Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: U.S. Should Cancel Debt of ‘Invaded’ Colony Puerto Rico

[livingston]

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: U.S. Should Cancel Debt of ‘Invaded’ Colony Puerto Rico
Democratic-socialist and congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Wednesday declared her support for a “Marshall Plan,” to rebuild hurricane-wracked Puerto Rico, referring to the U.S. territory as an “invaded,” colony.
“120 years ago today (July 25th, 1898) Puerto Rico was invaded and made a colony of the United States,” began Ocasio-Cortez. “Puerto Ricans are US citizens. But they STILL don’t have the right to vote federally, nor do have voting rep in Congress (unless they move). Nor are they a sovereign people.”


Led by General Nelson Miles, 1300 U.S. soldiers launched the Puerto Rican Campaign against the Spanish-controlled island of Puerto Rico on July 25, 1898. Puerto Rican troops were no match for U.S. forces, who secured the island by August 13. Spain, acting through France, signed an armistice with the U.S. to relinquish control over the various territories, including Puerto Rico and Guam.

The Spanish-American War drew to a close after the Treaty of Paris was signed in December.
Ocasio-Cortez: U.S. Should Cancel Debt of 'Invaded' Colony Puerto Rico

 

[BDinPutnam]

She's entirely welcome to spend HER money however she wishes.

When it comes to mine?

Eat shit, die in a fire, bitch.

 

[kev74]

She is guano.

 

[kev74]

We could just turn off the aid spigot and use that money to pay down their debt.

 

[MadScientist]

Hmm, invaded colony, that’s interesting. Because Puerto Rico votes very often as to what they want to do, to leave the US, become a state, or remain as is. Last go round they overwhelming chose statehood. You’d think if they were so bitter over being an “invaded colony” they’d vote to leave. But they don’t, it makes her case sound much more altruistic though.

 

[oc shooter]

where do these people come from maybe aliens!!

 

[ProgSpear]

So if PR is a "colony", then FUAC is one of the invading colonial overlords, as he spends so much time there, and should have an insurgency revolt against him.

 

[Mr. terzmo]

So what about Louisanna and Alaska bought and paid for by the Imperialistic people of America.

Cortez MUST have a tatoo behind each ear that reads 32 psi. (air head for the humor delete crowd)

 

[Cooolone]

Puerto Rico is no higher on the slate board than Guam... And as a matter of fact, Guam pays more of its bills! All the crying and BS these idiot progressives spew is just to get PR off the hook... Doing so would be enabling them to continue their fiscal irresponsibility. Puerto Rico citizens already enjoy most benefits of citizenship, but PR is nothing but a welfare State, receiving more than they give! I have no use for all the BS, and there's good reason why they've failed to convince Congress to act on making PR a State and it's not because "racism" lol.

Puerto Rico: A Debt Problem That Kept Boiling Over

$73 Billion in Debt and climbing... Yes, of course they want to become a State, and wipe out the Debt with a single act of Congress. Ummmm not so fast! Lol. This is all their own undoing, but in typical Progressivism fashion, let's blame on someone else!

 

[Mr. terzmo]

$73 Billion in Debt and climbing... Yes, of course they want to become a State, and wipe out the Debt with a single act of Congress. Ummmm not so fast! Lol. This is all their own undoing, but in typical Progressivism fashion, let's blame on someone else!

But aren't they a "sanctuary Island" now ? Why screw it up and become a State??

 

[ProgSpear]

According to that other famous democrat intellectual luminary, Hank Johnson, if they all stand on the same edge of the island at the same time, it will flip over, and the debt problem goes away. It was a big concern of his for Guam, and there are a LOT more people on Puerto Rico.

 

[holdover]

Well not so fast guys maybe shes on to something here, We need to un-do the wrongs of past. So lets cut this fucking island off and let them have their sovereignty. And Ill even throw in the debt to , to make it an easy choice for them.

 

[ProgSpear]

Well not so fast guys maybe shes on to something here, We need to un-do the wrongs of past. So lets cut this fucking island off and let them have their sovereignty. And Ill even throw in the debt to , to make it an easy choice for them.

Good point. Then they couldn't vote for FUAC or Alexandria Occasionally-Correct. (we're still waiting for the first occasion)

EDIT: Actually, lets just give it back to Spain. Whoops, sorry for the misunderstanding guys, but better late than never, right?

 

[Blimey]

Sorry they should have said that was the plan before borrowing it.

 

[Bob]

“Puerto Ricans are US citizens. But they STILL don’t have the right to vote federally, nor do have voting rep in Congress (unless they move). Nor are they a sovereign people.”

This is largely of their own doing.

1967: Voter turnout of 65.9%. 60.4% (clear majority) voted to maintain Commonwealth status
1993: Voter turnout of 73.5%. 48.9% (majority) voted to maintain Commonwealth status
1998: Voter turnout of 71.3%. 50.5% (clear majority) voted to maintain Commonwealth status

It wasn't until the 2012 vote when that started leaning towards statehood. And in the 2017, voter turnout dropped to under 25%