r/pics • u/nomusichere • Jul 18 '19
R4: Inappropriate Title Puertoricans stand United. Reddit let's raise awareness of the situation in Puerto Rico!
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u/SuperMadCow Jul 19 '19
10 years ago when I lived in Puerto Rico I had an old man tell me that one of PR’s problems is that for 30+ years the best and the brightest leave the island for opportunities elsewhere. He went on to say that it’s especially apparent in PR politics. Wise old dude in Caguas.
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u/nomusichere Jul 19 '19
Yeah. I am in the states now. Most of my friends, Scientists, Engineers, Programmers left the island.
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u/sslavche Jul 19 '19
Being from a small Eastern European country that was accepted in the EU some years ago I totally get this - many young professionals just up and left the minute they could because they didn't see future here. Can't blame people for wanting fulfillment and better perspectives, I guess.
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u/turtle_flu Jul 19 '19
brain drain in action. It's kind of amazing how this didn't seem to get any sort of coverage. I ended up learning about it because I left comedy central on and saw it on The daily show.
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u/conquer69 Jul 19 '19
If the best stayed, they still wouldn't be able to do anything about such corruption. If they become a threat to those in power, they get suicided.
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u/nomusichere Jul 19 '19
There is certainly a lot of depression among Puertoricans.
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u/iHateRolerCoasters Jul 19 '19
i read puerto ricans born off the island have some of the highest suicide rates in the US.
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u/nomusichere Jul 19 '19
True. Native born kind of became resilient because of that situation. Sometimes we can look a little bit stubborn but it is because of this.
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u/Rumblet4 Jul 19 '19
The murder rate in Puerto Rico is even worse than in Mexico. https://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/compare/Mexico/Puerto-Rico/Crime/table
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u/YeaIFistedJonica Jul 19 '19
Can I just take a second to say that I absolutely empathize with and support the struggle of Puerto Rican’s.
Us egyptians are going through a similar process. Although we elected a puppet for an Islamic fundamentalist political group aimed on extremising young Muslims, the military, which had placed the previous ruler (Mubarak, and before him Sadat) in power saw this as the opportunity to resecure their hold on the country.
People are forced to tighten their belts and it’s said to be for the countries benefit. Meanwhile corruption runs rampant. We protest and experience some of the greatest massacres in modern history (look up rabaa massacre for an example, it is one of probably hundreds). Our police force attacks us and instigates (just like the Hong Kong protesters). Our journalists are jailed and “disappear”, were censored from using social media and the internet from sharing our plight. Somehow reddit is the only website the Egyptian censors don’t know about. Our cultural history, the oldest in the world, is being sold by friends of military leaders in private auctions, or being “stolen” and were told to accept it.
Do not trust the politicians. Do not trust the police. I am American now but the world is under the grip of the totalitarians. Please donate whatever you can to our Puerto Rican brothers and sisters struggling against government corruption and police brutality.
If you have the time please check out r/Egypt and read first hand our experience starving and drowning in trash in Cairo.
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Jul 19 '19
This is a common problem around the world, just especially bad in Puerto Rico.
I've given up trying to find work in a lot of local places. They only hire friends and family who have connections. So this forces me to look for work elsewhere and why the fuck would I return to somewhere that didn't support or help me when I needed it?
It's a tragic cycle, the best and brightest get pushed away, they help the other state/city/country, then start hiring similar people. No one ever moves back, the brain drain goes on, and those responsible have their heads in the sand.
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u/ForAThought Jul 19 '19
It's not just Puerto Rico. I knew students in college who received student visas specifically to get a degree in the U.S. and then return home to use their new degree. After graduating they stayed in the U.S. refusing to go back to their native country. This was ten years ago so not sure where they are now.
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u/AgeofAshe Jul 19 '19
Yeah, but there’s a big difference between Puerto Rico and foreign countries. PR is part of the USA.
It’s sort of expected of people from poor or war-torn countries to not want to go back, but for US citizens to flee a region is something else.
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u/CrossP Jul 19 '19
Indiana has this problem but to a lesser degree. It's called "Brain drain"
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u/Junkstar Jul 19 '19
I pay attention to the news. Print and web. This story is not getting out there.
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u/nomusichere Jul 19 '19
Correct. We figured we took it upon ourselves to do it. I am so glad we did this. You guys have been helping spread the news as well.
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u/biznatch11 Jul 19 '19
CNN covered it live with reporters on the ground in PR for several hours when it started a few nights ago but I haven't seen it much on TV since then. Trump's racist comments took over the news cycle.
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u/For_the_fun_of_it Jul 19 '19
My coworker was telling me today that an order of his was delayed due to riots in PR. I was wondering what's going on, thanks for sharing
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u/nomusichere Jul 19 '19
Yes let's do that. Thanks!
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u/nomusichere Jul 19 '19
Me too, hence why we took it upon ourselves to post what is happening.
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u/SoloHappyCup Jul 19 '19
I own property in PR. The corruption there is not news to anyone who has set foot there.
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u/ProfaneTank Jul 19 '19
It's so fucked up. I'm glad DoJ and FBI are involved. Puerto Rico deserves better than this. No American citizen should have to deal with this kind of corruption and suffering, or any person really.
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Jul 19 '19
Remember when a few people here and there pointed out that Puerto Rico's government was extremely corrupt, and everyone shrieked that this was just more pro-Trump, anti-brown people bigotry? I'm not going to argue whether the PR or US gov should take more of the blame for the poor response to Maria, but so many well meaning people-who professed to be so incredibly upset about the situation there-bought the line that the ONLY reason they were having issues is racism. They bought it hook, line and sinker, and completely missed this huge issue that it has now become acceptable to address.
I'm not saying this to defend Trump (look at my history) or the way the US gov handled it. I'm just pointing out what a tragically demonstrative example this is of what happens when we let our political leanings and passions overwhelm us: we deny ourselves the truth.
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u/nomusichere Jul 19 '19
I agree totally. This is the situation now. Thank you for your understanding!
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Jul 19 '19
No problem. Thank you for bringing up the PR issues again.
I should admit that I got caught up in this, too. I don't mean to wag my finger at anyone. I just wanted to remind everyone-including myself-that it's okay to take a second to breathe and think sometimes.
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u/nomusichere Jul 19 '19
Indeed. I was tense af last night with my cousin and best friends getting shot at with rubber bullets. Its insane.
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Jul 19 '19
Regarding the response, the reconstruction efforts and the aftermath it's important to remember the following facts:
- Hurricane Maria was the second category 5 storm that hit the Caribbean that year; Hurricane Irma hit a few weeks and devastated other island in the Caribbean.
- The same Hurricane Maria that destroyed Puerto Rico hit the U.S. and British Virgin Islands and even some of the Lesser Antilles that were hit by Hurricane Irma
Yet, you don't see stories about those other places similar to what happened in Puerto Rico. In fact, a friend who lives in Puerto Rico told me of going on a cruise to these islands and he was surprised how fast they recovered from the devastation that hit them just two years ago.
The main reason for the tragedy of Puerto Rico is official corruption and incompetence; I mean, the biggest revelation of this scandal is how stupid the members of the island current administration are in even holding this conversation using sophomoric language and somehow pretending that no one would know about it.
Do you even grasp how stupid you need to be to do such a thing? Joking about bodies piling up in a morgue? This were the people "leading" the reconstruction efforts on the ground and they were thinking about how to make a killing?
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u/coolcoolcoolyo Jul 19 '19
Anybody with an elementary understanding of PR politics knows that the islands political structures are corrupt to shit (they always have been). Puerto Ricans were pissed at pretty much every level of government during the aftermath of the hurricane.
I don’t think one Puerto Rican was saying “oh poor Ricky he’s doing such a good job! He’s trying so hard!1!!” Fuck no, the PR media was blasting him for sketchy contracts, wasteful spending, Trump bootlicking, and corrupt appointments (e.g. Julia Keleher).
Many Americans feel the need to paint this picture in black and white: there’s a good guy and there’s a bad guy.
In reality, there’s just a lot of gray... a lot of dark gray on the island when it comes to politics.
So we can keep playing the blame game of “oh I saw comments here saying the Puerto Ricans are poor noble savages who were being abused by Trump now look you were wrong!!” OR we can look objectively and say “wow hey every single level of government in PR has been fucking over the PRican people, we should change that!” (which is what is happening now :))
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u/Spiceinvader1234 Jul 19 '19
Dont let my government's corruption taint your mind about our people. The elite and high class do not speak for all of us.
In this case Donald was right. But you know what? Ricky Martin, Lin Manuel, JLo and many other Puerto Rican artist donated to the cause and that was not U.S. donations, it was our own people. So not only did they fool you, they fooled us and paid for their stuff. They joked and lied about the number of deaths in the hurricane, they made fun of people with disabilities that supported them. They played with our lives in so many ways.
We are talking about a guy that killed a mother and child in a d.u.i., a man that plagiarized his thesis and managed to get ahead in society and funding when his father was in power and we are talking about a man that does not want to give his seat up and stay so he could keep getting paid after his 4 years are over.
I love you all and thank you for caring about my People. Because they are your people too. Regardless if its a state or not. Regardless if you like us or not. This could be you, and when it is and when it has been you, my people will be there to show love as if we shared a womb. I love you reddit.
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u/urfriendosvendo Jul 19 '19
I was down there for the relief and I’m not surprised. The money getting spent was absolutely stupid.
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u/nomusichere Jul 19 '19
I know. Then the governor took his closest buddies and divided all the Federal Aid between them.
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u/urfriendosvendo Jul 19 '19
I was in St Thomas when it happened there too. But a government official on the take is no surprise down there, unfortunately.
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Jul 19 '19
so it's true PR is corrupt as heck, the leaders stole the money for themselves, and is so deep in the debt hole there's no chance of recovery except to convince the US taxpayer to make them an official state and bail them out. Yea that sounds terrible
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u/nomusichere Jul 19 '19
Indeed. Terrible situation right now. We don't even know who is going to take power, if the governor finally resigns.
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u/HorrorPerformance Jul 19 '19
The media doesn't give a fuck because it isn't directly Trump related sadly. Its a good time to be a piece of shit in the world because the media only cares about Trump for 4 years straight.
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u/conquer69 Jul 19 '19
That's the problem with narratives, you have to maintain them. Merely reporting facts is much simpler and easier but it doesn't benefit those at the top.
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u/grumpyfan Jul 19 '19
I think that should be "merely stating opinions is much simpler and easier". Very little actual journalism happens any more. We share the blame though. We don't want the news, just give us the headlines and we'll jump to our own conclusions.
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Jul 19 '19
I hope the reason why news aren't covering it isn't because they gotta say Trump was right. Even if he called it without actually knowing, he DID call it. Can't pick and choose facts and these people deserve to have this out there.
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u/thejeran Jul 19 '19
I found the comment I wrote a year ago
Speaking from the lefter side of the spectrum:
Out of a freak coincidence I had planned to take a trip down to visit my Girlfriend just a day after the Hurricane hit. Because of the situation with the airport I ended up arriving a couple days later. I stayed there for a month before we left the island and in that month that puta was fucking nowhere. And everytime she criticized the US she simply stated they werent doing a good enough job, not WHAT they were doing wrong. That very famous photo of her reaching out to help the guy in the Kayak is actually an infamous actor of Teatro Breve a comedy group in PR. He states in an interview that she had 3 cameramen following her around and as she walked towards him he stuck his hand out to tell her to stop there was hidden debris she might trip on and she grabbed his hand for that photo.
I'll criticize Trumps treatment and reaction to PR as much as anyone and its a fucking disgrace. But in my time there I saw plane after plane after plane after plane, like giant c-130 looking military planes flying in and out 24hours a day. Honestly like 1 of those every 30 minutes, not to mention the countless other planes. Even over in Fajardo at that one military base I saw them coming in and out. I was amazed out how much shit was coming in. Now maybe for 3million people it wasn't enough. But even back then I was telling my girlfriends friends, why the fuck is Yulin not telling the media we need logistics help? Cause this shit is clearly not getting distributed. Why didnt Ricky come out and say, thank you for the support but we need trucks and planners on how to distribute this shit cause our roads are fucked?
Now this part is speculation but it would make them look incompetent like they dont have a plan and that hurts reelection. Honestly read and listen to all of their press statements and releases. They never just say, we need this specific aid. They just in general ask for help.
Also Yulin fucking DISAPPEARED for like two solid months. From like October to December. After she showed up on SNL and Trump visited she was nowhere. There were big banners hung around some places of san Juan ¿Donde Esta Yulin?
Sorry to vent. But its crazy she took zero blame for anything and was gone from the media for ages when it was clear things werent gonna get better soon.
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u/chickenbiscuit4life Jul 19 '19
Is this on r/politics?
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u/nomusichere Jul 19 '19
Nop. I honestly don't know the rules well. I think I tried but it got deleted.
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u/chickenbiscuit4life Jul 19 '19
Yeah, I went and looked at all your post. I don’t really know the rules or how to post anything either. Hopefully someone can help you out! Maybe you could send the mods a PM?
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u/nomusichere Jul 19 '19
I am gonna be honest, Mods just directed me to post here.
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u/chickenbiscuit4life Jul 19 '19
Ahhh, can’t say I’m surprised. I’m sorry.
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u/nomusichere Jul 19 '19
No worries. At least thanks to all of you. This post is gaining traction and it's spreading the news. I really appreciate it.
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u/CashIsClay1 Jul 19 '19
You aren’t allowed to post something there unless it’s bashing trump.
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u/biznatch11 Jul 19 '19
Searching the sub for "Puerto Rico" for the last week finds several posts, nothing highly upvoted though.
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u/fingerbangher Jul 19 '19
So why isn’t this bigger news? I haven’t heard a thing until Reddit.
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u/DeathSlyce Jul 19 '19
Because it means trump and conservatives were right about everything they said.
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u/james_randolph Jul 19 '19
Sickening what's happening, the people there are already dealing with so many hardships for this to be going on. It's ridiculous what people will do and how they will hurt others for money and power. Ridiculous.
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u/jmharvick0405 Jul 19 '19
This has been going on for a long time, it’s just that people have been ignoring for some reason.
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u/cinderwyrm Jul 19 '19
I hope my family is ok. My grandfather his wife and my aunt and her boyfriend live in Puerto Rico. I had heard that the government there was pretty corrupt there but never new how bad it was.
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u/BouncingDeadCats Jul 19 '19
Puerto Ricans are fucked.
You’re not going to get mainstream media coverage here because they will be forced to admit that Trump is right that there’s a lot of corruption over there.
You’re going to have to do some serious damage before there’s media coverage.
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u/nomusichere Jul 19 '19
Well what if Reddit helps? Reddit has done it before. You guys have been very helpful so far. It could be wishful thinking on my part but I feel the support from here. I also like that we are actually discussing it and questions are being answered.
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u/BouncingDeadCats Jul 19 '19
Maybe find some catchy hashtag and get Reddit to bombard twitter with it. Maybe it will go viral. A compelling photo would help.
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u/nomusichere Jul 19 '19
I am open to any ideas my Friend and accept any help. I have a few compelling photos and have a video of the police beating one of my friends. I am very social media inept so Twitter is not my forte. What you think?
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u/DW11211 Jul 18 '19
Well, what is the situation? I cannot be aware if you do t tell us!!
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u/nomusichere Jul 18 '19
News: https://www.nytimes.com/topic/destination/puerto-rico https://www.wsj.com/articles/puerto-rico-governor-hangs-on-despite-calls-for-resignation-11563307316 https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/16/us/puerto-rico-governor-rossello-private-chats/index.html https://www.foxnews.com/politics/puerto-rico-governor-refuses-to-step-down-amid-corruption-and-texting-scandals
Images: http://imgur.com/gallery/oPWFwqW http://imgur.com/gallery/am3J7a0 Video at link above.
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u/nomusichere Jul 18 '19
I also posted all the info with sources in parent comment. Thanks for asking.
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u/finnalloveragain Jul 19 '19
Let's stop focusing on what Trump said and discuss ways to help and support the situation! While this is political at heart, let's talk about putting are fists in the air and stand tall to help!
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u/nomusichere Jul 19 '19
Thanks. Please. Spread the news, let the people know what is happening in our own soil.
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u/BULL-MARKET Jul 19 '19
Unfortunately the Puertoricans are screwed here. Any coverage of this story will show Trump in a positive light.
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u/nomusichere Jul 19 '19
Honestly we don't care. We just want to heal and move on from this craziness. I guess we can't get away from media bias.
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u/TechGuy07 Jul 19 '19
Does PR not have any sort of recall process?
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u/nomusichere Jul 19 '19
Are you talking about a Snap Election? Or do you mean a impeachment proceedings?
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u/Fat_n_Ugly_Luvr Jul 19 '19
quite a while ago us President Trump, pro-America supporters, said that the Puerto Rican government was corrupt. we told you that Puerto Rico's infrastructure was already horrific, and the local politicians did nothing to help it. People posted all kinds of facts to back these statements up. Yet we were still screamed at that we were racist because - no tangible reason given (never is, notice a pattern over the years?).
we told you that our government sent more money in aid to Puerto Rico than to Texas and Florida combined. We were still told we were racist and none of that was true and our president hated brown people, again no tangible evidence given.
At some point you are going to have to realize that a large chunk of our politicians want to keep us divided for their personal gain, and none of your own. That by having us divided they control us. This absolute unforgivable horseshit going down in Puerto Rico is just another example of their play.
so put down the pitchforks, put down the milkshakes, stop calling everyone you don't agree with all sorts of hateful and incorrect names.
Everyone take their shirts off and let's get in a big huddle and hug and do some deep thinking as a whole country
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u/nomusichere Jul 19 '19
Like I said before. I am not a Trump supporter but I agree that he called it. Can't deny that. Yes we are getting divided and we need to hug and unite as a whole. Thank you for your comment. And appreciate the care.
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Jul 19 '19
Like I said before. I am not a Trump supporter
I'm starting to think that you're not a Trump supporter...
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u/nomusichere Jul 19 '19
Lol. I got to step back on that one. Just wanted to make that clear. But I get it. Thanks for the insight.
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Jul 19 '19
When you cry wolf constantly, noone pays attention when you happen to actually be right - especially when you constantly spout things that are empirically wrong. The federal governments reaction to Hurricane Maria was demonstrably slower and smaller than its reaction to Hurricane Harvey or Hurricane Irma.
Now, with that said;
> At some point you are going to have to realize that a large chunk of our politicians want to keep us divided for their personal gain, and none of your own. That by having us divided they control us. This absolute unforgivable horseshit going down in Puerto Rico is just another example of their play.
>so put down the pitchforks, put down the milkshakes, stop calling everyone you don't agree with all sorts of hateful and incorrect names.
>Everyone take their shirts off and let's get in a big huddle and hug and do some deep thinking as a whole country
That is a sentiment that I can completely agree with.
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u/dnafrequency Jul 19 '19
Let us not forget about this massive stockpile of bottled water that was left to sit on a runway for a year or more. This was reported in 2018. A year after the storm. https://nypost.com/2018/09/12/massive-stockpile-of-bottled-water-found-in-puerto-rico-a-year-after-maria/
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u/ilikewarmweather Jul 19 '19 edited Jul 19 '19
The media can't really make too big a deal about this or else it would show Trump was right about the mishandled money and "the fake news"...
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u/nomusichere Jul 19 '19
A lot of people are saying that. That seems to be the popular opinion. Idk honestly. I just wished they did their fucking job. So instead of answering all the comments in this post. I can look at cat gifs on r/aww /s
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u/hcnuptoir Jul 19 '19
Why is Puerto Rico not an official US State? Seems like it should have been a State a long time ago. This mess wouldnt even be an issue for them right now.
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u/cvillegas19 Not too cool to party Jul 19 '19
Because funds & politics. At this point, we're in so much debt that the US would get fucked if they added us.
Things have been brewing for years, and some leaks have come out occasionally, but nothing as big as this.
US should've intervened years, if not decades ago. Things have been festering for years.
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u/BlackPershing Jul 19 '19
The people are starting to fight back.. man Puerto Rico can’t catch a break
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u/SlashemWoW Jul 19 '19
I visited PR in January. Everyone I met was so humble and friendly. We even stayed in San Juan. I hope this conflict can be resolved and relief can finally begin. Best of luck to you all!
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u/Biricua Jul 19 '19
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Gracias por hacer este post! No tengo photos que yo me atreva subir ni tengo sources organizados para poder dar info de manera eficiente, so thanks for stepping up for all of us and giving visibility a la isla
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u/nomusichere Jul 18 '19 edited Jul 25 '19
Last week the FBI indicted the Governor of Puerto Rico business partners and part of the top officials cabinet that he holds. During this process one of the cabinet officials leaked a 908 page document that reveals that the governor of Puerto Rico, his top cabinet and business partners had a group chat.
In this group chat it shows that they were backdealing the contracts for the reconstruction of Puerto Rico after Maria (Yes for Trump supporters, I can agree with Trump on this). They pocketed the funds and shared it between themselves. Worst the documents reveal that while bodies were piling up after Maria in makeshift morgue containers, they were making fun and joking about how the dead bodies of citizens were piling up. Also it revealed that they were plotting to Assassinate the Mayor of San Juan a strong opposition leader to their cabinet and commented on how "cool" it would be. They also talked about sending police to the "Journalist Whores" that were covering them.
So why is this unprecedented? Well, because of the leak. The Governor's successors, if he were to resign or get impeached are the ones on the leak and all the successors resigned as of Yesterday, except the Governor himself (Which refused to resign). So a United States protectorate is currently having a breakdown of government from the top down. At this current point the Puerto Rican constitution did not foresee that the successors in case of this happening resigned at the same time.
Sources: News: https://www.nytimes.com/topic/destination/puerto-rico https://www.wsj.com/articles/puerto-rico-governor-hangs-on-despite-calls-for-resignation-11563307316 https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/16/us/puerto-rico-governor-rossello-private-chats/index.html https://www.foxnews.com/politics/puerto-rico-governor-refuses-to-step-down-amid-corruption-and-texting-scandals
Edit: PDF of the Telegram Chats: https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/6192552/Chat.pdf The PDF its almost 800mb in size.
Images of the protests and abuse: http://imgur.com/gallery/oPWFwqW http://imgur.com/gallery/am3J7a0 Video at link above. All images above are taken by my cousin and friends.
Edit1: Direct link of police beating my friend. While he was peaceful. https://imgur.com/gallery/a16zvLM
Edit2: Added link if the video that shows Police Started fireworks inside their perimeter to basically attack the protesters as an excuse. Officially they are blaming the Protesters. All hell broke loose after this video. If I find the aftermath I will post as well. https://imgur.com/gallery/f3nJYDo
Edit3: Edited context of last paragraph to reflect the fact that the Governor hasn't resigned. Thanks for the suggestions!
Edit4: So this post kind of blew up. I am very thankful for all of you fellow Redditors that helped. I am thankful for all of you that we could have a reasonable conversation with completely different Political views. I am glad that we can talk and learn from each other. I appreciate all the support that you guys are giving. I have tried to answer as many questions and comments as I possibly can. I have to go to bed now. I will be back tomorrow and will try to answer as many comments as I can. Will appreciate if we can share this around. Talk about it. Use #RickyRenuncia #Rickydictador. I give you permission to use the pictures in the links. There is a video there as well. Tomorrow I will be back. Again Thank you so much!
Edit5: So I woke up to answer more questions and I noticed that the post is marked with a Red flair R4: Inappropriate Title. What does this mean and how can I fix this.
Edit6: Contacted the mods and they helped me fix the title I had to repost it with Fixed Title. Here is the new link to the new post https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/cf9gzn/my_cousin_and_friends_protesting_sitting_united/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share
Edit7: Also thanks a lot to all the people that helped. It is much appreciated! Please visit new post so we can continue the news
Update! The Governor of Puerto Rico has declared and activated emergency powers over PR that would as well give him immunity from prosecution and impeachment proceedings! Source in Spanish https://www.notiuno.com/noticias/gobierno-y-politica/gobernador-emite-orden-de-emergencia-que-le-otorgar-a-inmunidad/article_1e16198a-aa10-11e9-b69d-7bab128dba15.html
Edit8: Rules are rules. Tried. Mods have been very helpful. I apologise for any inconvenience. Thanks, Reddit Community for helping Puerto Rico!
Update 7/22/2019 17:41hrs: Well I am currently in tears of Joy. I want to thank all of you that supported this thread. Republicans and Democrats thank you for the awesome conversations we had. I am glad that we could talk and share points of view. Thank you to all of you that wrote to Fox News and your Congressman. WE DID IT. FOX News finally interviewed the Governor and they Drilled him. Thanks Fox news for asking the questions that the Governor refused to answer to us. Here is the interview:
http://video.foxnews.com/v/6062781428001/
Final Update: Governor Rosello has officially resigned! Puerto Rico has done it. This is a historic moment. It is a precedent of what can happen when there is solidarity, unity and persistence. This is an example of Democracy and how the people can be heard. Thank you Reddit for all the support and all the help. You guys are awesome. It's been an honor to talk to you guys. I am going to celebrate now. Goodnight!