kat

me before: PR going back to Spain is a hard-line right-wing position for sure

me now: wait. Becoming a Spanish "nationality" would basically mean PR is heavily autonomous, while still having "federal" representation, protecting its culture/language stuff, and people wouldn't need to be afraid of us "ending up like our neighbors", which seems to be a big hangup? And we'd get EU membership as a nice side?

I feel like I need to think about this more, but it's looking really fucking nice compared to becoming a US state or the current status, and it would ease fears about having to fare for ourselves?

Other boricuas only: What are y'all's thoughts?

#PuertoRico

Mar 24 at 11:23pmWeb
Show threadjavi1d ago
Honestly, since by the time of the war against the US in 1898, both Puerto Rico and Cuba were part of Spain as provinces, not colonies, everyone born there lost their Spanish citizenship after the US annexation. So I think it would be pretty cool if my government offered full citizenship back to people born in PR, and we have done that in the past with similar cases. I know it's not the same, but it's a step that could even be realistic
Show threadjdm2 🇵🇷1d ago

@zkat nah. Independence or nothing in my case.

Even if it’s a harder existence. Even if we are still circling the clogged toilet that is US foreign policy in the Caribbean. Even if it means someone gets debanked or sanctioned.

It is non negotiable for me.

Show threadkat1d ago
@Jdm2 I'm probably sticking to this one too in the end. I just... don't want folks to end up in a worse situation out of idealism, you know? And also I was thinking in practicalities (as in, the fear of things being so much worse is what makes independence such a low % of the vote, even if it would get mine, over ELA/Statehood)
Show threadmedio pocillo ☕1d ago
@zkat @Jdm2 As I understand it they would restore ES citizenship to those who want it but not necessarily meddle with territorial status. If it is like that I would seriously consider having that EU passport.
Show threadkat1d ago
@mediopocillo @Jdm2 if PR were to become a "nacionalidad" like Catalunya/Basque Country/etc, it would basically boil down to an ELA with federal representation and an EU passport instead of a US one.
Show threadLucas Francisco Fryzek1d ago
@zkat soy medio puertorriqueño solo y nunca he vivido en la isla 😅 but I have lived in Spain and specifically in the canary islands and I think if you just look at the status quo right now Puerto Rico would probably be in a better position if it stayed part of Spain. Thank being said there is contention around the canary islands being someone second class in Spain and I think Puerto Rico would have the same or worse treatment as canarias.
Show threadLucas Francisco Fryzek1d ago

@zkat Also there is similar problems there to Puerto Rico today, i.e rich guiris buying about all the land and turning into Airbnb's, very little real industry except for tourism where most of the money goes to either mainland Spain or elsewhere in Europe and the locals working get paid little.

I think the argument for full independence is better for Puerto Ricans to control their own destiny. But also I'm not living the situation on the island so like my opinion is barely worth anything.