The War Against All Puerto Ricans. Nelson Denis Interview
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- Опубліковано 22 лип 2024
- Nomiki Konst (TYT Politics) interviews former New York assemblyman Nelson Denis on the situation in Puerto Rico. Get 'The War Against All Puerto Ricans: Revolution and Terror in America's Colony' here: a.co/b9ZOF2h
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I have been in the process of reading this amazing, engrossing, disturbing, sad story of the dark history of my beautiful people and Puerto Rican island, which affects us all STILL to this day. My heart breaks and feels utterly enraged for the horrors my brethren have and continue to endure. In the end, God will answer our collective tears, pain and righteous indignation.
Ive heard these stories from my grandfather and uncles. Hes telling the truth. Its not one sided its part of PR history. sad and sickening at the same time.
True. I have lived in the U.S.A. For 40+ years; love the country, love the people! That being said, the government, starting on 1898 invaded the island right AFTER Spain granted the sovereignty to Puerto Ricans through an autonomic charter.
Every Puerto Rican should listen to this interview. So telling. Am surprised that not more people watch this.
---- "CÓMO PUERTORRIQUEÑOS TENEMOS LA RESPONSABILIDAD, EL DERECHO Y LA OBLIGACIÓN DE CONTINUAR LUCHANDO, DEFENDIENDO Y PRÓTESTANDO POR NUESTRA CULTURA, DIGNIDAD, IGUALDAD, MORALIDAD, IDENTITAD, RESPETO Y LIBERTAD PATRIÓTICA DE NUESTRA TIERRA QUERIDA, LÍBRE Y SOBERANA."
---- ¡PÁL CARAJO LA junta físcal, LA junta estatal Y LA junta federal; JUNTO CON LOS MALDITOS yanquís Y LOS MALDITOS vende patria DE NUESTRA QUERIDA ISLA, LÍBRE Y SOBERANA!
---- "YA... ES HORA DE LEVANTAR LOS MACHETES EN MANO; CONTRA LOS MALDITOS yanquís Y LOS MALDITOS vende patria DE NUESTRA PATRIA QUERIDA, LIBRE Y SOBERANA."
---- ¡SEGUIREMOS EN RESISTENCIA!
---- ¡VIVA LA LUCHA ANTI-IMPERIALISTA!
---- "NO HAY TRIUNFO SÍN LUCHA, NÍ LUCHA SÍN SACRIFICIO."
---- "PUERTORRIQUEÑO DESPIERTA Y DEFIENDE TU PATRIA... ✊ 🗡️✊🗡️✊🗡️"
---- ¡QUÉ VIVA LA MADRE PATRIA ESPAÑA Y LATINOAMÉRICA UNIDA CÓMO HERMANOS QUE SOMOS... 🇵🇷 🇭🇹 🇩🇴 🇨🇺 🇨🇱 🇦🇷 🇻🇪 🇨🇷 🇺🇾 🇬🇹 🇵🇪 🇯🇲 🇦🇬 🇵🇭 🇵🇦 🇦🇼 🇬🇾 🇹🇹 🇨🇬 🇵🇾 🇪🇨 🇭🇳 🇲🇽 🇨🇴 🇮🇨 🇧🇴 🇧🇷 🇪🇸 🌄 🏝️ 🌎 ...!
- ¡SALMO - 20... AMÉM...!
I would suggest reading Nelson Antonio Denis’ book, WAR AGAINST ALL PUERTO RICANS, then, his interview will make so much more sense.
Those of us who live here on the island and went to school here before the late 90s, were taught our true history. And those of us who love our island and have longed and fought for our independence, know all of this and all the other history that the tyrannous, US that has had ilegal possession of Puerto Rico since 1798.
I wholeheartedly recommend his book. I read the hardcopy, and listened to the audiobook… an eye opening historical account every Puerto Rican should read. Furthermore, I recommend reading 𝙇𝙤𝙨 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙟𝙚𝙨 𝙙𝙚𝙡 𝙂𝙤𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙧, by Dr. Guillermo González.
I read his book for my Puerto Rican Culture and Society class, and got to hear a seminar and meet Nelson Denis! I was so lucky and I can’t believe he’s on TYT now!
Puerto Rico will never become another Hawaii where the original Polynesians of those islands are now a minority in their own lands in which their fathers ruled for more than a thousand years, Viva Puerto Rico, independiente y soberano puñeta.
If statehood happens. Pr will be minority in 10 years
@@nesq4104 Nah if it hasnt happened yet, it wont happen now.
@@hectorrivera6624 ask the kingdom of Hawaii what happened to them. Now that is not my wish for puerto rico at all. But when Europeans want something they will take it by force and make unfavorable laws. It would become a billionaires playground
@@nesq4104 I know everything about the history of Hawaii. Been living here for 20 years and love the hawaiian culture. Millionaires will come and go. Different generations and minset. Puerto Rico is older than Hawaii in terms of colonization. They already has their ways. In fact even when the US took over, they wanted to change a lot of things and the puerto ricans didnt allow it. The people in PR, the majority are puerto ricans. Hawaii has been taken by Filipinos, chinese, samoans, tongans, miicronesians and puerto ricans. Is a diferent mindset, especially when the country is divided and some want statehood and some want independence.
@@hectorrivera6624 I love puerto rico and its people. I am temporarily moving their this week. I hope statehood would be beneficial to the people but I hope puerto Ricans can self determine the future they deserve to have.
A movie should be made about what happened. It’ll be so shameful to the US Government and Americans will finally see what their government has done to us. No different then Nazis.
💯💯 harvest of empire
A perfect example of playing a victim trying ro compare What happened to the Jews by the Nazis and the number of lives lost. How dare you disrespect and trivialize that. Its a false analogy. By the way the USA and its Allies fought bravely against the Nazis. PR blames everyone else for their problems cept cant look at them selves. In comparison Jews are doing way better then PR after actually being persucuted by real Nazis. PRs are taught victimization from a young age its a shame.
Thank you Nelson, Naomi and TYT. It's a rare thing to hear news about the last colony of the United State. The way the USA has treated Puerto Rico should be considered as state terrorism.
---- "CÓMO PUERTORRIQUEÑOS TENEMOS LA RESPONSABILIDAD, EL DERECHO Y LA OBLIGACIÓN DE CONTINUAR LUCHANDO, DEFENDIENDO Y PRÓTESTANDO POR NUESTRA CULTURA, DIGNIDAD, IGUALDAD, MORALIDAD, IDENTITAD, RESPETO Y LIBERTAD PATRIÓTICA DE NUESTRA TIERRA QUERIDA, LÍBRE Y SOBERANA."
---- ¡PÁL CARAJO LA junta físcal, LA junta estatal Y LA junta federal; JUNTO CON LOS MALDITOS yanquís Y LOS MALDITOS vende patria DE NUESTRA QUERIDA ISLA, LÍBRE Y SOBERANA!
---- "YA... ES HORA DE LEVANTAR LOS MACHETES EN MANO; CONTRA LOS MALDITOS yanquís Y LOS MALDITOS vende patria DE NUESTRA PATRIA QUERIDA, LIBRE Y SOBERANA."
---- ¡SEGUIREMOS EN RESISTENCIA!
---- ¡VIVA LA LUCHA ANTI-IMPERIALISTA!
---- "NO HAY TRIUNFO SÍN LUCHA, NÍ LUCHA SÍN SACRIFICIO."
---- "PUERTORRIQUEÑO DESPIERTA Y DEFIENDE TU PATRIA... ✊ 🗡️✊🗡️✊🗡️"
---- ¡QUÉ VIVA LA MADRE PATRIA ESPAÑA Y LATINOAMÉRICA UNIDA CÓMO HERMANOS QUE SOMOS... 🇵🇷 🇭🇹 🇩🇴 🇨🇺 🇨🇱 🇦🇷 🇻🇪 🇨🇷 🇺🇾 🇬🇹 🇵🇪 🇯🇲 🇦🇬 🇵🇭 🇵🇦 🇦🇼 🇬🇾 🇹🇹 🇨🇬 🇵🇾 🇪🇨 🇭🇳 🇲🇽 🇨🇴 🇮🇨 🇧🇴 🇧🇷 🇪🇸 🌄 🏝️ 🌎 ...!
- ¡SALMO - 20... AMÉM...!
Bull shit
@@collins48lc bullshit what? If you lived on the island you would know this. If you didn’t shut the fuck up!
@@collins48lc ---- "CÓMO PUERTORRIQUEÑOS TENEMOS LA RESPONSABILIDAD, EL DERECHO Y LA OBLIGACIÓN DE CONTINUAR LUCHANDO, DEFENDIENDO Y PRÓTESTANDO POR NUESTRA CULTURA, DIGNIDAD, IGUALDAD, MORALIDAD, IDENTITAD, RESPETO Y LIBERTAD PATRIÓTICA DE NUESTRA TIERRA QUERIDA, LÍBRE Y SOBERANA."
---- ¡PÁL CARAJO LA junta físcal, LA junta estatal Y LA junta federal; JUNTO CON LOS MALDITOS yanquís Y LOS MALDITOS vende patria DE NUESTRA QUERIDA ISLA, LÍBRE Y SOBERANA!
---- "YA... ES HORA DE LEVANTAR LOS MACHETES EN MANO; CONTRA LOS MALDITOS yanquís Y LOS MALDITOS vende patria DE NUESTRA PATRIA QUERIDA, LIBRE Y SOBERANA."
---- ¡SEGUIREMOS EN RESISTENCIA!
---- ¡VIVA LA LUCHA ANTI-IMPERIALISTA!
---- "NO HAY TRIUNFO SÍN LUCHA, NÍ LUCHA SÍN SACRIFICIO."
---- "PUERTORRIQUEÑO DESPIERTA Y DEFIENDE TU PATRIA... ✊ 🗡️✊🗡️✊🗡️"
---- ¡QUÉ VIVA LA MADRE PATRIA ESPAÑA Y LATINOAMÉRICA UNIDA CÓMO HERMANOS QUE SOMOS... 🇵🇷 🇭🇹 🇩🇴 🇨🇺 🇨🇱 🇦🇷 🇻🇪 🇨🇷 🇺🇾 🇬🇹 🇵🇪 🇯🇲 🇦🇬 🇵🇭 🇵🇦 🇦🇼 🇬🇾 🇹🇹 🇨🇬 🇵🇾 🇪🇨 🇭🇳 🇲🇽 🇨🇴 🇮🇨 🇧🇴 🇧🇷 🇪🇸 🏝️ 🌄 🌎 ...!
@@ImjoebidenIlovelittlegirls ---- "CÓMO PUERTORRIQUEÑOS TENEMOS LA RESPONSABILIDAD, EL DERECHO Y LA OBLIGACIÓN DE CONTINUAR LUCHANDO, DEFENDIENDO Y PRÓTESTANDO POR NUESTRA CULTURA, DIGNIDAD, IGUALDAD, MORALIDAD, IDENTITAD, RESPETO Y LIBERTAD PATRIÓTICA DE NUESTRA TIERRA QUERIDA, LÍBRE Y SOBERANA."
---- ¡PÁL CARAJO LA junta físcal, LA junta estatal Y LA junta federal; JUNTO CON LOS MALDITOS yanquís Y LOS MALDITOS vende patria DE NUESTRA QUERIDA ISLA, LÍBRE Y SOBERANA!
---- "YA... ES HORA DE LEVANTAR LOS MACHETES EN MANO; CONTRA LOS MALDITOS yanquís Y LOS MALDITOS vende patria DE NUESTRA PATRIA QUERIDA, LIBRE Y SOBERANA."
---- ¡SEGUIREMOS EN RESISTENCIA!
---- ¡VIVA LA LUCHA ANTI-IMPERIALISTA!
---- "NO HAY TRIUNFO SÍN LUCHA, NÍ LUCHA SÍN SACRIFICIO."
---- "PUERTORRIQUEÑO DESPIERTA Y DEFIENDE TU PATRIA... ✊ 🗡️✊🗡️✊🗡️"
---- ¡QUÉ VIVA LA MADRE PATRIA ESPAÑA Y LATINOAMÉRICA UNIDA CÓMO HERMANOS QUE SOMOS... 🇵🇷 🇭🇹 🇩🇴 🇨🇺 🇨🇱 🇦🇷 🇻🇪 🇨🇷 🇺🇾 🇬🇹 🇵🇪 🇯🇲 🇦🇬 🇵🇭 🇵🇦 🇦🇼 🇬🇾 🇹🇹 🇨🇬 🇵🇾 🇪🇨 🇭🇳 🇲🇽 🇨🇴 🇮🇨 🇧🇴 🇧🇷 🇪🇸 🏝️ 🌄 🌎 ...!
Outstanding book, it should be used in all classrooms in Puerto Rico.
A straight up five star interview thank you for this TYT. This is what we need more of on the internet to educate the masses and change current false perspectives to a reality based paradigm, not a fabricated, & coerced disinformation paradigm.
“Los jóvenes tienen el deber a defender su patria con las armas del conocimiento.”
- Pedro Albizu Campos
FLVR
✊🏽🥑
Great interview! Thank you.
Me ha gustado mucho la hoja de ruta que propone para la viabilidad económica de Puerto Rico. Ojalá se haga realidad algún día.
Un fuerte abrazo desde España 🤗
for all people that talk shit about Puerto Rico, read Nelson Denis book first.
Jacakss you are white. You're supposed to Frank Lopez from "Scarface," you jackass who think he's Hispanic and talks with an Andy Garcia English accent.
As a Puertorriqueño I’m asking for the resignation of the current governor and of the US. Both need to step down and go away. Both receive an F on my part for incompetence and corruption. It’s time that the people is given back what belongs to us and we’ll handle it from here.
Just vote them out it’s that easy
We don’t need a violent rebellion
Porque no te tiraste a la gobernación en 2020?
Was this pre- the ousting of Ricardo?
Great Book, I love the way you explain the history of Puerto Rico. Keep up the great work. 🇵🇷
I just saw this interview and i'm just amaze how right and how much truth is told specially the abuse of U.S against P.R. Incredible interview and analisis of puertoricans situations todayb thank you for this!
A must read. Well written.
We are over our heads period! The most we can do is educate ourselves and walk in discernment. There is an obvious agenda against humanity but it's spiritual. We wrestle not against flesh and blood...
Great interview. Very educative
This interview and book is a must...
Now is the time to organize the march. We already show the power we the people have when we get together. I'll speak with the Puerto Rican Diaspora in Orlando.
March for what ? Enlighten me!!
Thank You I WISH WE Had More like you. Yet your a very brave man to speak out in real time. This is so true!
EDUCATED YOUR PEOPLE HERE BORN IN THE U.S. So proud to be Taino Indian. Make a you tube channel. WE NEED PEOPLE LIKE YOU. ALL YOU HAVE SAID IS TRUTH ON THE BORD. Bless you!
Hell No to the 51'st
And since the Spanish had already granted autonomy to the Puerto Ricans, Spain had no right in the treaty of Paris to just hand it over to the US. I'm kind of shocked there are no lawsuits to this day to have that treaty and validated and for Puerto Rico to gain its independence through that means.
What a fascinating interview! Cuba and Puerto Rico , two wings of the same bird...well represented by this gentleman...his father a Cuban...his mother a Puerto Rican. Cuba today , is an independent nation...Puerto Rico a vassal state of the US....despite attempts by its people to fight for independence ...When Mao Tse Tung was asked if the French Revolution was worth it, he said it was too early to say....With respect to Cuba and its revolution all it took was less than 60 years and two hurricanes to validate it! Both islands were battered last year by two different hurricanes...Irma and Maria...two weeks apart...Cuba today , one year on from the hurricaneIrma ,an independent nation ,is up and running...despite a crippling embargo on it ...whereas Puerto Rico, a US state is .....after Hurricane Maria ....is nearly beyond redemption.
Exactly Castro was really a genius person and the world adored him ....well the brainwashed so-called Latinos of Miami and a few other places in America cheered it was incredibly heartbreaking to see that....he eradicated literacy, free education, and now during this pandemic Cuban free educated Doctors are AMONGST the top world wide ..... requested in this world wide world crisis ....(bravo Cuba🇨🇺) homelessness doesn't exist....no corporate controlled rent or utilities....
regardless of all the pressures and struggle as u said from the old ass embargo ...
However Puerto Rico is not a state at all.....
the United States will Never make us a state... or give us independence
because while they talk about money owed (political trickery and Bs corruption allowed by the dictatorship of United States Congressional Rule ...they don't talk about how profitable keeping us (Boriken) is to the USA ...not one article fkn snakes ....#Fkcolonialism
Well, Cuba is free, but it still operates under a communism ideology, even though they have lightened up a little bit. That's not what's wanted for Puerto Rico. We want a soveriegn nation, but not communism.
@@wildflower4795 of course communism is appealing. They want government control and more.handouts and she is to dumb to realize
Nomi, you don't say "easy read" for a book like this, the correct description is "engrossing read". To learn about the plight of Puerto Ricans is by no means easy.
Bijou Smith I literally cried my guts out reading this book. And now bc of it am moving back HOME and signing up to the Nationalist Party and Independence Party.
He knows his stuff
Get rid of the jones act!
Interesting, I never learned any of this in history class.
Book : War against all Puerto Ricans a good source of USA untold bs and movie and book called - Harvest of Empire (book by Juan Gonzalez) on old Young Lord (transformation revolutionary heros still alive today )
you'd be shocked at what they don't teach you in a history class
I just wanted to add that I'm grateful that you brought all this rich history that I had no idea about spent my whole entire life proud of who I am but not knowing who I am or where I come from all the sacrifices that so many people have made after reading this book I can see why the Islanders refuse to call themselves Puerto Rican but boricuas which is our true name amazing the book has opened my eyes Thank you so much I feel that the remaining years of my life I will never feel the same this book truly touched me in my heart.
Well said Nelson.
WOW! This was eye opening!
This was fantastic
That so-called law called a "Gag Law" for Puerto Ricans was really "Jim Crow" laws pushed in the Caribbean. They won't admit this but what this man is talking about is actually true! My grandfather on my mom's side suffered because of this treatment and saw that to survive they were forced to move to the United States and were part of the Diaspora. I served in the US military and retired after 20 years, I was born in the state of Connecticut, but now I live in Puerto Rico and basically, after many years all I see is that we are dwindling. If you subject any people to cruel living then don't complain if they find a way to swindle government money and make it work for the family. This is why there is a lot of corruption. It will probably take Jesus Christ to settle the question about Puerto Rico. But the corruption learned in Puerto Rico was taught by the Democrat Party of the United State. The Republic Party never raises its hand to help Puerto Rico. Why? Because they don't invest in Puerto Rico. Why? Because the Democrats are the ones that run the government of Puerto Rico. The two major parties of Puerto Rico are run by the Democrat Party of the US. There is a Republican Party in Puerto Rico but the Independence Party of Puerto Rico is greater than the Republican Party of Puerto Rico. To correct what is happening in Puerto Rico, Congress has to incorporate the territory. Even though we have a Congress, House of Representatives, and a Senate, the United States Congress can vote to sell Puerto Rico because of its unincorporated status. On our island, we all understand this position and we don't appreciate it. Incorporate Puerto Rico and we will ask the Congress to be added to the United States. If the government of the United States continues this treatment, we could possibly ask to have the same status that some islands in the Pacific Ocean have. They are a free nation with US protection. Why can't we have this option? We are incarcerated! Let us be free! I am of a pro-statehood opinion, but this treatment makes me want the US to let us go. This can only be solved by the US Congress! The ball is on your court for many years now and many promises have been made and not kept! That is about over 100 years now. When will the United States treat us like full-fledged citizens!
Originally Puerto Rican’s of that land were people of color that’s truth
It won't happen, 123 years must be sufficient to show us that. Independence is our only real option and solution.
It’s time for Puerto Rico to be independent 🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷
Hell No to the 51'st
💪🇵🇷Why aren't we petitioning the shit out of the jones act, can someone explain this to me?
Great interview learned so much
The real power of the Ricans is the Jones Act itself. It gives them the hidden option of 4 citizenships. Nationals, US citizens, PR citizenship and European citizenship. The Treaty of Paris (1899 after the invasion of 1898) was never signed by any puertorrican. That is why we preserve our own citizenship if we apply for it. Apply for a Puerto Rico citizenship certificate at PR Dept of State ($36) and by moving to Spain for a year you are European. Get a literal certificate of life birth (not a birth certificate) and authenticate it vs apostille
Raul Cruz I always see you everywhere. I plan on moving back and want to give up my US citizenship badly but I have family in the states: mom dad brothers sisters but most of my family leaves in PR. So sad... don’t know what to do
Interesting information
What are the benefits of doing this
@@juliocorrea2552 you can live and work in any EU country and travel with multiple passports.
@@MartineReed that’s awesome thanks
QUE VIVA PUERTO RICO LIBRE!!!
☺️♥️🌹🇵🇷🌴✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽
Book is fantastic and eye opening,I learned so much.
I have read the book and my brother and daughters are also reading it! Gracias Nelson Denis por este gran Libro. Dtb 🙏🇵🇷🇵🇷
Great interview.
What about Puerto Rico being the largest amount of Pharmaceutical companies in the U.S.
My father who was born and raised in Ponce then left after the U.S. Palm Sunday massacre.
Wow This was fascinating
Thank you Nomi !
Shekinah Rodz
I'm a Arecibeno!! But grow up in East Chicago, Indiana David ( Big-Dave) Rodriguez Garcia God Has a. 4 Puerto Rico! Amen!!! 🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷
It is sad that, we all fail many a times to offer a fair analysis on many UA-cam videos because of pure laziness or indifference. In the case of Puerto Rico, a colony of the US for 122 years, comments are made by people who have never lived on the island… out of ignorance, and from the regurgitated comments of others.
I read Dr. Denis’ book and was pleasantly surprised by the notes, which includes related photos, epilogue, extensive bibliography, and recommendations. Those who criticize this man and/or the people of Puerto Rico do so unfairly. I posit the following questions: Can they offer an objective assessment of the book? I mean, a cohesive, logical reason why the book is not factual? Can the critics offer a coherent explanation as to why the USA maintains the territory of Puerto Rico as a possession IF the island is a financial burden?
Yes, it is true as Dr. Denis mentions, the island has been governed by corrupt leaders. Yes, it is true we have a “debt” of $70+ Billion dollars with the US. for quite a some time. Therefore, it is necessary to inform the misinformed so they can understand that such a debt has been paid several times over.
The numbers presented here were based n the research done by Dr. Rosario Rivera, Professor at the University of Cayey, Puerto Rico, PhD in Economic Development. The information presented here is a simple interpretation of the data based on the fiscal year 2008-2009. The amounts do vary due to the economy of each year, however, the percentages are pretty much consistent, according to the sources. It does shows the monies the USA sends to Puerto Rico vs. the monies Puerto Rico sends to the USA:
From USA to Puerto Rico:
- Federal Aids (infrastructure) …………… $2.7 Billions per year
- Unilateral Social Programs ……………….$1.9 Billions per year (this only helps 37% of the population
Avg. of $125 per family).
TOTAL: $4.6 Billions per year. Amount of aid US sends to Puerto Rico unilaterally.
From Puerto Rico to USA:
- Transferred Aid (contributions, unemployment, retirement) ………………….. $8.9 Billions per year.
This is money out of the pockets of working Puerto Ricans such as Social Security, pensions, disability, etc
- Registered Merchandise ……………………………………………………………………. $22.6 Billions per year
(85% of food and goods consumption purchased from the USA alone). The US mercantile ships is the
most expensive fleet in the world!
- Loss of Capital (due to USA companies, stores, pharmaceuticals gains)….. $34 Billions per year
- Cabotage Law imposed by USA (Jones Act 1917) …………………………………..$1.5 Billions per year or
$2,000 per family/year.
TOTAL: $71.6 Billions per year. This amount US collected from P.R. during the fiscal year 2008-2009.
Summary: While the USA sent aid to Puerto Rico totaling $4.6 Billions during that specific fiscal year, the USA collected $71.6 Billions during the indicated fiscal year. The amounts varies from year to year, but the percentages don’t change considerably, according to sources, Puerto Rico has duly paid the $70+ Billions debt over, several times. Also, since 1917, contribution exemptions were granted to US corporations for 5 years to promote businesses growth to encourage the local economy. Many businesses have never started paying their contributions; companies which have been established in P.R. for decades.
Note: I love the American people, identify with the American people, and consider myself an American, Love this country and am proud to live on one of the greatest countries in the world. That being said, my island has painstakingly paid the price of being one of the oldest colonies in the world. Also, we are paying far much more money to the mainland than what we are receiving, so, we have never received any financial favors from anyone.
I'm so happy you were able to do this interview, upset I didn't come across it earlier. I've had his book for over 3 years and kept putting it down because my heart aches at the atrocities highlighted to our people. The more one knows the angrier one gets and it's important we teach our kids at a very young age so they can understand why we're here currently. He's very informative and unfortunately neither party cares to do enough for us to move forward. So many ppl are still voting against their best interest and somehow thinks statehood will solve all their problems. Just like he said .. these politicians are more worried about lining their pockets. I'm hopeful real progressives can change the outcome especially for our kids. Solely saying what we want to hear for optics is not enough along with empty promises.
Fascinating!!!!
Q viva Puerto Rico
Libre 🇵🇷💯
YO GREAT BOOK AND VERY INFORMATIVE
Just to correct Nelson on a small detail, he stated that the bombing of Puerto Ricans during the Utuado uprising was the only time the US bombed its own citizens. There's actually one other time the US has bombed it's own citizens, and that was the Philadelphia police bombing in 1985.
He misspoke, he meant the first time.
But your right it did happen in Philadelphia, I’m PR and I live in Philly
There were plenty of times Tulsa Oklahoma as well
w o w stating the obvious
This book tells of the atrocities committed against Puerto Ricans by the US
preach brother preach when this great well written historical piece 1'st came out i was 1' of the first in beantown to purchase it , blessed that i got to speak with him on my cellphone and have him on my fb page as a friend and he keeps pushing me to keep on writing what i have in 16' something history books he put in 1' book under 500'pages and made it easy to read without being boring , god bless this very intelligent incredible man who has the gift to see and grasp with ease and eloquence
I hate u sell outs but ill watch this for Nelson
Viva Puerto Rico Libre !!!!!!!!!!!
deberian hacer una pelicula sobre la revolucion del 1950, seria interesante
Viva Puerto Rico Libre, por siempre
I watch youtube for its short vids. I was so consumed by the info that I actually watched this whole thing. Im listening to his audio book. Hes telling the truth cause Ive heard all these stories when I lived in PR from my grandfather. I lived in Hatillo and my grandfather is Jose Alcaide. Theres a statue of his cousin in the plaza and a Street named after my family going up to what they call the cancha. Thats where the community center was.
I had a friend while at the University of Puerto Rico. Her name was Maritza Diaz Alcaide. She is deceased. I believe she was from Hatillo. She was a nice young lady, very professional.
@@hectortorregrosa56 probably one of my cousins..second cousins.
@@heyxilong wouldn't doubt it. My father Francisco Padilla Diaz used to tell me these stories about the Diaz and Padilla family and how mostly to this day they nationalists independent. I remember a particular story on how his cousins where jailed for 5+ year's for being nationalists. My father had carpetas so did the rest of my family. We are from arecibo, I remember passing thru that plaza.
Let’s do the March !!!!!
@NOMIKIKONST were speaking of Brock Pierce on the comment about La Princessa ?
All,
Please disregard, Adam Jackson. I believe he is either a troll or someone that has something personally against Puerto Rican’s and the beautiful culture they have. Being ignorant is this little brother’s specialty and unfortunately all we can do is pray for people like him. Maybe it is a her. Not sure since it’s someone on a device. Whoever this person is please pay no mind to him because he does not have a clue on this subject matter.
It's not about having anything against Puerto Ricans, you dumb fuck, and they're not non-white as you seem to be implying. NUyoricans, which apparently you didn't even read, are not white.
Italians are not white either. Fucking jackass can't read.
@@Mad.DawGSavageClips You're so deluded jackass if you think every or most Italians there consider themselves white. Dumbass who talks with a Latin English accent. KYS
My dad is -ez-surnamed and he was never discriminated against. I know tons of Italians who do not consider themselves white. And that's more than the people you know. Or claim to know.
His family all sound like Frank Lopez from "Scarface" - I know that's hard for you to comprehend because you're so stupid but no. Now stop talking to me. I don't talk to morons.
No not all Puerto Ricans are white just the ones with last names ending in -ez and they do not sound like Manny Ribiera from "Scarface" in their accent when they speak English. They sound like Frank Lopez in their accent (and that's my non-white Rivera, Nuyorican Latin English accented side talking, bro). Don't pay mind to this Josue guy. He's so stupid, I lose brain cells talking to people like him.
He literally thinks he's non-white. And I'm sure his mother's family are -ez-surnamed as well, which makes him completely stupid as he has no Rivera or Delgado to pin his non-whiteness on them
@@Mad.DawGSavageClips I don't have to tell anything to a dumb organization that can't get their facts right.
@@Mad.DawGSavageClips LMAO
Not tough talk. I'm insulting an dd laughing at your dumb ass.
You're not fooling me. You talk with a Latin English accent, the same accent in English as Manny Ribiera. You think you're non-white. Not with the English accent of Frank Lopez from "Scarface".
Whites are Swedish, Danish, Jewish, Russian, Spaniard, sangano
If you talk with a Frank Lopez English accent, I might reconsider my insults and say that what you meant by Boston was that Bostonians are jackass. I know plenty of Italians who don't consider themselves white.
I'm almost done reading your book I'm actually reading the notes now I've been completely consumed by all this history I had no knowledge of I just started reading just to read and when I came across your book I have not been able to put it down.
I think the project harps being tested in my island
In the United States, we have basically two political parties, Democrats and Republicans. These two parties have abused their power against our island. Today, the two major parties in Puerto Rico, are Popular and PNP. The difference between these two parties is, that there is none, both of these parties are part of the National Democratic Party of the United States. There is one Republican Party, but they are not considered part of the process. The Republican Party of Puerto Rico are the weakest party, even by United States standard. Even Bernnie Sander's political party is by measure, greater than the Republican Party of Puerto Rico. I had thought that the PNP in Puerto Rico was the Republican Party of Puerto Rico. When I found out that they weren't, I realized that Puerto Rico was in greater danger! Because the Democrats have basically kept the Republican party out of Puerto Rico, with their politics against the U.S. Republicans and their war with our island to keep it as a Democrat stronghold this allowed their position on the island's politics. That is why the Democrats want Puerto Rico to be the 51st or possibly the 52nd state of the union. This is why the Republicans don't want Puerto Rico. Why? Because there is no strong representation for the Republican Party. They're here just by name Only! This can only change if the PNP becomes the Republican representation of the U.S. Republican Party here on the Island. Why does the Democrat Party have two Democrat Parties in Puerto Rico? Maybe in the past, they wanted to be part of the U.S. Republican Party, but they already had representation that was weak, yet today, they are very weak. Too much injustice has been done to Puerto Rico. This is why its politics are weak, so they applied with the Democrat Party, who did not turn them away and all this is just too much injustice. When will the people of the United States give us justice? If not, why keep us as citizens with no vote! We are 2nd class citizens. We are sent to many wars and we are not given the right to elect the President of the United States. We need the U.S. Congress to change our territory status. Make us full-fledged citizens or give us LIBERTY. We were invaded and taken over. Where is our Justice?
Que Viva Puerto Rico Libre!!! 🇵🇷💖. The American government Politicians are All corrupt, criminals and Terrorists Worldwide. These two political parties are two sides of the same Coin 🪙 😈
WHERE I CAN GET AN INEXPENSIVE SPANISH COPY?? 5-15-18
Cesar Velez your library should have it
Anazon has it, is a very good and interesting read.
How did they devalue Puerto Rican currency by 40%? He glossed right over that.
Book of Stories good question. I think it gets rolled into the opaqueness of the civic structure.
He just told u..The Jones Act
Rafael Pena maybe later in the interview, but in the beginning where he first mentioned it.
On August 13, 1898, the Spanish-American War ended with Spain ceding Puerto Rico to the United States. The Banco Español de Puerto Rico was renamed Bank of Puerto Rico and issued bills equivalent to the United States dollar, creating the Puerto Rican dollar. In 1900, the US forced everyone to exchange their Puerto Rican currency for US dollars and devalued the Puerto Rican dollar by 40 percent. The exchange rate was 40 cents U.S. for the Puerto Rican dollar.
Hey! How much your parents payed for food and how much you pay for the same now? We haven't paid for anything since 1933 (HJR 192). The reason for the rise on price is not because the food is more expensive. Is because there is no intrinsic value on the dollar. No gold standard. Same monarchic trick here and there, just faster. EMBARGO (foreclosure) is the goal. The banksters are comfortably sitting in your living room invisibly in your wallet
wow
At one time it was a great Islsand in the 80s and early 90s
Puerto rico can grow so much cane that it can actually fuel itself with ethanol and free solar and wind would make free energy/electricity. Food is abundant and growing from trees there. Cows chickens and pigs run rampant. Milk is practically free. I dont understand why anyone would go hungry.
They are making us look like worse than peasants not knowing we live like kings with hundreds bills or without them our land is blessed and the US will never take that away from us our blessed land.
@@myrtelinaalmodovar8794 as a non PR and jamaican ancestry PR is a blessed land. Lush vegetation and the solar light heals the body. I know first-hand the power of the sunlight there. Also beutiful beaches everywhere. Like jamaica you should never starve unless you choose to because food grows everywhere even the side of the road
A description of the powers of darkness working in us and through us to divide us and oppress us. GOD is THE GREAT EQUALIZER and even BETTER.. We have to become AWARE of this FACT so we can work alongside of HIM. ONLY through HIM we will conquer!
I literally compare the treatment of Puerto Rico to Leopold's treatment of the Congo, just a little less murder and maiming. Oh, and there was more international outcry about the Belgian Congo than there's ever been for Puerto Rico...
Thanks. Great Report. USA never will give Puerto Ricans Freedom. They will never give Statehood either. We are too expensive to be add as State 51. LA LIBERTAD NO SE MENDIGA, SE ARREBATA
JOSE MARTI
Algo que el fallo mencionar sobre la ley de cabotaje es lo siguiente: no es el seguro de la marina mercante que sube el precio, es los impuestos que Hacienda impone sin necesidad alguna. Mi bisabuelo fue marino mercante y desmintió mucha de las falacias que hablan sobre la ley de cabotaje antes de morir, y el era un fiel nacionalista. Fuera de ahí muy certero en su premisa.
The U.S. also bombed MOVE in Philly in 1980's
That was All on the Philly leadership. Very poor decision on the city’s part. Just like what happened in WACO TX. That was In the hands of the State and that too was a very bad idea.
If he would slow down IO could follow the train of thought.
LA#1
Actually you can add to the number of Representatives. They did it until 1911 and would only take a bill through Congress to do so today. Adding Representatives doesn't support his anti-statehood argument so he downplays it. Very poor form.
What's your point?
The US doesn't want Puerto Rico to be a state. In the Insular Cases of the supreme court they ruled Puerto Ricans alien races, and could not be a state. Now the reason is because the US would not be able to exploit the colony if it became a state, and us companies pay around 4% taxes there vs. 28 to 35% on the mainland. These Corporations pay the campaigns of US. politicians.
J.Lo 2 me has always seemed like a sellout..or misinformed..I'm sorry..How doesn't she know what's happening if she's so active on the ground(traveling to & fro)..bein' a Puerto-Rican herself..& where is all that $ goin'..including her's(aid)?..sad
Rafael Pena all of them are sold out they misimformed mark Anthony daddy Yankee ect ect they do thing for camera
Jlo is not a politician, she's 100 percent Puerto Rican just because she's entertainer public figure doesn't mean she has to get involved in politics. I'm sure she has her own sentiments like all of us and in a moment of truth would give there all for our island
@@olgalugo7377 J Lo is PRINO (Puerto Rican in Name Only).
Where is the money?
And fortuno has yo borrow money because of federal and court order mandating he do so!
Capitalist state/state capitalist
This white lady at 0.38 didn't read anything
Luis Gutierrez is an Independentist who has worked against Civil Rights for Puerto Ricans by not supporting a Plebiscite STATEHOOD YES or NO or alternative: STATEHOOD vs INDEPENDENCE. Let the People decide!
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This interview should be translated or be done in Spanish and broadcasted in all our major TV Channels. Doubt it but should.
Why????
News Reporter
I understand the history of what happened between the US and Puerto Rico, but where do we go from here. Statehood- poorest state in the union, Loss of culture, language, probably the largest gentrification ever. Independence- economy? no manufacturing, no agricultural economy. Openers itself up to socialist ideologies. If you look at the other independent nations in the Caribbean, it’s the illusion of independence. They are independent on paper but very much dependent on their former colonizers or the United States economically. Or they sell off all their utilities, farms n natural resources to private companies or other nations.It’s a really tough situation, something that benefits both sides needs to be created. At this point I don’t think most Puerto Rican’s on the island are ready to give up their American citizenship.
Socialism isn’t the problem, privatization and corporatism is. Socialism is the counter to that. See 37:30
Your reply makes me wonder if you understand what exactly “socialist ideologies” are... to put it simply, socialism ideology, is parallel to democracy, and a check on rampant capitalism that exploits people at the bottom. Government that works for the majority of people. Some governments claimed to be socialist when they are not, an example of socialism done right is Norway, whose people are among the happiest on earth. The word “socialism” has become a bogeyman corporate elites weaponize to keep people from supporting their own best interests.
@@GaiaTheorist82 I completely get that, Norway is a shining example of Democratic socialism done right, but unfortunately I don’t see a version of that within Latin America or the Caribbean. If there’s a way to make that happen I’m all for it as long as that’s what the people on the island want.
@@juliocorrea2552 I think Democratic Socialism is very possible in Latin America unless the USA tries to make a coup to stop it, which is the most likely bet. Good examples right now are Bolivia and Uruguay. Of course, the US tries to call the presidents of these nations big scary dictators when they were all elected democratically and have improved the lives of their people many times over.
Please tell them that the 1916 President was a Democrat, Woodrow Wilson.
Truth!! And fraud
Fools
All you referring to your government 😂
Gift Puerto Rico to Russia we will help Puerto Rico everyone will see the deference
I am completely down for unity
We not a gift to nobody we want freedom rather help us on that lol
@@brrrrrrelhelicopteroytefui5746 queremos negociaciones abiertas con Puerto Rico pero no podemos por el control de USA queremos comprar de sus productos agricola ya que son de magnifica calidad pero no podemos por el control solo emos podido vender les gas natural pero queremos ampliar nuestra relaccion de negocios . Perdone mis errores en Español solo en pieso con clases de un mes
@@Jahida360 those are beautiful words unity if the world apply them we all be happy 👍😇
We are not a gift to anyone, what we want is to be respected. They gave us citizenship and invited us to be part of the family but they treat us like shit, there is no sense in that. If you are going to invite me to be part of your family and you are going to treat me badly and with hypocrisy ... I don't want to be part of your family. We don't need that....you can keep it for yourself.
Great interview, this reporter let him talk!! Congrats. Buying the book. Born in Ponce, PR.. PR for Statehood🇵🇷🇺🇸
His book is antithetical to statehood you self-loathing piece of shit.
Literally how can you be for statehood knowing the USA committed crimes against humanity against the island??? Don’t you get it, they don’t want statehood. The whole point of invading Puerto Rico was to make it a colony. The only option is independence
@@jesusjesus534 This fanatical blindness of Statehooders is part of the whole problem and why we been stall for 123 years. No rational for this guys.
Pro state? How? Why?
“Silence to discrimination; supports injustice!”--Research-Exposé (with Facts-Truth-Reason)
**Equality-Fairness for US Citizens-Veterans in US Territory of Puerto Rico (PR)!**
“Patriots cry for Justice-a Call to Arms (Civic Action)-for Fairness-Equality!”
SUM: Since, 1898 (for over 120 years)--fellow, but, 2d Class US Citizens-American Veterans (part of “We the People”), in the US Territory of PR (with more US Citizens than 22 States) -- have made many valuable contributions to our USA! But, until TODAY, Puerto Ricans face FEDERAL unfair Treatment/institutional discrimination-NO Federal “consent of the governed” or full Rights; NO blood earned Benefits; NO Parity in Federal Laws-Funds; NO permanent statutory US Citizenship (even in a State)--that other US Citizens-American Veterans have, per our US Constitution; noble US Flag- that represents all “WE THE PEOPLE”!
o Puerto Ricans face a complex CRISIS which major ROOT components are--
*Economic-Jobs; Fiscal-Debt; Infrastructure; Social-Humanitarian; Status-Equality*
*Where each PART affects the other; the Federal undemocratic Territorial (Colonial) Status affects everything. NO Federal Parity in Law (discrimination) ties Puerto Rican hands to compete on a level Playing Field!
• The Federal Government (US President; US Congress; US Federal-Supreme Court)- has done some good things, but, incongruently doesn’t FAIRLY treat fellow US Citizens-American Veterans, in the US Territory of PR, the same as those in the States, even while Puerto Ricans are part of “WE THE PEOPLE”; nor has the Federal Government done anything for 120+ years to fix-remedy an unjust Federal undemocratic situation--per the trite Territorial Clause-1787, and US Supreme Court Insular Cases-1901-1925+ when institutional Racism was in vogue…, but, is the covert Federal Governing Law today!
• There is a big Exodus to the States that hurts PR’s Economy… as it taxes State-Local resources…
• Loyal US Puerto Ricans sacrifice; make great contributions to our noble US, since 1513, when their Ancestors (1st Governor of PR) came to the now US--107 years before the Pilgrims; fought in the War of Independence (1776)… as today brave US Veterans-shed sweat, blood, and tears for our US Flag!
Patriots of True Grit call for Civic ACTION to get the Federal Government to do Right-- concurrently solve the root causes of the colossal Crisis; not make excuses, cover-up, generalize, speculate, distort, stereotype or misinform-as that SUPPORTS discrimination or closet racism, since 1898!
SOLVE- The Federal Government should do its DUTY-provide FAIR TREATMENT-EQUAL RIGHTS for ALL “WE THE PEOPLE” (not some)! Take concurrent ACTION-Fix, with PR Government--
“Economic-Jobs; Fiscal; Infrastructure; Humanitarian; Status-Equality-Crisis”
• Federal-US SUPREME Court: Overturn/revoke discriminatory and racist Insular Cases (1901-1925+)
• PASS HR 4901; Incorporate; grant STATEHOOD; admit fellow loyal US Citizens-US Veterans-- to our “UNION of STATES” with own-- STATE- PR Identity; Constitution; Flag; and Sovereignty; UNITED- under our US Constitution-noble US Flag-that represents ALL the PEOPLE-States and Territories.
**Alternative--do Referendum on NON-Territorial Constitutional defined Options, which only are:
STATEHOOD vs INDEPENDENCE or INDEPENDENCE w/ PACT of “Free Association
**Those with a non-permanent statutory US Citizenship, even if residing in the States, should participate in any Status Plebiscite, because the outcome could affect them (can lose US Citizenship).
Best Option: EQUALITY+PROGRESS=STATEHOOD with DIGNITY!
May the “Force” of the “UNION” be with you!
Let the Truth liberate ignorance! INFORM-SHARE!
*ASK POLITICIANS-Will you allow Federal discrimination (since 1898) against 2d Class US Citizens-American Veterans (part of “We The People”) in the US Territory of Puerto Rico (with more US Citizens than 22 States) OR support FAIRNESS-EQUALITY through STATEHOOD or only ALTERNATIVE: Non-Territorial Referendum: STATEHOOD vs INDEPENDENCE (without or with PACT of Free Association)?
*You are either for FAIRNESS-Equal Rights or you excuse-support 120+ years of Federal discrimination!
CONTACT: MEDIA; US President and US Congress (DO: Resolutions; Emails; Letters; Forums; Town Halls…) Speak-up for Right! *Don’t only put Band-Aids on the grave Puerto Rican Crisis (since 1898), but, RESOLVE it!
• US Congress: contactingcongress.org/
• US President: www.whitehouse.gov/contact
War against all Puerto Rican’s? I’m one of them ,but is not my battle is Gods, y’all gnna reap wht y’all dng t puertoricans. N in puerto rico
Maria Gonzalez God isn't doing it. Prayers aren't anything without action. When ppl are filled with passion for something it is put there by the higher power so we can take care of ourselves. PR needs to be independent from the U. S.
LettyLaLetty Hernandez I agree 💯 with you. Action: “Puertorriqueños rise up and and take to the streets demanding the resignation of the governor and the US.”
It’ll look like France and other countries now putting on their yellow vests.
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After watching this video and knowing what they put our people through y’all put a heart between us like there’s actual love? WAKE TF UP.
Spain colonized Puerto Rico.
And THEN and even MORE SO, the good ol’ USA!
yea we traded 1 master for the other, we had no choice.
Spain stole all the gold from Puerto Rico and then left
@@photosfromthebleachersjayp4849 I believe that.
@@photosfromthebleachersjayp4849 It went from rich port to poor port. But if Ricans blame conalization why are they failing on the mainland with all the oppurtunity s afforded them compared to non citizens, refugees and other immigrant groups. Me thinks something is a foot the ole blame game and no drive to do better.
Puerto Rico the shallow Hal of the Antilles
Mr. Denis speaks very well about what went wrong by way of the US. Where is the blame on the politicians themselves ? Where is the blame for the corruption within ? It is easy to blame others when your house is out of order.
he's a communist
It’s history .. the minute you don’t like what you hear .. his a communist ? Please .
Puerto Rico Hello my name.is Victor Vega the most victimisy victimized victims.
And don't even get me started with the Dominicans cause they make the Puerto Ricans look good.....WINK.
Foh
if you think that you must be blind
Excuse me but his fact at 3:23 is wrong. Greenwood, Tulsa was the first place bombed from the air. Nonetheless this story is so horrible.
Dark Glitch either way. War was declared a long time ago on citizens mainland or not.
He is talking about US military not civilians
Please talk about Ricans war against Dominican s (they hate Dominicans coming to their Island) and the Dominicans war against the Hatians. Thanks
What the fuck are you talking about?! My family is Puerto Rican and Dominican! Sure we make fun of each other but we would also die for each other. Where the fuck did you hear that?!
Most foreigners in Borinquen present a clear and present danger to the continued existence of the Puerto Rican nationality. One has to understand what role is played by immigrants in a colony. In the case of Puerto Rico, the overwhelming majority of foreign-born residents (comprising upwards of 15% of the population of Puerto Rico) support so-called statehood not because of their concerns for the well-being of the Puerto Rican people. Rather, they support "statehood" for Borinquen in order to safeguard their continued access to the US dollar. Thus, those foreign residents of Puerto Rico that advocate for so-called statehood are a Fifth Column embedded in the Puerto Rican body politic. ¡Viva Borinquen Libre!
@@alanbobe-velez9716 You sound like a Nationalist
@@3941602 I am Puerto Rican. Amo mi patria y mi gente. If that makes me a Nationalist in your eyes, so be it. However, I am not a Nationalist because I have never been a member of the now-moribund party once headed by Pedro Albizu Campos. I am a nationalist. For all that, I am not a jingoistic, racist xenophobe. I welcome foreigners to Borinquen as long as they do not seek to influence the politics of the country. I reject those immigrants that advocate for so-called statehood as they are working to advance a political status that would ultimately result in the disappearance of the Puerto Rican nationality, something which the United States Empire has always desired. ¡Viva Puerto Rico Libre!
@@alanbobe-velez9716 This ethnocentric attitude has always been the weakness of the Island. Are you Taino? You are on stolen land then. When has PR ever had sovereignty? Colonized by Spain you speak the language of your oppressors. Part of your blood is oppressor blood. The USA has given you autonomy. The real Empire was Spain.