• Furbag@lemmy.world
    51·
    5 months ago

    Meanwhile, in reality, they are terrified of letting Puerto Rico become a state because it might threaten their delicate gerrymandered hegemony in Congress by adding two more senators and one or more representatives. This “map” is the fever dream of a lead-poisoned, terminally MAGA moron.

      • Corn@lemmy.mlEnglish
        3·
        5 months ago

        Both democrats and republicans believe Latinos owe allegiance to the democrat party.

        • inv3r5ion@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          3·
          5 months ago

          I don’t know if owe is the right word, but yeah, both parties assume they’ll go democrat and I think that’s a smug assumption typical of the elites. Granted trump was a dick to PR during hurricane Maria, but if he actually responded appropriately he’d likely have a lot more support than either party would realize. I think they should either be a state or gain full independence, this in between seems unfair to them. (And I feel that way about all of Americas territories subject to taxation without representation)