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@Cliff-Mashburn saidDid you know the US Navy will not permit any country to land goods in Puerto Rico? It's because of some stupid law* where it's illegal for non-US built and owned ships to traverse internal US waters and because the PR is a US territory the Navy has decided this includes the waters around Puerto Rico.
WTF the USA sent Puerto Rico many billions a year for 100 years and they suck it up and want more. Ingrateful to the MAX. Let's cut those damn island people off and ignore them, they can fend for themselves. F.u..ck'em.
NOT ONE D.AM.N BIT OF GRATITUDE FROM THEM.
Same with Africa and Central/South America/Middle east and Asia for all the USA has spent trying to save them from their nasty ignorant criminal selves.
So what has to happen is goods have to be dropped off on the mainland and then transferred to a US ship which goes back out to sea to the island.
This blockade is a major problem for the island.
*EDIT It's called the Jones Act and I'm oversimplifying but still
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@AThousandYoung saidYou are just full of misinformation:
Did you know the US Navy will not permit any country to land goods in Puerto Rico? It's because of some stupid law* where it's illegal for non-US built and owned ships to traverse internal US waters and because the PR is a US territory the Navy has decided this includes the waters around Puerto Rico.
So what has to happen is goods have to be dropped off on the ma ...[text shortened]... a major problem for the island.
*EDIT It's called the Jones Act and I'm oversimplifying but still
https://www.pr51st.com/not-true-foreign-goods-cant-be-transported-to-puerto-rico/
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@Cliff-Mashburn saidI did say I was oversimplifying
You are just full of misinformation:
https://www.pr51st.com/not-true-foreign-goods-cant-be-transported-to-puerto-rico/
https://ucfglobalperspectives.org/blog/2024/03/28/the-jones-act-and-puerto-rico/
Delving further into the implications of the Jones Act on Puerto Rico itself, the stipulations within the Jones Act mean that any foreign flagged ships that need to dock at a port in Puerto Rico need to first be flagged at a mainland U.S. port before going to Puerto Rico. No foreign-flagged ship can go directly to a Puerto Rican port to drop off or load goods (CATO Institute, 1). This results in prices for imported goods being higher than they would have already been if they were brought directly to this island
…The Jones Act can be waived in emergencies where certain types of supplies are urgently required (such as liquefied natural gas imports following Hurricane Fiona’s landfall in 2022 [Reason Foundation, 2022]), but the law ultimately comes back into effect following said waiver.
https://documents.nycbar.org/files/JonesActAdvocacy_Overview.pdf
foreign ships are restricted from delivering goods between multiple U.S. ports in a single trip (i.e., shipping
goods from Mexico to Texas, and then shipping additional goods from Texas to Puerto Rico is illegal under the
Act).
@AThousandYoung saidIn actual fact, probably about 97% of all pop music is just simple songs about fucking.
Just another rich man bragging about all the women he gets to have sex with. Obnoxious but that’s our modern culture.
And this goes way, way back. Just skimming off the top of a quick search:
"Rocket Queen" - Guns N' Roses (1987): Contains explicit audio of a sexual encounter between the drummer's girlfriend and the band.
"Darling Nikki" - Prince (1984): Famous for explicit lyrics about a sexual encounter.
"Dirty Diana" - Michael Jackson (1987): Details an intense, intimate encounter.
"Sexual Healing" - Marvin Gaye (1982): A direct, sensual song focused on sexual intimacy.
"Relax" - Frankie Goes to Hollywood (1983): Widely banned for its heavily suggestive lyrics.
Meanwhile, the MAGA-approved Super Bowl half-time show featured Kid Rock, who has a wonderful song with this line: "I like 'em underage, see some say that's statutory (but I say that's mandatory)." It's a good thing hardly anyone bothered to watch that show, aside from the usual assortment of red-hat deplorables and incels.
https://www.cato.org/commentary/no-need-fib-about-jones-act-burden
Take the French carrier, CMA CGM. Its service from Asia calls first in California before continuing on to Honolulu. But because of the Jones Act, it cannot load goods from the mainland on that westbound stop and carry them to Hawaii — even though it is already headed there.
That ban is a gift to Matson and Pasha, the only companies operating Jones Act-compliant containerships to Hawaii, by keeping out competitors. But it’s a costly burden for island consumers and businesses.
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None of that stuff doesn't change the fact that the USA has been sending Puerto Rico billions each each year and they just piss it away and then clamor for more.
Shameless beggars.
@Cliff-Mashburn saidI think we need a fact-check here.
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None of that stuff doesn't change the fact that the USA has been sending Puerto Rico billions each each year and they just piss it away and then clamor for more.
Shameless beggars.
@Cliff-Mashburn saidWasn't England a third-world country at the time of the Pilgrim's landing in 1620?
Not one Western country has ever gotten better or improved in any way as a result of 3rd world immigration.
Also, I'd like to mention that Shakespeare died in 1616.
Not that those two events are connected, but just for the sake of whatever students might like to consider timelines in general.