People are very defensive about anything that undermines their positions. I’m not even against statehood I’m just tired of people pretending like the US didn’t destroy the independence movement and made it impossible for independence to happen
It shouldn't be hard to understand why colonized subjects voting for more colonialism is problematic and not a genuine endorsement for annexation, but gringos are imperialists so of course they don't see the problem.
I wish the algorithm would stop pushing this smug white man onto my TL. You’d have to actually be in community with Puerto Ricans to know how much this isn’t true🙄..The independence vs. statehood question can’t be reduced to referendum percentages alone.
tbh yeah it’s corny but there was such a level of queer acceptance that has objectively backslid since. i’d so much rather have corny queerness/allyship vs this new wave of homophobia + transphobia that’s come about in the past few years
Nothing to see here... The US isn't drone-striking random fishermen, and they're also definitely not assassinating the prosecutors who are investigating the strikes.
We went from a very deliberate pearl and vibranium snake designs in his necklace to visually show he’s THE feather serpent god to a generic wave swirlies belt because he’s just a water guy :)