I’m half Puerto Rican and half Palestinian, I just want a country man 😂

@Empowerbemotivate

19 күн бұрын

I'm Half Puerto Rican and Half Moroccan my father from Morocco North Africa but i was born as a United States Citizen in Puerto Rico i grewup in Puerto Rico and my family and me still living in PR 🇵🇷 i go to Morocco every 2 years visit my Half family there 😁

@Autonomia_para_Puerto_Rico

17 күн бұрын

​@@Empowerbemotivatesiempre me ha llamado la atención Casa Blanca, la relación más que milenaria con España de donde vienen nuestros ancestros. Pero me preocupa la seguridad allá como occidental. ¿Algún consejo por si algún día tengo la valentía de visitar Marruecos?

@irenec6558

7 күн бұрын

Proclaim USA as your country because is your country 😉

In PR, the folks that were in power in 1898 - are still in power.

@latinoheateddieguerrero7644

Жыл бұрын

Wtf are you insinuating? Or are you just stating the obvious? By that logic. In the US the folks that were in power in 1776 are still in power. In the UK the folks that were in power in 1215 are still in power.

@lizbethartemis4886

Жыл бұрын

@@latinoheateddieguerrero7644 have u ever done a brief review of the families - surnames - of European immigrants to the island, the families in power in 1898 and the modern ones? Ancestors -

@Dangic23

Жыл бұрын

@@lizbethartemis4886 Like the folks from Corsica in the Southern part of Puerto Rico

@lizbethartemis4886

Жыл бұрын

@@Dangic23 trace back the surnames … read bios …

@thelred-ph3lq

Жыл бұрын

This is so true. Old landowning families (hacendados) are still in control of the island. The same families that were in positions of power when Puerto Rico was still part of/ owned by Spain.

I read the book “ War against all Puertoricans” by Nelson Denis and is eye opening. I grew up with lots of Puertoricans back in the 50’s in NYC and I was treated like family every time I went to my friends home by their relatives. I have great memories and every time I run into one of them , I treat them like family, is surprising how we are not aware of the atrocities towards Puerto Rico for decades. Even surveillance from the FBI towards any independence sympathizer

@chuperez9355

Жыл бұрын

Great and Educational book

@DavidPacJr

Жыл бұрын

That book radicalizes people

@vayabroder729

Жыл бұрын

The book is opinion and highly biased.

@rickjusino3774

10 ай бұрын

@@vayabroder729 , why, because a white american didn't write it, telling about the BS MADE UP STORY of how the US ''SAVED'' Puerto Rico, is that why?

@pumfeethermodynamics3286

10 ай бұрын

i hav that book

This is why people view Americans as hypocrites. They preach about giving people their voice & being the beacon of democracy yet have throughout their history have done & are still doing some of the most undemocratic things. Either give them independence and recognize them as independent Puerto Ricans who don't have to follow your lead like a good dog or give them American statehood and a bigger voice in US government policy

@F.U.B.A.H.O.R

Жыл бұрын

Agree with statehood. But want to add that Puerto Rico is not the only US territory going through this. Lets voice them too.

@frankboyer1490

Жыл бұрын

Statehood will just lead to an even higher cost of living and mass gentrification of the island among other problems.

@notforthefaintofheart5359

Жыл бұрын

The worlds oldest colony is Cabo Verde Islands.

@LouisSubearth

Жыл бұрын

Washington won't give us either. To grant statehood the native Puerto Rican population has to become a minority and/or assimilate to the population in the mainland, much like it happened to Hawaii on its path to statehood, and to grant it independence they need to create a right wing, US friendly independence movement, as opposed to the current left wing independence movement, that keeps ties to Cuban and Venezuelan officials. Otherwise, violent revolution is needed to obtain independence, as seen elsewhere.

@mr12aT

Жыл бұрын

If Puerto Rican Independence Day to happen I would hope the world would hold the US to to account regarding reparations.

Some of the largest enlistment numbers in the U.S. Military comes from Puerto Rico as well as many of our other territories such as Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands and American Samoa who all have high enlistment numbers also. Any place.. and I repeat any place that their people goes and fights and dies for our country and our freedoms is pretty damn American to me. Thats why I get so mad when people from any of our territories are treated like garbage. If they fight for you, they are Americans plan and simple!!

@josemelendez9241

Жыл бұрын

I agreed 100% the discrimination comes by the territory even if you move here you can't vote for the president either .. We both move there and we can vote for the presidency

@user-of5wh8xf9k

Жыл бұрын

If you're not familiar with the Borinqueneers I invite you to read about them. They were/are heroes....65th infrantry regiment.

@janicepena6710

Жыл бұрын

Not sure about American Samoa but Puerto Rico, Guam, and U.S. Virgin Island people are U.S. citizens.

@Halcon_Sierreno

Жыл бұрын

America at its core is a white nation. Those colonials are going to fight the white man's war and to kill his enemies.

@jayjasperjp

Жыл бұрын

Puerto Ricans are not Americans. We are US citizens, but not Americans in a nationalistic sense. Puerto Rico is our nation

Ironically, Puerto Rico helped the United States and George Washington get their independence from England. Soldiers from Puerto Rico, under the command of Bernardo de Galvez governor of Louisiana, fought for the American Revolution for the independence of the 13 American colonies, and they also fought at Bunker Hill.

@mrhand3350

Жыл бұрын

mayote people from france too

@user-xt6pb1mq7s

Жыл бұрын

@@mrhand3350 Per US Dept of State, Office of the Historian web. "The single most important diplomatic success of the colonists during the War for Independence was the critical link they forged with France... Between 1778 and 1782 the French provided supplies, arms and ammunition, uniforms, and, most importantly, troops and naval support to the beleaguered Continental Army. The French navy transported reinforcements, fought off a British fleet, and protected Washington’s forces in Virginia. French assistance was crucial in securing the British surrender at Yorktown in 1781. "

@mrhand3350

Жыл бұрын

@@user-xt6pb1mq7s i say mayotte france dan comoros

@gjfkhvjzjsxbq

Жыл бұрын

Spain also helped USA and were also betrayed

@reucat24

Жыл бұрын

@@Warm-qq2wo Puerto Rico was Spain

High respect to Puerto Rico

@TheNorberto67

Жыл бұрын

Thenks

@1996mdv

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much ❤

@R_A_3000

10 ай бұрын

​@@chriskurisu4537 Well you're still Puerto Rican. It doesn't matter that you're born in the states since Puerto Ricans are naturalized citizens. You can still say you're Puerto Rican. It's not like you're a Dominican born in the states. That's where you would refer to yourself as a Dominican-American.

And I agree with Jagueyes1, people keep conveniently leaving out of their reports that Puerto Rico had just gained equal autonomous community representation in Spanish politics, akin to Spain's modern day autonomous, governmental regions, when the U.S. decided to make up an excuse to go to war for Spain's possessions.

@jaredbernhartbaez6619

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! The carta autonómica was enacted just two months before the invasion of the United States during Cubas war for independence

@alexrosado5097

Жыл бұрын

Lets not forget how this autonomy had ulterior motives the same way giving PR american citizenship had ulterior motives. Spain was willing to do anything to keep Cuba and PR considering they’d lost everything else by then

@Merry19ss

10 ай бұрын

​@@Juan-Hernandez-Wein así es y vivirían bien como los de las Islas Baleares y las Islas Canarias.

@acegikm

8 ай бұрын

You'd think elites with so much money and power could afford some good therapy to understand why they have such a sick need for power and get the mental help they need.

It would be excellent to have this video in Spanish as well. There's many in the islands that don't know what's going on. 10/10

@2okaycola

Жыл бұрын

💡

@philipgomez349

Жыл бұрын

Acabo de activar los subtítulos en español.

@rickjusino3774

10 ай бұрын

They are also being brainwashed with BS propaganda, just like they are doing to the mag inbreds!

@xefnu

10 ай бұрын

They make is seems like that usa was our savior n that we have had good relations

@Merry19ss

10 ай бұрын

​@@xefnu nunca las tuvimos USA nos invadió y secuestro , Puerto Rico era comunidad provincia Española

At the time of the US invasion PR was no longer a Colony but a full fledged autonomous Province of Spain with full rights and representation in the Spanish Courts. Although for a very brief period, it had literally become as much a part of Spain as any other Province. That's something that is not taught in school!

@familyandfriends3519

Жыл бұрын

PUERTO Rican aren't Spanish and Hispanic and Latino until given back to Spain and getting independence only from Spain your Americans

@jesusdavis2941

Жыл бұрын

Puerto Rico Was Spain Ironically, at the time it had more autonomy and full representation in the Spanish Cortes, who knows how that would have evolved into

@reucat24

Жыл бұрын

Correct, Puerto Rico was a province of Spain since 1809, a Puerto Rican (Ramon Power y Giralt) congressman became the Vice President of the first Spanish Parliament in 1812 and signed Spain's first Constitution as well, we can say a Puerto Rican was one of the founding fathers of modern Spain. In 1897 Puerto Rico becomes Spain's first Autonomy, now Spain has 17 which include two Archipelagos, the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean and the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea.

@Jagueyes1

Жыл бұрын

@@reucat24 None of which was taught to us in school. My parents where born in 1910 and 1914 respectively. THEY weren't taught any of this. They were taught in English. The American anglo-indoctrination began right away. Their perception of the times under Spain wasn't very positive lest accurate.

@reucat24

Жыл бұрын

@@Jagueyes1 The first thing the US did was the firing of all school teachers, they imported the teachers from the US to teach our children their own version of history ''the world according to US '' which was in other words anti-Spanish anti-Catholic propaganda

Now, knowing all of this, imagine if China would come up with a Puerto Rico relations act, and start recognizing Puerto Rico as an independent country. Imagine what Washington’s reaction would be. If you think that this hypothetical scenario resembles a real life scenario you may have read about it’s pure coincidence

@nurgio317

Жыл бұрын

I don’t know if that would happen, but in the case that it would I don’t think many Puertoricans would side with China. We would still like to keep a close relationship with the U.S. while also being independent. After writing this, I wonder if Taiwanese feel the same way

@LouisSubearth

Жыл бұрын

There's a strong anti-socialist sentiment in Puerto Rico, mostly from McCarthyist era rhetoric, and Cuba and Venezuela are used as bogeymen, even if our economy is doing poorly, adding China to the mix would create chaos.

@charlesrivers2647

Жыл бұрын

Wait until china offers to pay the debt and then we’ll have another conversation..😂

@nurgio317

Жыл бұрын

@@charlesrivers2647 lmaooo I really do have to wonder, if would people support China if they do that or stay friendly with the U.S. even after

@mr12aT

Жыл бұрын

I hope China will. Force the US to give Puerto Rican’s independence and reparations.

The Jones Act and Act 22 suppress any economical development for the people of the island. It’s the worst form of economic warfare and needs to be removed in order for progress to occur. La Junta is real

@ET-bg8ru

2 ай бұрын

Vote for independence then and get the hell out!!!

Last election 48% voted not to be a colony and self determination,while 3rd party candidates had 50% of the votes combined and the current Governor won by the lowest margin in history

@TheNorberto67

Жыл бұрын

You are a joke 52% vote for statehood you are not telling the truth. 5 parties run in 2020 and what party won? The pro stadehood won. And have won 5 of the last 8 elections. How many electrions have won the pro independence party?... 0

@arkblazer1

Жыл бұрын

More like 52% voted for statehood and the other 48% voted for none of the above.

@arias6720

Жыл бұрын

And that is how Senator Bernie Sanders lost to Biden, cheaters.

@echepr

Жыл бұрын

So? Ganó pq obtuvo la mayoría de los votos. Aprende a perder.

@gothicgolem2947

Жыл бұрын

Elections aren’t really a good guide as people vote on other issues

As an activist I sort of wondered why an American petition hadn't succeeded, given their population demographic. Repairation is valid and currently one of the only known peaceful solutions. ❤

@iamtorrego

Жыл бұрын

PR government is very corrupt, and US do not want PR having a bigger cut from their budget nor political power, even when the island gives more than what receives from them and lean toward any political party in power and not specifically to one.

The colonization of Puerto Rico is immoral and must end. It's time for Congress to grant two senators as well as 6 members in the House of Representatives. Either statehood or new form of government. Good should prevail over evil.... always.

@sabin97

Жыл бұрын

just set us free. being under your boot in the current system is as bad as being under your boot with "statehood". having 0% of the decisional power is, in essence, the same as having less than 2% of the decisional power(which is what we would get if you make us an usakistani state). just look at hawaii. it's awsome for the anglos......it's terrible for the hawaiians.

@boricuadetorontocanada

2 ай бұрын

Que viva un Puerto Rico libre!!!!! 🇵🇷💯🔥

Parallels with Ireland on first look. Haiti comes to mind with an awful history by French colonialists.

@mainstreet3023

Жыл бұрын

Normally don’t watch AJ because of its Israel bias.

My Puerto Rico I love you❤🇵🇷❤

The Puerto Rican people could all vote 100 percent for statehood tomorrow and it means nothing. The United States government is the one who says yes on statehood or not and I think the US is happy with the current status of the island. The US has historically used the island as its needed and used so much that if given independence it would be really hard to get back on its feet at this point

Well done. Broadens my understanding. Thanks

Puerto Rico is an invaded Latin country. We have our own history, language, idosyncrasy, culture… We have the right to sovereignty. Viva Puerto Rico libre

@reucat24

Жыл бұрын

It is an invaded autonomous province of Spain

@ClementePR21

Жыл бұрын

​@@reucat24 De donde eres?

@sabin97

Жыл бұрын

@@reucat24 somos nuestra propia nacion. aunque estuvieramos invadidos por espan~a y luego por los yanquis.

@j.s9144

Жыл бұрын

PR estado 51❤

@sabin97

Жыл бұрын

@@j.s9144 viste lo que le paso a los hawaiianos?

If Puerto Rico joins the US as a state the culture will surely fade away and they will surely be gentrified out by the colonizers. Getting independence will help restrengthen its identity and help give the island the help it really needs. The US is great but its not everything they are literally putting a strain on the island and slowing progression.

@joselassalle4958

23 күн бұрын

That is very unlikely. Québec was a French colony for about 150 before it was taken by the British and to this day French culture in Québec is very strong. Puerto Rican culture is about 500 years old, much older than French culture in Québec, and it has been under US cultural influence for only about 125 years.

The PPD made a call for boycotting elections.

This channel is so underrated😢 The content is so goooood

Why is this not surprising.

Guess that explain why the FBI was super hated years ago and is still hated due to vicious biases overall this is sad as I’m a Puerto Rican myself.

In the same way Hawaii was made a state immediately because of its geographical location and its military purpose. Puerto Rico would also become a state had Russia settled in Cuba and now if China settles in Cuba.

Puerto Rico was a province of Spain, and had 2 Senators and 16 representatives, when the U.S. illegally occupied the Island (1898). People of Puerto Rico were citizens of Spain and shared the same language, culture and DNA. We do not want to be Angloamericans; we were force into U.S. citizenship without democratic consultations, only the elite and oligarchs accepted this fascist path. That’s why less than 55% of the eligible voters vote on Election Day; I and my family are an example of those who do not participate.

amazing video! one thing that is false in this video is that Puerto Rico isn’t the only colony left in the modern times, Britain still has about 8 oversea colonies 😢

@jayjasperjp

Жыл бұрын

Puerto Rico is not the only colony, but it is the most populous colony still left in the world

@cthulhux6361

Жыл бұрын

Is not the last is the oldest though

@trajanwhite5095

Жыл бұрын

@@cthulhux6361 no, it is the Island of Bermuda was since 1609 by Britain, America wasn’t even a country

@kongming66

Жыл бұрын

​@@trajanwhite5095But Puerto Rico was a colony of Spain already long before the 17th century

@johnpaciencia1684

Жыл бұрын

97 percent of puerto Ricans are ok over relationship with the United states

Technically, you have to change the topic in the video. After the US adquire Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines from Spain. Spaniard government, legal pass the ownership of the territories on Puerto Rico. We address the occupation as an invasion because when US Navy ships came in 1898, they started to bombard the citizens of the territory, local soldiers didn't knew nothing about the government transition because the Spaniard government never told us what occurred in the treaty of Paris. So, local soldiers decided to fight back. Also, want to add, that in the 1950's the US ordered the bombardment in Utuado in order to suppress the independence movement, Wich at the time it was a prominent movement, because the US dropped the value of the local currency, creating a local crisis, and also many US government officials where saying very nasty comments and conducting horrible actions.

@rickjusino3774

11 ай бұрын

It was an invasion, period! You are basing your statements in the US history books and they are based on lies and BS propaganda, not facts!

My poor fellow Isla boricua Stay strong mi gente

😮 great reporting

Excellent information

1. I commend AJ for doing their homework and putting this great video together. 2. We need this video to be translated into Spanish and many other languages. 3. It is so important for all of us to know and understand our TRUE history. That is why we must destroy all politicians and all institutions that keep us from securing a better understanding of our history and our culture. 4. I urge every citizen of planet earth to get the best education that they can and to question what their governments and upper class say is true. World peace can only be achieved by an educated society that is willing to learn about and understand their neighbors. Without justice there will be no peace and prosperity. 5. Finally, we must all make the time to train our minds and our bodies to fight and fully destroy authoritarian ideologies, leaders, institutions, and nations. Everyone should consider arming themselves with the best available military training and firearms so they can fight evil and win. May God bless our planet. Thank AJ.

This is not true: "...supplies imported and exported from Puerto Rico have to be put on ships that are US-built and crewed by US citizens." This is only true for goods shipped between Puerto Rico and the continental US. Goods going direct to or from Puerto Rico to a foreign country can be on non-US ships with non-US crews.

I’m happy to see this video. Thank you

Excellent documentary

One of the best breakdowns of the history of colonialism and current issues in my 🇵🇷, enhorabuena muy bien hecho ,ojalá que pasen la legislación. Great reporting

@edyann

Жыл бұрын

Soy mexicana y aquí en mi país hay mucha gente puertorriqueña que vive aquí pero trabaja en los Estados Unidos y es un placer hablar con ellos y discutir este tema. Muchos a favor- y muchos en contra. Qué interesante..

Gracias por hablar de esto 🇵🇷

When USA took PR it was not.a colony.. It was part of Spain and an autonomouse region with representation in Spains parlament..

Great video

The natives of Puerto Rico are the original owners of the islands, and must demand all the outsider occupiers to leave their lands immediately to enable themselves to self rule and determine their own future destiny! 😊

@francismarion6400

Жыл бұрын

Koalas are Native. Humans are not .

@familyandfriends3519

Жыл бұрын

We never considered Puerto Rico a Hispanic Island anyways Puerto Ricans aren't Spanish and Hispanic and Latino until given back to Spain and getting independence only from Spain your Americans

@TheNorberto67

Жыл бұрын

You really know nothing about PR

@reucat24

Жыл бұрын

Reunification of Puerto Rico and Spain is the only solution. Puerto Rico was a province of Spain.

@sabin97

Жыл бұрын

@@francismarion6400 there are no koalas in puerto rico. they arent native.

¡Qué Viva Puerto Rico 🇵🇷! ¡Qué Viva Gran Hispanidad! ¡Saludos desde Nuevo México! ⚔️🇪🇸🇲🇽🇵🇷🇺🇲⚔️

اللَّهُمَّ رَحْمَتَكَ أَرْجُو فَلا تَكِلْني إِلى نَفْسِي طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ ، وَأَصْلِحْ لِي شَأْنِي كُلَّهُ ، لا إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ

IF THERE WAS ANY OTHER TIME LIKE THE PRESENT TIME WE HAVE TO GET TOGETHER AND GET OUR LAND BACK TO OUR CONTROL

All movement for statehood will be opposed by Repubs because then there's 1 more blue state which means 2 more dem senators, and more dem representation in the House of Representatives. It also means more blue electoral college votes. And all movement for independence will be opposed by Repubs because they want to keep PR as a colony for their own benefit. See who is causing all the problems for PR?

@X2LR8

Жыл бұрын

One solution for statehood would be to carve up Illinois or California into multiple states. For example, you could have the Chicago area and then two new states in Central and Southern Illinois. For California, you could have SoCal and then a new state for Northern CA and inland. That would give the GOP additional seats and representation.

@2okaycola

Жыл бұрын

Independent pr is the solution

@dasuritorres7552

Жыл бұрын

​@@2okaycolanot really. Everyone says that but do you see Puerto Ricans planting anymore? Not to mention we want to support the local things yet they are more expensive than the ones from other countries, with the low income we get you think anyone is going to buy it? It's surreal & ridiculous, not to mention & most importantly, in order for us to have independence we need our own currency, do you think that's gonna get value in 2 hrs ? Do you know how many currencies at this point are devaluating? How many are getting eliminated, & how many new prototypes of other ones that are high in value there is? The currency thing will probably be like 40 years in poverty. Yall just too biases in political color & not realistic in anything. We can do so much but the country is tired. PR at this point is like when Caligula named his horse as Governor of Rome, that it went down quick that's how we are rn. What we need to do is to clean the house at the capitol & militarize this country but ofc people don't want that cause they're afraid. We barely have any security left hence why I say militarize it for less crimes but at this point we just don't know how is anything going to turn anymore. We could work in planting our own stuff, we could also get benefits from the US at the end we had served there more than any other country, so at least as a compensation for that to get benefits, if we become statehood not to remove our history, cultures, root nor historical structures. There's so much we can get & do, reality is no government wants to, the main reason why goverent exist is to make a place ungovernable.

@j.s9144

Жыл бұрын

Democrats dont want PR as a State, but republicans do

@optimusprime4443

Жыл бұрын

​@@2okaycolaindependence is suicide for the island. Read the book America's Last Fortress, Puerto Rico can't survive independent unfortunately as a Puerto Rican myself I knew that before I even read the book, but the details are far better explained there. The unfortunate part is that the people of PR are so proud that they refuse to see the big picture of why independence is such a bad choice for the island because it is indeed.

The total exclusion of the Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP) in this work is a shame, apart from that very good work.

We in the continental United States now know how the Puerto Ricans feel towards the FBI. I hope soon Puerto Ricans can have the right of self determination. For the People of Puerto Rico I am sorry you have been so terribly treated. How the United States can have a colony that has no representation is repugnant to true patriots in the United States as we had the same struggle. The FBI must be disbanded and a new bureau with pure motives must be formed. The FBI has caused chaos with their corruption swaying elections by withholding information and instigating problems.

@felixa.aliceamartinez7890

Жыл бұрын

It's a long story my friend, but, many Puerto Rican in modern days prefer state hood. When we do referendum, many people don't voted due to the lack of trust of local parties, because politicians are a deterrent of such referendum, and thirdly many Puerto Ricans are don't like to vote.

@foggy561

Жыл бұрын

@@felixa.aliceamartinez7890 Also lets get down to the brass taxes "Literally" Most do not want the tax burden every other working American has to bare. Its well known that Puerto Rico is a tax haven since the only people who pay taxes down there are members of our armed service and governmental workers. Statehood would force every worker to pay taxes... just like the rest of us

@rickjusino3774

11 ай бұрын

@@felixa.aliceamartinez7890 THAT IS INCORRECT!. The truth is the vast majority of Puertoricans in the ISLA boycotted the the damn plebiscite, so the only ones who showed up were the PNP's. That is not a victory, that is a false, BS propaganda sold by the pnp's!

@rickjusino3774

11 ай бұрын

@@foggy561 that's another LIE, the taxes are already included multiple times in the merchandise that is imported to the island, that's why EVERYTHING cost more in PR than in the states. They are charging us for the shipments coming from China or whatever other country the get it from , then force us to pay AGAIN to have that same merchandise shipped to PR from FL or NY, etc. on US boats. That includes all the taxes multiplied several times. We need to do our research people, not drink the koolaid and repeat misinformation!

@jaquino451

11 ай бұрын

​@@felixa.aliceamartinez7890 It votes pro statehood because there are only two options. Independence or statehood.

End the Jones Act.

Did the US senate debated on the question of Puerto Rico? They did on the question of retaining or giving the Philippines independence. It was very close but the side of giving the Philippines independence prevailed.

@jayjasperjp

Жыл бұрын

Philippine independence was denied for almost 50 years. The US fought a brutal war (Philippine-American War) to keep the Philippines as a colony

@Merry19ss

10 ай бұрын

Los Estados Unidos hicieron a Filipinas el burdel de asia 😢 ,claro como si el mundo no lo supiera 👀🤌

VIVA PUERTO RICO LIBRE! 🇵🇷✊

The United States has for decades played the same game. The game of having elections to have the puertoricans "decide" their political faith. And never follow through with the results. Puerto Rico was invaded by the US in 1898 and colonized and taken for the strategic location of the island in regards to its position as the first "big" island on the Atlantic Ocean. The US built military bases to protect the mainland. They, the US had military drills in the island which ultimately destroyed many places. The US will not relinquish the control they have

In order to be able to settle to Puerto Rico, families had to swear allegiance to the Spanish state and crown. Their descendants should stop collaborating with the US regime and start working towards a future inside Spain and the European Union, just as all of their ancestors would have liked it.

@Palbizu

Жыл бұрын

No one wants to be part of Spain in the island except a few clowns

@sabledg7380

Жыл бұрын

Noooo

As Puertorican my self I say FREE FREE PUERTO RICO INDEPENDENCE NOW!!!!! QUE VIVA PUERTO RICO LIBRE 🇵🇷

@kennethz6991

5 ай бұрын

Libre y con mas corrupción? Estás loco???? Se convertirá en una copia de Cuba

As taught on 4th grade in Puerto Rico . Puerto Rico was neglected . 3 days before Spain lost . Puerto Rico was given rights . This is the loophole .

Spain had no colonies. They were provinces, viceroyalties or “capitanias”

Pal carajo la junta colonial

And watching this from Pennsylvania, where I moved 5 years ago from Puerto Rico, looking for a better quality of life because of the lack of jobs in Puerto Rico. So, I know how it is. Sad reality, great video by the way.

@noneyabusinesshomie

Жыл бұрын

Where'd you move to? Allentown? Bethlehem? Reading? I'm in Scranton

Much love for PR from Cuba 🇨🇺❤️🇵🇷

If they want to give Puerto Rico a good shot with Independence, there needs to be a media campaign with key words and phrases that when searched would lead to accessible educational sites and theory. It wouldnt be hard. There are so many articles out there. With the right diction, they could passively inform the island.

The United States (US) claims to be the champion of democracy, but at the same time has forcibly maintained Puerto Rico as her colony for the past 125 years. Not only is the US not a democracy, she is willfully committing a crime against humanity. The US has ignored 41 United Nations (UN) resolutions asking her to immediately return Puerto Rico’s sovereignty to the Puerto Ricans. This month, the UN will once again hold its annual Puerto Rico decolonization hearing, and issue yet another similar resolution asking for exactly the same thing. It is important to mention that the UN is not asking for plebiscites to determine what Puerto Ricans want. The UN knows that the US illegally has Puerto Rico’s sovereignty, and asks that the US return it back to the Puerto Ricans. That is the simplest way, because then the Puerto Ricans ourselves can decide our own future. The US, however, prefers to encourage plebiscites, as a way to maintain Puerto Rico colonized forever. But in the meantime, two thirds of Puerto Ricans today live away from our national territory, and, half of the Puerto Ricans who have refused to abandon our homeland live in poverty. Moreover, 38 million Americans today live in poverty too, while 8 of the 10 richest men in the world are US citizens. Are you aware that the world considers the US as the biggest threat to peace? The US is, therefore, the champion of plutocracy. The US is not a democracy either!

@vmedhe2

Жыл бұрын

Puerto Rico has voted time and again for the status quo. You cant make claims for the people and then ignore the vote because you don't like the outcome.

@francismarion6400

Жыл бұрын

The US is persecuting any opposition to the Biden administration.

@miguelraevenswood1664

Жыл бұрын

Great response with very little historical context. Oh look at the vote and nothing else like the colonial relationship that made Puerto Rico’s economy entirely dependent on the US or the death squads intimidating independence activists or the tax laws written in congress with no say by the Puerto Ricans but have major effects on it ability to stay sovereign. Or how about the colonial fiscal board that was imposed on Puerto Rico because of debts incurred in part because of these tax laws and the Jones act. This cause a ton of schools and social services to be shut down and has further impoverished Puerto Ricans forcing them to choose financial well being or their homeland. Also let’s not forget the US colonizers buying up land kicking tenants out and driving up rents. But no look at these votes. They want this. You do know that these votes were taken with absolutely no guarantee by congress. They will ignore them and such voting simply acts to fool people like yourself into thinking that everything is fine. Like when you want to maintain your national identity but no that full independence will be extremely difficult because of what the US has done you wonder why you can’t simply say he they want the abuse.

@tytania3545

Жыл бұрын

​@@vmedhe2 Clearly you do not live here, There is a very precise reason to keep voting for status quo because it tranches statehood. In its imperialist colonearest education and propaganda in the island the United States creaided many fear tactics text to exploit many ignorant peoplevil to fear not being with the United States. In the fifties the independence party with strong, But with all the intimidation tactics and arrest and murders of nationalist leaders the movement went in decay just as planned by the united states. Making the independence movement now extremely small, so to counteract not being a state to Be able to maintain the hope of a future independence we have to keep voting status quo until we have more people sure with independence.

@Halcon_Sierreno

Жыл бұрын

The U.S isn't a Democracy, it's a "Constitutional Republic". 😂

As spain was losing territories to revolutions and Puerto rico became one of their last territories in the americas, they gave puerto rico an independence charter that let them self govern- but still be a voting part of Spain. Spain ironically gave puerto rico more rights back then then we get today and if you consider an alternate history where puerto rico was still part of spain that would mean they get dual benefit of being EU members.

@Merry19ss

10 ай бұрын

Yes

@holyeboi7084

7 ай бұрын

Bro this is so true. I wish that Puerto Rico wasn't pushed to this state of being where there's so much corruption and misinformation and misleading that it has led to Puerto Rico's semi-independent/colonial status to even be put at risk. I feel like if it was given the chance and right tools/leading, Puerto Rico can become something and actually strive towards independence. That's my nationalistic Puerto Rican dream, for Puerto Rico to 1 day stand as a nation of its own.

puerto rico was not a colony.. it was a province with representation in the spanish parliament.. 125 years ago... and now it is a colony of the USA...

My mom lived through it, she's from Jayuya and she had to hide because of the nationalist she thank God she survived . This is the history of Puerto Rico, sad.

Puerto Rico unfortunately has a very well instilled sense of fear because of U.S. propaganda. Yet, many Puerto Ricans don’t understand that under the U.S., we have actually become a stagnated country. Our neighbour, Dominican Republic, is much more developed than we are today in 2023. A mix of local corruption and American oppression has caused PR to stay behind.

@jessieperez1477

Жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@varo9491

Жыл бұрын

In what way is the DR more developed? I’ve been to both countries and DR definitely looks more 3rd world. Puerto Rico has a higher GDP even though it has half the population of DR and has 4x higher per capita income than DR. Puerto Ricans also have US passports and have freedom of movement in the US where they can find better employment opportunities which Dominicans don’t have

@adancruzgames

Жыл бұрын

@@varo9491 DR is a developing country fyi

@jessieperez1477

Жыл бұрын

@@varo9491 when was the last time you were there? There are multiple projects in development. Expansion on the current ones. Beltway, expanding roads, monorails, metro trains, public works, aerial tramways, World Trade Center Santo Domingo. We may not be part of the US but that's fine with us. We got a corrupt government and President and local currency.

@alejandrobendana8712

Жыл бұрын

@@varo9491 Puerto Rico’s GDP is simply because we have the dollar as our currency which means we charge the same services offered in the DR in American dollars. Of course that’ll make it seem like we have a higher GDP. Yet, our tourism sector is much behind that of the DR, or Costa Rica or Mexico and these are all sovereign nations. Perhaps you haven’t been to the rural parts of the island, but there’s no difference between a mountain town here and that of the DR. Just because people drive more cars here than there doesn’t mean we’re a developed nation. Developed nation would mean we have a great education system (which we don’t), a great healthcare system (which we don’t), great infrastructure in transportation (which we don’t), we would have a robust economy with a variety of goods and services we could offer (which we don’t). And that American passport has been detrimental for Puerto Rico. Who cares that I have access to the U.S.? The U.S. isn’t the only country that offers opportunities. Plus, the U.S. is in downfall-who would want to go to a country where shootings are a common occurrence? Boy bye.

How about Hawaii?

@endroholic7161

Жыл бұрын

Guam, Samoa, Virgin islands, California and texas too!

@francismarion6400

Жыл бұрын

Texas would love to succeed along with about every other Southern State right now.

@endroholic7161

Жыл бұрын

@@Warm-qq2wo nah free texas

@endroholic7161

Жыл бұрын

@@Warm-qq2wo mf US.

@Palbizu

Жыл бұрын

@Warm Hawaii deserves independence anyway

I was born and raised in Puerto Rico and grew up with every political movement around me. Puerto Rico's government's system is the only problem in Puerto Rico, which is corrupt and greedy. Look at Cuba, Republica Dominicana, and Haiti What makes you all think Puerto Rico will survive as an independent Island.

@Tatteddaddydc

4 ай бұрын

Yep

@My_name_is-

8 күн бұрын

Lol, RD is the 7th largest economy in Latin America. It even surpassed Puerto Rico and the economic growth will make it the 4th largest economy in all of Latin America by 2050. Don't talk about us like we're failing. We are an economic superstart geowing at 5.5% every year.

Mom had an inexplicable fear to Puerto Rico's flag, she said that is independence, it never ocurred to me that actually having Puerto Rico's flag was penalized with ten years of prison in 1950's... It also has to do with a gag order the government issued and in the middle of it all Luis Muñoz Marín...

Sorry AJ, you got it wrong, the world's oldest colony is Wales, annexed into the UK for roughly 1300years. And the Irish people nearly went insane with the English occupation of Ireland for 800years.

@jaredrios9575

Жыл бұрын

She said "it's one of the oldest" not the oldest. And I'm pretty sure Wales and Ireland have it a lot better then Puerto Rico.

@JosephOccenoBFH

Жыл бұрын

It's a rather gray area. If you follow this logic, then Catalonia, The Basque Country, and Galicia in Spain should all be independent countries and the territory of Spain would be minimized.

@Halcon_Sierreno

Жыл бұрын

Aren't the Welsh "Latinos"?

@lanapapas

10 ай бұрын

It said “ one of the oldest” plus no comment about the horrible position PR is in?

I'm puertorican and this is so true, but theres also the problem of local massive corruption...

@elmiticopr3919

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, And mostly who are the corrupts here in Puerto Rico? the same ones that the US supports

@rickjusino3774

10 ай бұрын

That's an understatement!

Why wasn’t the Ponce massacre mentioned?

I'm from the US, and I'm certainly not proud of what was done to Puerto Rico. Even if this video is biased, the US conduct is still atrocious. One thing I wonder, what did the US get out of this? Why was it worth so much illegality secrecy and brutality to the people? It doesn't make sense to me.

@mrhand3350

Жыл бұрын

don't be like france same like mayotte is comorros

@Mahc32

Жыл бұрын

For drug experiments, first big island in the Atlantic (security), military drills used to be done there, sugar cane plantations back in the 1920-50, drug and textile manufacturing before China and Asia

@Mullkaw

Жыл бұрын

Not sure what you're implying, but being unbiased isnt exactly a virtue 😁

@allanflippin2453

Жыл бұрын

@@Mullkaw Sorry I confused you. My point is I agree the USA's treatment seems truly horrible. My question is what would be the advantage to the USA to do it? To go through all the violence, coverups and secrecy and for what?

@ChoMarciano

Жыл бұрын

​@@allanflippin2453 Look up "War Against All Puerto Ricans" and you'll find plenty reasons.

Puerto Rico was an autonomous province of Spain (the first autonomy of the Spanish nation, now they have 17) with 16 congressmen and 2 senators representing the Island in Spain's national parliament. US invaded, occupied and forced Spain to sign the Treaty of Paris. The US separated Puerto Rico from its motherland.

@j.echevarria8630

Жыл бұрын

Puerto Rico did not have autonomy but Spain announced they would grant it and then almost magically the war started soon after. Puerto Ricans are not the same as they were back then however so we dont hav as much in common with Spaniards or Canarians as we used to. Only a minority of around 25% of people are full European descent. The culture in PR has been Americanized and without meaning to be offensive ghettofied.

@reucat24

Жыл бұрын

@@j.echevarria8630 It did have it, Luis Muñoz Rivera was elected as head of the automous provincial government. Also you are wrong about the %, check the Genetic studies of Puerto Rico, it is 70% Spanish/Euro dna (similar to Cuba, the other island that was also a Caribbean Spanish province)

@j.echevarria8630

Жыл бұрын

​@@reucat24 Puerto Rico only had partial autonomy and I was referring to only 25% of Puerto Ricans are genetically 95%+ European. Most individuals in Puerto Rico are about 70% European. This mixed group makes up the majority however it was true for a while that about 70% of Puerto Ricans claimed White on the census based on their appearance. Because the US did not recognize them as white by their standards this created a movement for Puerto Ricans to reject their whiteness.

@ClementePR21

Жыл бұрын

Porqué quieres q seamos parte de España?.

@miguelchavez8347

Жыл бұрын

​@@ClementePR21 por que no? Soy salvadoreno, pero espana es parte de nosotros.

The Spanards had granted PR it's ibdependence in 1898 rectified by a France court.

EVERY TIME you hear the word: NATIONALIST You MUST know what it IS !!

If you’re going to talk about Puerto Rico’s colonial status and the nationalist movement, you have to talk about Don Pedro Albizu Campos

No independent for P.R. that's never gonna happen! We stayed as we are. 🇵🇷🇺🇸💯

Puerto Rico deserves better, statehood or independence, it's not my place to decide. America really tries to hide that they exist at all. I assumed Puerto Ricans were American citizens... it's so much more complicated and you won't find American journalists talking about it. It's very hush hush

Detectives and federals know this moments.

Time to return the land to the people of Puerto Rico

@reucat24

Жыл бұрын

time to Reunify Puerto Rico with Spain

@guzylad5

Жыл бұрын

@@reucat24 jajajajaj

@thepipedreamer89

Жыл бұрын

Why not. The revolution must start now , right here. Support from 🇿🇼

@oz311

Жыл бұрын

​@reucat24 how about leave PR alone neither U.S or Spain

@dasuritorres7552

Жыл бұрын

​@@reucat24dude you're everywhere, do you think that's what Puerto Rico wants? At least have some respect from all the harmful things yall have done to us even when we were still under your colonial status not too long ago. Not one single one of us wants to return to you, why can't you respect that? Why do we need so bad to ve yours ? This is our land not yours, yall stole it from us.

It’s easy for many people to cry out against the U.S. and call for Puerto Rico’s independence but…The USA funds billions annually to Puerto Rico while its citizens do not pay federal income tax, PR is unable to become an independent nation without falling into a third world country status. It does not have the economic strength let alone the resources to take care of itself, the population, infrastructure people etc. PR only produces 15% of it own food and It’s too dependent on imports and aide to survive just like Guam. While it has the highest GDP in Latin America / Caribbean it’s still poorer than the poorest state, Mississippi. The U.S. accounts for 70% of its trade, mostly pharmaceuticals and manufacturing. It may sound insensitive but it’s better for PR to be a state or USA territory versus their own independent nation.

@lowki07

3 ай бұрын

That's only because the US forces Puerto Rico to import most if its goods with the Jones Act. The US force PR to be dependent on it. Educate yourself before you talk about things you know nothing about.

@Ramon51650

Ай бұрын

In addition to having an effect on vision, myopia can also affect a world view by compression world view into a narrow beam, fed by one source and discarding all others. Have your checked by an acredited professional.

@amarylisesquilin1433

26 күн бұрын

As a Puerto Rican living in the state I suggest you do some more research on Pto. Rico before making any statements like this, because under the Jones law the U.S.A. gets a hell lot more yearly from Pto. Rico than what Pto. Rico gets from the U.S.A., you would think that what the U.S.A, gets yearly would help bring down Pto. Rico's debt to the U.S.A. and we are talking of millions of dollars yearly not a few thousand. About paying Federal tax why should we pay when we are NOT a State nor have any representation nor voice in Congress.

im not puerto rican but this is a great documentary!

0:45 NGL thats a hard pic right there ✨

I hope to live to see a Free and prosperous Puerto Rico 🙏🏽❤️🇵🇷

@elizabethtejada2251

Жыл бұрын

Never never gone happens

Free Puerto Rico !

Lolita Lebron was no joke

I think the video fails to explain how really were the last years of Puerto Rico under spanish rule. Although spanish authorities still had a heavy grip over the politics and economy of the island, Spain was more willing to grant autonomy to puertoricans than americans. This can be reflected in the Autonomy Charter of Puerto Rico, the first Statute of Autonomy granted in Spain to a spanish province, in particular to the overseas province of Puerto Rico. This document authorized the formation of an autonomous government in the island under the surveillance of a spanish governor general and granted puertoricans political representation in the Spanish Courts of Madrid. Its promulgation was accompanied by the establishment of universal male suffrage in all overseas provinces (including Cuba and Philippines). The war against the US stopped its implementation and the first years of american rule really damaged PR stable economy.

ALL US PUERTO RICANS HAVE TO DO IS LOOK AT HAWAII AND HOW MUCH STATEHOOD HAS HELPED THE NATIVE PEOPLE AND REALIZE THAT PUERTO RICO SHOULD BE INDEPENDENT ALTOGETHER OR REMAIN WITH THE CURRENT STATUS BUT WITH CHANGES THAT WOULD BE MORE FAIR TO THE NATIVE PEOPLE

Never heard this story before.

Overall good report. I lived in Mayaguez during my middle school years in the late 1980s. I wish you would have added that half of the Islanders are on welfare, local government leaders and politicians abused pension plans, high level of corruption by locals for example people would get jobs based on the party elected and if you voted for them. I wish you talked about the Law 936 and how that affected the economic growth in the island, lastly Puerto Ricans, despite some wanting independence from the US, have been migrating to the states since the early 1920s. The connection with the US is there and I doubt the island would vote for Independence.

@rickjusino3774

11 ай бұрын

I was born in Mayaguez and lived there till the 1980. The corrupted governments both in the Island and the US are the reason why so many people are on public aid, not just in PR, but also in the states. It's they way the rich and powerful and the politicians can keep the rest of the population down and under their control. Most people want to have a better life and not depend on public aid, but our corrupted politicians don't want that, they want to control us. Puertoricans who have migrated to the states are not doing it because they don't want to live in the island, they're doing it because our corrupted governments are doing everything they can to make our lives so miserable and difficult there, that we don't have much choice. But is we didn't have so many traitors and VENDE PATRIA, and corrupted politicians, they would never live LA ISLA! I myself am working on going back to MI ISLA , to my hometown and spend the rest of my life where I belong in BORIKEN! BORICUA Y DE MAYAGUEZ Y SIEMPRE SERE!

Yet there’s a bunch of Puerto Ricans supporting statehood 😩 viva Puerto Rico libre 🇵🇷

@ceasarjrtorres1433

Жыл бұрын

Only for welfare’s federal help in Spanish we said mantengo because those people are fat and lazy don’t want work hard!!

@heylson

8 ай бұрын

@@ChispinRodz yes lick them off... estupido

I am part taino. I’m glad that was mentioned

If Puerto Rico Becomes its own Country & Stick to Good Habits, they will be more than Just Fine! May Yahweh Bless this Life, through Jesus Christ, Eternally!

#FreePueetoRico

😂😂😂 Look at all the Puerto Rican ultra nationalists in the comments😂😂😂

We need to be free from American colonialism and modern slavery .

For me, Puerto Rico looks like a state with its own flag and all, but it is not a sovereign country; essentially, it's an unincorporated territory of the United States, often referred to as a Commonwealth or an unrecognized state.

One of the worst things that the US did to Puerto Rico was bringing wellfare benefits during the Administration of Luis A Ferrer. It turned a nation filled with workers and made them dependent on the federal government. Wellfare benefits are in a way, like drugs. Im not against helping people, but instead of wellfare, governments should promote workfare. It would make the nation more productive. After the disolution of Intermedia family values came crashing down faster than stone falls to the ground in the island. Ive been to Puerto Rico many times and I have a few friends from there. It is quiet sad in many ways. Moreover the education system sadly sucks, its depressing. These issues are also visible in the United States as many of my American friends tell me. Both the USA and Puerto Rico are seeing IQ levels drop, due to a degrading educational system. Ofcourse in PR is far worst. These issues can be fixed. However they take time and consistency. A great example of the impossible being possible is Singapore. Singapore is a dictatorship and it has its own problems, it is not perfect, but there is much to learn from them. My best of wishes not just to Puerto Ricans living in the island, but also to Americans as well.

@dasuritorres7552

Жыл бұрын

That's not true. We literally got a raise from the most minimum wage workers in history this year. Life in PR is expensive, our salary is not enough. Utility services alone are easily 2k. I never wanted to get EBT until I had to, since 2018 (Maria), I'm a vet med student which sadly is not a career you can study here & also work, I've worked till 3 am straight to not reach 300$ before, graduated Highschool at 15 & went straight to college to study vet, I've been studying for probably 12 years now & I'm still not a vet, only thing I managed to do was become a vet assistant, dog groomer & dog trainer, sounds like I should be making a few thousands right? Well I'm not, I can't find a damn job in my vocation career. Since I graduated which was already 3 yrs now I haven't been able to work as a vet assistant. At the end my only choice is to go to the army, which me & my sister are doing cause we can't find any job that pays us or flexible enough for us to study we both study medicine & work. Everybody wants to work nobody wants to be enslaved, that's the big difference your kid don't understand, since those years yall been blaming younger ones of not wanting to work but don't realize that before everything was cheaper so with 20 dollars you could buy a LOT of things, nowadays like 5 things So don't tell me that ppl don't want to be productive cause all we've beentrying to do is be productive. & I've been working since I was 9.

Free Puerto Rico 🇵🇷

@familyandfriends3519

Жыл бұрын

Puerto Ricans aren't Spanish and Hispanic and Latino until given back to Spain and getting independence only from Spain your Americans

@Palbizu

Жыл бұрын

🫡

@thepipedreamer89

Жыл бұрын

Free PR

She was sentenced to life for having her family do it for 3 million dollars smh

Shame… deep, deep shame…. If you don’t feel it, look within