From: ahk@chinet.com
BTR1701 wrote:
>Feb 8, 2026 at 10:19:21 PM PST, Adam H. Kerman wrote:
>>>. . .
>>[Bad Bunny]
>>His act is an amalgamation of musical styles from all over Puerto Rico.
>>It's a subculture of America, surely, and I cannot count it as promoting
>>an accomodation of foreign culture supplanting American culture. Now, if
>>they ever decide to become a nation of their own, then they've entirely
>>rejected American culture and should be treated as foreign.
>Puerto Ricans pretty much have done that. They always argue "we're as
>Americans as you" when it's convenient, but when the population is polled,
>they heavily favor becoming an independent country and leaving the U.S.
There's one advantage, being out from under the thumb of the Jones Act.
As a nation, they'll need an army and navy, and to stop accepting
American economic subsidy. If they became a state, they'll have to stop
accepting subsidy. I think they'll always choose to remain a commonwealth.
>Oh, and I forgot to mention the NFL showcasing the BLM "black national anthem"
>before the game. I wasn't aware that quasi-communist grifters get to have a
>national anthem now. I guess it was a requiem to Saint Floyd of Fentanyl, may
>peace be upon him.
You watch this crap so I don't have to!
>>What I object to is calling the island an American colony. We didn't
>>colonize it; Spain did. We've never been a colonial power. That's not
>>our history. But it's become fashionable in recent years for some to
>>attempt to re-write history, making this false claim about the island's
>>status.
>While at the same time celebrating the colonization and replacement of the
>native populations of all Western nations around the world.
We just sold Manahatta back for $24 worth of beads.
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