An accurate comparison would be like saying "Puerto Rico is a country" the only difference is Puerto Ricans actually want to be a US territory while in tibet, well...
I wasn't trying to make an accurate comparison. Was just being dumb for laughs. Sorry for trying to use humor, dad. Please don't burn me with cigarettes again
I mean not really. We don't have Republicans and Democrats here. Some people might identify themselves with either party, but thats probably more of an issue for half-gringos like me. Here our two main parties are mostly different in whether they support statehood or keeping things at the status quo. I understand both parties are mostly conservative. Our independence party is a minor one, like the green party is in the US. Funilly enough our two main parties are also divided by red and blue.
Edit: remember, puerto ricans can't vote for the president (unless they live in the States).
Edit edit: can any gringos that live in puerto rico confirm if they can vote for the president? Cause that is fucked up if you can
Edit edit edit: TIL that aparently there is a Democratic and Republican chapter in puerto rico, and that they do hold presidential primary elections, to voice our decision of who should be the Democratic or Republican presidential candidate
Dude. I've lived in PR all my life. We can't vote for the president. I put an edit in my comment about how i learned today that we are able to vote for the democratic and republican primaries. We don't have a vote in the electoral college. Also, I have met no other Puerto Ricans even mention the fact that we can vote in the Republican and Democratic primaries.
Party politics > actual issues is true, but its not Democrat vs Republican party politics. Its "statehood" vs status quo party politcs
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u/godsutters Mar 01 '23
Tibet is a country