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So, do we actually want Puerto Rico to become a State?
Posted on 2/9/26 at 10:50 am
Posted on 2/9/26 at 10:50 am
The United States doesn’t have a single, unified answer to that because Americans are split, and the split runs along a few predictable lines.
Some Puerto Ricans are using the Bad Bunny halftime show as a call for independence. Many claim the island residents are very clear on this: NO to independence and YES to statehood. It’s always a thing that people who call for independence of the island reside in the various states.
Alternatively, is this a "mainland thing"? Other Puerto Ricans roll their eyes when mainland activists try to use something like the Bad Bunny halftime show as a symbolic push for independence. It’s a cultural moment being repurposed by people who don’t live with the day-to-day consequences of independence debates.
Personally, I don't because it seems like a foreign country to me that needs to be on it's own. I don't want to take on the headaches of assimilation and costs.
You?
Some Puerto Ricans are using the Bad Bunny halftime show as a call for independence. Many claim the island residents are very clear on this: NO to independence and YES to statehood. It’s always a thing that people who call for independence of the island reside in the various states.
Alternatively, is this a "mainland thing"? Other Puerto Ricans roll their eyes when mainland activists try to use something like the Bad Bunny halftime show as a symbolic push for independence. It’s a cultural moment being repurposed by people who don’t live with the day-to-day consequences of independence debates.
Personally, I don't because it seems like a foreign country to me that needs to be on it's own. I don't want to take on the headaches of assimilation and costs.
You?
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Posted on 2/9/26 at 10:51 am to Nole Man
No.
Posted on 2/9/26 at 10:52 am to Nole Man
NO!!
Absolutely Not!
Absolutely Not!
Posted on 2/9/26 at 10:52 am to Jorts R Us
frick no. I don't even want them as a territory
Posted on 2/9/26 at 10:52 am to Nole Man
No.
Posted on 2/9/26 at 10:53 am to Nole Man
No.
Posted on 2/9/26 at 10:53 am to Nole Man
No. Absolutely not
They give us 5b a year in taxes, we give them 38-40B a year back
Let them go Independent
They give us 5b a year in taxes, we give them 38-40B a year back
Let them go Independent
Posted on 2/9/26 at 10:53 am to Nole Man
FUIUUCK NOOO! Absolutely not.
Posted on 2/9/26 at 10:53 am to Nole Man
Eventually, maybe, but at present, no. We need to change a lot of our regulations around PR to give them more opportunities to improve their economy, increase living standards, and further assimilate the population.
I would consider them for statehood when we are evaluating adding Canadian provinces, Cuba, and other Caribbean and Central American nations as states.
I would consider them for statehood when we are evaluating adding Canadian provinces, Cuba, and other Caribbean and Central American nations as states.
This post was edited on 2/9/26 at 10:58 am
Posted on 2/9/26 at 10:55 am to Nole Man
No, Bruiser Brody was killed there. frick em
Posted on 2/9/26 at 10:57 am to Nole Man
No.
They are too much a basket case for statehood and frankly I don’t even want to keep them as a territory.
They are too much a basket case for statehood and frankly I don’t even want to keep them as a territory.
Posted on 2/9/26 at 10:58 am to Nole Man
No.
Geaux Bad Bunny!
Geaux Bad Bunny!
Posted on 2/9/26 at 10:58 am to Nole Man
To hell with those parasites. Give them back to Spain.
Posted on 2/9/26 at 10:59 am to Nole Man
Trade it to Denmark for Greenland and let’s take Baja from Mexico and make it a territory along with Cuba after they collapse. Final move is bring back the cube for DC with the Virginia land, Risk winning 
This post was edited on 2/9/26 at 11:05 am
Posted on 2/9/26 at 10:59 am to Nole Man
No. I appreciate the Cuban people living in America and their gratitude to be US citizens.
If you don’t embrace the full history of America and the founding fathers, frick off.
If you don’t embrace the full history of America and the founding fathers, frick off.
Posted on 2/9/26 at 11:00 am to Nole Man
Posted on 2/9/26 at 11:01 am to Nole Man
And change all that letterhead and preprinted envelopes?
Oh hell naw.
Oh hell naw.
Posted on 2/9/26 at 11:02 am to Nole Man
Let them become an independent country, then turn the whole island into a big military base. Do the same with Hawaii.
Posted on 2/9/26 at 11:03 am to Nole Man
When they kicked the Navy out of Vieques, it soured me on PR ever getting statehood. They're hostile to the US in every regard but our money. Let them be Cuba.
Posted on 2/9/26 at 11:04 am to Nole Man
How with this be accretive to the average American’s life?
I see zero benefit to the Country.
With everything being exactly the same except this was a conservative leaning country, the D’s would have zero empathy or desire.
When framed as to why aside from political gain for one party would the US make this a state, there is no logical answer.
I see zero benefit to the Country.
With everything being exactly the same except this was a conservative leaning country, the D’s would have zero empathy or desire.
When framed as to why aside from political gain for one party would the US make this a state, there is no logical answer.
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