- 09 Feb 2023 14:51
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Sure, but should they be stopped by force from doing something silly? I don't think so, one can provide advice but that's about it.
Indeed, and they never listen.
It's not, but given federal inaction and their inability to do much about their situation on those things they don't decide...
It certainly isn't. But, well, independence would open that option up.
Well, the law is clear as far as shipping is concerned. Immigration is another matter... Which makes it even harder to justify the status quo, if anything.
XogGyux wrote:That is not the point. The point is, if you see someone causing harm to themselves, most decent human beings would have a huge to try to prevent it. It does not have to be a crazy person either. The guy banging his head on the wall might be doing it out of intense emotional pain after receiving bad news or out of intense anger... people do these kinds of stuff. It is just an example that explains why someone might have a non-nefarious reason to present their objections and/or help those that object to a PR independence, etc.
Sure, but should they be stopped by force from doing something silly? I don't think so, one can provide advice but that's about it.
XogGyux wrote:Absolutely. This is one of the things that dissapointed myself when I realized it was persistent long after I became an adult. I was a fairly mature child, I had to be, since early in my childhood I attended a music conservatory and the training was rigorous, needed a lot of discipline, hard work and sacrifize. So I grew increasingly frustrated when I continued to see very childish behavior on fully grown adults, most of them. But the worse part is not the childish behavior, the worse part is the condescending behavior of many of these adults when they judge others for this reason.
Indeed, and they never listen.
XogGyux wrote:So has Japan, Their GDP has stagnated since the 1990's and they are independent. https://datacommons.org/place/country/J ... tion&hl=en
Why would you assume that this stagnation is directly and uniquely a result of their political status?
It's not, but given federal inaction and their inability to do much about their situation on those things they don't decide...
XogGyux wrote:Do you honestly think this is what @Tainari88 has in mind? Get independence so that puerto ricans can be paid less $$ legally? I am doubtful of this.
It certainly isn't. But, well, independence would open that option up.
XogGyux wrote:I'd be surprised if this works any other way. When I traveled to other countries through puerto rico, I go through customs in PR but not in Miami. I only go through it once. I don't think people visiting PR even have to go through customs at all if PR is final destination, as it is considered US soil. I cannot imagine cargo shipping being treated any other way. I just don't think there is any economic benefit of using islands as shipping hubs, not specifically PR but islands in general. Traditionally, most islands have very high cost on import prices. Maybe this could have been an economic benefit if we were still transporting items on wood galleons from 400 years ago that did not have the colossal capacity of our current shipping crafts.
Well, the law is clear as far as shipping is concerned. Immigration is another matter... Which makes it even harder to justify the status quo, if anything.