The United
States Government (USG) militarily invaded Puerto Rico in 1898. At that time,
Puerto Rico had already acquired self-government from Spain in 1897. The USG could
not have cared less that the Puerto Ricans had finally achieved a government of, by and
for the Puerto Ricans.
International
law gives people living under colonialism the right to use whatever means necessary
to decolonize their homeland.
Puerto Rican
nationalists killed the chief of police, Francis Riggs, in 1936. The 2 young
nationalists responsible with his assignation were murdered by the police at
the police station. The Ponce Massacre would soon follow that. United States
(US) Senator Millard Tydings, a personal friend of the assassinated chief of
police, decided to teach Puerto Ricans a lesson.
Tydings introduced
a bill in 1936 to give Puerto Ricans their independence, if they want it. The
fact that Tydings said, “If Puerto Ricans want it” shows the USG's disrespect for
democracy! Tydings designed a bill so disadvantageous for Puerto Ricans that
they would never vote for it!
Tydings’
bill was an effort to distract attention from the real issue. The question is
not whether Puerto Ricans want their independence. That was already obvious, since
Puerto Ricans already had their sovereignty when the USG invaded Puerto Rico. The real issue is that the
USG is committing a crime against humanity by keeping Puerto Rico as its
colony! Thus, voting is not the solution!
Puerto Rico
is the oldest and the most populated colony in the world! The USG is presently in
violation of the United Nations’ (UN) Charter that prohibited colonialism since
1945. Moreover, the USG has ignored 38 UN resolutions asking it to immediately
return Puerto Rico’s sovereignty to the Puerto Ricans. http://webtv.un.org/watch/5th-meeting-committee-of-24-special-committee-on-decolonization/6051725003001/
It is
incumbent on the almost 9 million Puerto Ricans worldwide to engage in permanent resistance
to force the USG to comply with international law. We must, because those who
disrespect democracy, don’t believe in LIBERTY AND IN JUSTICE FOR ALL! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1697349163904877/
USA respects
only capitalism!
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