizens?
How could that be possible, when the US refuses to lift its over 60 year blockade on Cuba, despite the almost unanimous consent of the international community that the blockade must stop!
And, how could that be possible, when the US has continually refused to comply with 42 UN resolutions asking it to immediately return Puerto Rico’s sovereignty to the Puerto Ricans?
Real democracies govern for all of their citizens.
“US democracy” is only for the chosen people.