Anonymous #14 5w

Because it should have remained the Kingdom of Hawai‘i without the US colonial system taking it over as well. They have the best chances of returning to Indigenous sovereignty of any of the US colonies.

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Anonymous #9 5w

Yup! Restore sovereignty to every single Indigenous Nation across all of Turtle Island! And Australia. And globally.

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Anonymous #15 5w

What would happen to those who are not indigenous living in North America

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Anonymous #18 5w

Why do so many of y’all seem to think Indigenous sovereignty means further displacement or violence? It doesn’t.

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Anonymous #15 5w

Amongst anticolonial debates/arguments I have seen online there’s a reoccurring theme of some saying in regards to Israel that the Jews should go back to Europe but often explicitly say Poland or Russia. Judging by your reaction, is this a fringe sentiment that’s not tolerated?

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Anonymous #14 5w

It basically became a state at gunpoint. Most people there who aren’t white and moved there does NOT want to be apart of the United States. I don’t blame them tbh

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Anonymous #19 5w

If you want to know more, look up Queen Liliʻuokalani

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Anonymous #19 5w

Great way to put it! They did not want to join the US colonies, there weren’t really any manipulative ‘treaties’— force. Like most of the colonies around Turtle Island.

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Anonymous #18 5w

You’ll see a lot of points brought up about it. I’m not for expulsion— I am for educating and holding accountable colonisers who brought harm— like netanyahu and those proudly murdering children. Whether they serve prison sentences in Palestine or are sent home to serve there sentences isn’t for me to say— that’s for the Palestinians. They’re the ones suffering and know best how to fix their home.

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Anonymous pinkparrot29 5w

They voted for statehood (but the U.S. government) has done nothing to honor the vote (which they don’t have to because it’s non-binding).

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Anonymous #8 5w

Ar scáṫ a ċéile a ṁaireann na daoine!

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Anonymous #24 5w

That’s not even funny.

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Anonymous #3 5w

Under US blockade. The UN has condemned the sanctions for hurting the civilian population

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Anonymous pinkparrot29 5w

They were never given the chance to vote for independence, the US literally persecutes pro-independence activists

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Anonymous #25 5w

Probably a biased take, and I accept that, but I’m honestly glad they’re being sanctioned, considering they tried to Annex a large chuck of Guyana’s land

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Anonymous #22 5w

It shows public opinion has never been and likely never will be in favor of independence

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Anonymous #25 5w

After the attempted rebellion in 1950 or attempted assassination of Truman or terrorist attacks in the mainland and Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico’s status was the result of the 1952 referendum. Independence was a minority position with some supporters resorting to violence instead of the democratic process.

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Anonymous pinkparrot29 5w

“Terrorist attacks” The US is a brutal colonial empire built on mass murder and oppression. What gives the US army the right to occupy Puerto Rico? Bc Amerikkkans are white and Puerto Ricans arent?

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Anonymous pinkparrot29 5w

The 1952 referendum never had a choice for independence?? Your argument is absurd. The imperialist American occupiers forced PR to have a “home rule” or “direct rule” referendum, and when people opted for home rule, you use that as proof they want to be oppressed????

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Anonymous #25 5w

The vote was on approval of the commonwealth status not between commonwealth and direct rule. If the majority voted against the commonwealth status there would likely be a new referendum on amended constitution or independence. But it was already known that independence was a minority position.

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Anonymous pinkparrot29 5w

It is impossible to hold a binding referendum, and the 1952 referendum was later found to be non binding

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Anonymous #20 5w

Says someone on yikyak

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Anonymous #8 5w

latha air choireigin bidh mo shluagh saor mar ar bràithrean Èireannach! 🇮🇪🤝🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Anonymous #27 5w

Independence would impoverish P.R. More than it already is. Having “feelings” about something doesn’t mean you understand everything that is involved in your current situation, or what would be required to alter it. Just because people think something would benefit them doesn’t automatically mean that it will. Just look at how the nationalist movement works out in countries that embrace it. (Look at what’s happening to the USA! What happened to the UK with Brexit?)

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Anonymous #27 5w

“Freeing” anyplace to its own devices needs to be done carefully and methodically. There are complex global interests in exporting/importing anything. “Freeing” a place, also requires that they can successfully remove obstruction/opposition to commerce with other countries. We haven’t run out of sugar, so that means other countries currently benefit from making it, and wouldn’t welcome competition from PR. How do you solve that?

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Anonymous #27 5w

There’s also the matter of what you do with all the people who were automatically born as American Citizens in Puerto Rico. Do you revoke their citizenship? Do you simply deny new citizenship for new babies born in Puerto Rico? What if their parents (US citizens) then move to the US Continent? Do you allow them to be naturalized?

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Anonymous #27 5w

I wonder how much of the world a person would be allowed to travel on a “Nation of Puerto Rico” passport.

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Anonymous #27 5w

What am I saying. With nothing to export, their currency would be worth so little, Puerto Ricans wouldn’t be able to travel anywhere.

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Anonymous #27 5w

The true tragedy of independence would be observed at the very next major hurricane hitting the island. With no economy to generate government revenues, and no fema to come to the rescue, how much could they truly manage to rebuild…with YEARLY hurricanes? You thought it was bad when Trump mismanaged it, but this would be so much worse.

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Anonymous #18 5w

i’ve literally never heard anyone say this

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Anonymous #28 5w

Really?

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Anonymous #26 5w

Umm actually, I'm on SideChat. Same communication network but superior app 😎

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Anonymous #20 5w

Save for the initial flashbang of being in light mode 😭

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Anonymous #17 5w

Absolutely once democratic elections are held

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Anonymous #27 5w

Other governments literally study our culture and strategize for how to weaken our defenses. One way to weaken US defenses is to make US citizens complain about these protections loud enough that some congresspeople in a precarious enough position for re-election will advocate for weakening the country’s defenses. Yes you have power, but you can misuse it. Remember how Harris wasn’t perfect enough? Now we have Trump, and all the horrible consequences of that. Stop virtue signaling for likes.

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Anonymous pinkparrot29 5w

crazy thing to say. by that logic, the US should sanction itself

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Anonymous #17 5w

Are you talking about gerrymandering and voter suppression? US elections can still be considered free and fair.

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Anonymous #15 5w

Any tips for learning Irish? I just started my lessons up again and it’s kicking my ass 😅

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Anonymous #8 5w

There are a number of resources you could check out online— possibly look into things like iTalki or classes hosted through a university that may be hosted remotely?

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Anonymous pinkparrot29 5w

I’m talking about the electoral college and the fact that the senate disproportionately represents smaller states with the same number of representatives as larger states. I’m also talking about the fact that the Supreme Court is the most powerful institution and justices are appointed rather than elected. most importantly, elections are bought and sold by corporations who donate to politicians in exchange for corrupt policy

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Anonymous pinkparrot29 5w

Bruh it’s not suddenly okay to starve Cuba of any and all trade just because you don’t like their government, especially when the whole reason we put the embargo up in the first place was that we were best friends with the dictator that Castro overthrew, who was objectively far worse to everyone in Cuba than the Revolution ever was

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Anonymous pinkparrot29 5w

You know how many dictatorships America actively props up? The only reason Cuba is treated any different is because they dared to forcibly throw off the imperial machine, and we’re making an example of them to scare the rest of Latin America out of ever trying some shit like that.

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Anonymous pinkparrot29 5w

America has zero issue with dictators. America props up a majority of them across the world on purpose, to combat anything in those countries that goes against US interests. What America hates is socialism. If you’re a socialist, it doesn’t matter if you’re a dictator or a democratically elected president (see Salvador Allende of Chile, democratically elected and assassinated by the CIA), if you are a socialist who gains power, America is going to fire on all cylinders to destroy your project.

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