we call out all our own flaws from the past and now reject colonialism
additionally, our country was founded by people escaping religious persecution
why are not right to call out others currently making our mistakes from the past?
additionally, our country was founded by people escaping religious persecution
why are not right to call out others currently making our mistakes from the past?
>additionally, our country was founded by people escaping religious persecution
I'm assuming this refers to the US. The US criticizes its treatment of natives and how they were decimated as the US expanded west. But at the same time, it enjoys all the benefits from not having a large indigenous population that occupies militarily strategic land, poses a military/separatist threat, and is too numerous to assimilate. I don't see the US deciding to return North America to its indigenous population so they can rebuild their historic societies because conveniently, all those lands are either settled or their previous inhabitants have no descendants. I can only conclude that words are cheap when it comes to foreign events, but when it comes to the cost of fixing domestic injustice suddenly no one wants to pay.
As an analogy, this is like the US racing to the top of a hill in a car, then telling everyone else they have to walk because driving is bad for the environment. And no, the US will not help pay for the extra time and water they'll have to take, nor will it drive back down and join them in a fair race.
and if we need a pristine past to denounce modern injustice, then that is a recipe to accomodate every injustice that comes our way
Nah, we just changed how it's done.
> adjective politically ruled by citizens of another country.
Seems to fit this definition
Those fleeing were fleeing the precursors to secularism.
The fact is, a lot Puerto Ricans like the current setup. The are natural born citizens who have full freedom of movement within the U.S. while Puerto Rico has fewer federal restrictions and obligations compared to a U.S. state.
I think you have it reversed: Puerto Rico suffers from all of the federal obligations and has no states' rights to make up for it. No representative, no voting senator (and therefore no 'pork'). The burden of the federal restrictions were bared in the aftermath of the hurricane: the Jones Act meant relief could only be transported by American ships even as other countries stood ready to help.