For example, regardless of how people have voted in the referendum and plebiscites (which, by the way, the majority has voted for "decolonizing options" in the last two plebiscites), isn't it unfair and undemocratic that an individual that is a U.S. citizen is stripped from his right to vote in his national government just because he chooses to live in Puerto Rico (while if he lived in France, he could vote for his President and for his Representatives and Senators in Congress)? Why are we preaching democracy in the international arena while being hypocritical at home, or that's what it seems like, doesn't it?
ISN'T THIS LIKE SUPPORTING SLAVERY JUST BECAUSE WE MAKE BELIEVE THAT THE DEPENDANT SLAVES REALLY PREFER TO BE SLAVES, BECAUSE "THEY HAVE IT GOOD, AND WE HAVE THE 'WHITE MAN'S BURDEN' OF FEEDING THEM FOR FREE?
ISN'T THAT THE WORSE OF AMERICA, ISN'T THAT THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT WE FOUGHT FOR IN THE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE, IN THE REVOLUTION OF 1776?
WHAT HAVE WE DONE, AMERICA?
2007-06-03 18:03:02 · 2 answers · asked by Wiki L 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
Puerto Ricans must be given the option to choose if they want to be independent from USA. A Plebiscite or referendum making them a separate country must be respected.
2007-06-03 18:17:35 · answer #1 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everything you want to know on this subject seems to be published on this very interesting website:
http://www.independencia.net
2007-06-04 02:48:16 · answer #2 · answered by Lola Wiki 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋