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[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

There's also the fact that a lot of people in power in Puerto Rico (and in mainland U.S.) are making a lot of money off of the grifty laws under which the territory is governed. So when these referendums come up the propaganda machine starts to do its work on the populace.

[–] unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz 5 points 3 weeks ago

this is a critical point. any chance of a meaningful positive change for Puerto Rico runs the risk of being overrun with corruption at very high levels, especially corruption coming from the U.S. i would guess the island has a better chance if they become a U.S. state, because federal law on corruption in the states is strict, or at least more strict