tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412928156784396477.post1853819088359921367..comments2023-10-16T07:00:38.425-07:00Comments on Ethnos_Boriquen: The Puerto Rican Diaspora and the Political Status of Puerto RicoVictor M Rodriguez Dominguezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15543639236485219029noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412928156784396477.post-33611269387283879422015-01-12T16:49:50.417-08:002015-01-12T16:49:50.417-08:00Should criminals be in charge of correcting the wr...Should criminals be in charge of correcting the wrong they inflicted?<br /><br />Puerto Ricans vote in elections every 4 years at an 80% level of participation. Puerto Rico has been a colony of the United States (US) government for the past 116 years. If the US government has the final say in what happens in Puerto Rico, what is the purpose of these elections? The purpose is to fool the world that Puerto Rico is a democracy. <br /><br />The United Nations (UN) declared colonialism a crime against humanity in 1960. The UN has asked the US government 33 times to decolonize Puerto Rico immediately. The US government has refused. It says that Puerto Rico’s political relationship with the United States is none of the UN’s business. The US says that it is a domestic affair.<br /><br />To appear that the US government wants to decolonize Puerto Rico, it promotes the use of plebiscites to determine what Puerto Ricans want. Doesn’t that sounds innocent and democratic? So what’s the problem?<br /><br />To begin with, the international community already rendered its verdict and determined that colonialism is illegal. So to have a political status option in a plebiscite that favors maintaining Puerto Rico a colony of the United States is not permitted. To have a political status option of Puerto Rico becoming a state of the United States is also not permitted under international law. The problem goes back to the beginning of this article. In order to have free elections, the country must be free. So before these elections and plebiscite could be valid, Puerto Rico would have to first be an independent nation.<br /><br />What people must realize is that Puerto Rico is a colony of the US because the US government wants it that way. That is why it has used terrorism to keep it that way. That is why it refuses to release the Puerto Rican political prisoner of 33 years Oscar López Rivera. That is also why it is ridiculous to believe that decolonization is a US internal matter in which the UN has no jurisdiction over. If we allow the US government to decolonize Puerto Rico, she will remain a colony of the United States forever!<br /><br />José M López Sierra<br />www.TodosUnidosDescolonizarPR.blogspot.com<br />José M. López Sierrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13083939327904020619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412928156784396477.post-28560179178074874502014-11-28T04:21:39.328-08:002014-11-28T04:21:39.328-08:00Why does Puerto Rico have a higher voter turnout t...Why does Puerto Rico have a higher voter turnout than USA?<br /><br />Puerto Ricans have a voter turnout of about 80%. The United States (US) citizens have a voter turnout of about 50%. What accounts for this 30 % disparity? Could it be that Puerto Rican believe in democracy more than US mainland citizens?<br /><br />Puerto Rico is a colony of the United States since 1898. Since that time, Puerto Ricans who have wanted to decolonize their country have been either assassinated or imprisoned. Many Puerto Ricans are terrified of independence for Puerto Rico as a result of 116 years of repression.<br />Since colonialism is always for exploitation, there are no opportunities in Puerto Rico for Puerto Ricans. That is why there are now more Puerto Ricans out, than in Puerto Rico. Therefore, Puerto Ricans are desperate to find a political solution to our eternal colonialism! <br /><br />Most Puerto Ricans believe that decolonization can be achieved through the electoral process. But the electoral process is ultimately under the control of the government of the United States. Since the US government has ignored 33 United Nations resolutions asking it to immediately decolonize Puerto Rico, and it has maintained incarcerated Puerto Rico political prisoner Oscar López Rivera for 33 years despite worldwide support to free him, there should be no doubt that the US government will never allow decolonization via the electoral process. If it were possible to do it that way, we would not have it!<br /><br />The better way to decolonize is for that 80% of the Puerto Rico voter turnout to instead protest in the streets to demand our inalienable right to self-determination and independence, and insist that the UN do the decolonization in conformity to international law. After all, colonialism is within the jurisdiction of international law and never under national law. That is why it is a crime against humanity to have a colony under international law, but not so under US law. <br />José M López Sierra <br />www.TodosUnidosDescolonizarPR.blogspot.com<br />José M. López Sierrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13083939327904020619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412928156784396477.post-44464053799001051432014-07-27T19:51:12.393-07:002014-07-27T19:51:12.393-07:00Dear Partner,
After the approval of the 33rd Unit...Dear Partner,<br /><br />After the approval of the 33rd United Nations’ resolution by consensus on June 23, 2014 asking the United States (US) to immediately decolonize of Puerto Rico, we should work together to force the United States government to comply with it. <br /><br />The facts that the United States government has maintained Puerto Rico as its colony for 116 years, has had Oscar López Rivera in prison for 33 years for fighting for Puerto Rico decolonization, and has ignored 33 UN resolutions to decolonize Puerto Rico, confirm that the US government has no intentions of ever decolonizing Puerto Rico. Therefore, we need to form a tsunami of people to force the US to comply with the 33 resolutions. <br /><br />We should peacefully protest at least 3 times a year until we achieve our goal. The first one will be a march up to the US Courthouse in Puerto Rico on the Abolition of Slavery Day on March 22. The second will be another march in Puerto Rico on a day before the UN’s Puerto Rico decolonization hearing. The third one will be a protest in New York City on the same day the UN holds its Puerto Rico decolonization hearing. <br /><br />These 3 protests are indispensable, because those who have colonies don’t believe in justice for all. <br /><br />Sincerely,<br />José M López Sierra<br />Jlop28vislophis@gmail.com<br />Comité Timón del Pueblo<br />United Partners for the Decolonization of Puerto Rico<br />www.TodosUnidosDescolonizarPR.blogspot.com<br />José M. López Sierrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13083939327904020619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412928156784396477.post-30625241421773840462013-08-16T16:07:49.608-07:002013-08-16T16:07:49.608-07:00Greetings,
We need to work together to decolonize...Greetings,<br /><br />We need to work together to decolonize Puerto Rico and free Oscar López Rivera. Join 2 peaceful protests until it is accomplished!<br /><br />Un abrazo,<br />José<br />www.TodosUnidosDescolonizarPR.blogspot.com<br />José M. López Sierrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13083939327904020619noreply@blogger.com