tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11569206.post1875822910579998284..comments2023-10-11T10:57:26.122-04:00Comments on Gil The Jenius: Puerto Rico As A Province Of China: An Extended Look With Captain HighGCSchmidthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07735900094879466498noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11569206.post-54523310361922136992018-11-24T09:23:18.400-04:002018-11-24T09:23:18.400-04:00And that's why using crack is bad during pregn...And that's why using crack is bad during pregnancy...GCSchmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735900094879466498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11569206.post-71415226066056055062018-11-24T08:47:51.391-04:002018-11-24T08:47:51.391-04:00Well let's see when Yellowstone blow up half o...Well let's see when Yellowstone blow up half of the main land and all the west coast people start relocating to Puerto Rico,for the good weather and land to grow their crops to feed the rest of the people in the main land do to a conning ice age do to climate change just to begin.La Pedro que Han rechasado los arquitectos se convierte en piedra angular,Espera y veras.Saludos a todos!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05851277669381002749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11569206.post-9816038342114692016-07-03T00:44:02.356-04:002016-07-03T00:44:02.356-04:00Nice dream. So you think that China would take adv...Nice dream. So you think that China would take advantage of Us, treat Us like chattel and drain Us of money? Like that isn't happening now?<br /><br />Seems to Me that your dream is that things won't change rather than that China will Yank-ee Us around. But China would have beaucoup incentives to treat Us right (I've written over 2,400 words to that effect so I won't go into it here) and We need a change like Donald Strumpet needs a makeover. Rejecting an idea based on a dream is short-sighted at best: what We need is to build Our dreams, and since We as Puerto Ricans are too damn cowardly to do it on Our own, the option is to find a new imperial power who actually wants Us rather than stay with the one that has made it oh-so-very-clear that they don't want Us except as cash cows. To stay as We are is a living nightmare.GCSchmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735900094879466498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11569206.post-72156938523700470082016-07-02T13:00:35.726-04:002016-07-02T13:00:35.726-04:00I dreamed that China asked the US to pay their deb...I dreamed that China asked the US to pay their debt and they gave the island away as payment. The Chinese handcuffed and slaved the puertoricans and made them work until the last dime of the US debt was paid. They took all their houses and properties and changed the language. Yes, it is possible, but not for the benefit of the island. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11569206.post-83808918478276124392016-03-28T01:49:48.950-04:002016-03-28T01:49:48.950-04:00For many many years I would tell the family back i...<br />For many many years I would tell the family back in the Island about what happend to Hawaii and how the it's native population lost there Islands and how they hold the worst of jobs on the Islands.And that the same thing would happen there in Puerto Rico. I forsaw this back in the late 70's . I told them over the years how they where voting in a bunch of Italian gangters . Just read their last names (Governers that is) and make your own assumptions . Yeah as I did some research I found mafia links in the goverment. But it dosent matter anymore . I lost my Island a long time ago and my sheeple , sorry I meant people . Are a bunch of idiots that if it wasen't for the fact that they can cook. One could swear that your dealing with a missing link type of biologic. <br />I was told back then that i didnt know what I was talking about and was ridiculed. <br /> I do love my Island and it's inhabitants but since thats what they wanted. All I could say is. FUCK EM.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456697143638091048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11569206.post-37349920655417052532015-11-09T11:32:26.935-04:002015-11-09T11:32:26.935-04:00Please Jenius, come back. It's already such an...Please Jenius, come back. It's already such an arroz con culo and we're still one year away from the November circus.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386042076830978876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11569206.post-15958385386793858192015-08-16T14:54:00.752-04:002015-08-16T14:54:00.752-04:00Hey Gil, sorry for the late reply. I am relieved t...Hey Gil, sorry for the late reply. I am relieved that you are not offended. <br /><br />With regards to feedback owed, I was wondering, ¿puede ponerme al tanto sobre la vida cotidiana? For example, I have read that water is off for two days, on for one. However, in another case I read that it is off for five days at a time. Does it depend on the area? What about stores (however many are still in business, at any rate) are there products on the shelves? <br /><br />Are you personally experiencing a shortage of water and/or perhaps other things that I had not considered or read about? <br /><br />It' is absurd that none of this seems to matter to anybody. <br /><br />It is extremely heartbreaking. <br /><br />Thanks.Captain Highnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11569206.post-62321602699992109372015-07-10T13:43:54.027-04:002015-07-10T13:43:54.027-04:00Oh no, Captain, you haven't offended me at all...Oh no, Captain, you haven't offended me at all. I've been focused on other matters and failed to follow up here with you.<br /><br />What with the ongoing meltdown of the Chinese stock market (and think about how weird, how utterly weird, that sounds), We might not have as big a chance as before to grab a bundle of free-floating yuan-turned-dollars.<br /><br />We'll see. Funny how money to pay Our bondholder debt appeared when it absolutely had to, which goes to show that only way to really deal with thieves is to threaten them with being denied any future chance of thievery.<br /><br />I owe you feedback on the whole "China province with sabor boricua" scenario and about Puerto Rican novels, of which there is either very little to talk about or nothing worth mentioning.<br /><br />Thanks for dropping in!GCSchmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735900094879466498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11569206.post-66993030248323298682015-07-10T12:56:52.079-04:002015-07-10T12:56:52.079-04:00Hey hey hey Gil,
It has been a while. I think I ...Hey hey hey Gil, <br /><br />It has been a while. I think I may have offended you, although I am not sure. Just wanted to clear the air and say that it was not my intention and so if that was the result, I sincerely apologize. <br /><br />What I am actually hear to tell you about is The United States of Banana by Giannina Braschi. I am reading this, and on page 95, I encountered something that made me think of you, of this post: <br /><br /><i>I am prophetic, revolutionary, and apocalyptic. I'm afraid the United States of Banana will end up like Hamlet at the end of the play--bodies everywhere--the king, the queen, Hamlet, Laertes, Ophelia, Polonius--all dead. Then Fortrinbras enters. He didn't do anything to deserve the kingdom--it comes to him like a coup de grâce. Right now Fortinbras seems to me to have Chinese eyes.</i> <b>China could end up with everything</b><i>--because it's not warring--but quietly building alliances--while the United States is walking like a chicken with its head cut off. Let me find that chicken head--here--at home--here in America--here--where my friend Rubén Darío says: If Segismundo grieves, Hamlet feels it.</i> <br /><br />So, there is yet another individual, albeit not favorably disposed, to the possibility of China. Scary business!Captain Highnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11569206.post-50978481040999641192015-02-21T16:41:55.244-04:002015-02-21T16:41:55.244-04:00Hola, ¿cómo estás?
Did you ever wonder why Scotl...Hola, ¿cómo estás? <br /><br />Did you ever wonder why Scotland had not attempted for independence during the eighteenth century? I did not, but once the thought was put to me I was naturally inclined to think: Canada (a Scottish invention since 1867). They had no real desire until the Nineteenth century, and then no real need, per se, as they just appropriated Canada. Why not the Puerto Ricans do the same with America?<br /><br />In all seriousness, though, I wanted to ask if any body has outright asked Juan Everybody what his ideal PR would entail? How can you solve a problem that you cannot define, prioritorily? (My conjugations are worse in English than Spanish, if you can believe it.) If it has not been done, I am planning a grand social experiment to contribute to the dialogue. I would graciously request your help, Señor Gil. Unless you think it's a waste of time. But in that case, shame on your cynicism! (Or is that 'I shit on your mother's cynicism'?)<br /><br />Please get back to me. Gracia.Captain Highnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11569206.post-8866866748341290332015-01-19T11:50:20.473-04:002015-01-19T11:50:20.473-04:00Hello,
I am back. I have read 'When I was Pu...Hello, <br /><br />I am back. I have read 'When I was Puerto Rican' and it was enjoyable. I learned the supposed origin of the term 'spic' and other cultural bits of relevance (foodstuffs, in particular). Thanks again for suggesting it.<br /><br />Returning to the Chinese proposal, I recently (that is to say, less than one hour ago) read about the early anarchist movement in Puerto Rico. Are you familiar with the shenanigans of Santiago Iglesias-Pantín? I assume you are. He seems to me as mixed up as Albizu-Campos was, if that is at all possible. At any rate, there appears to have been a strong anarcho-communist vibe happening around that time (early 1900s), and in particular with one, Alfonso Torres (writer of something called '¡Solidaridad!'). Torres apparently believed that the AFL would be the gateway to communism in Puerto Rico, I assume with regard to its FLT affiliation. This is funny as the AFL would, no doubt, be very anti-communist. <br /><br />Is there much (or any) communist activity in the island these days? If so, perhaps appealing to your camaradas comunistas could be a manner in which to get the ball rolling with the Chinese takeover? There again, perhaps not if they are half-decent communists, since China seems to be pretending communism, while very seriously endeavoring in capitalism. <br /><br />What can you do?Captain Highnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11569206.post-72822219514350161692014-12-31T13:15:29.085-04:002014-12-31T13:15:29.085-04:00Hola Gil,
No hay pregunta que Rafael Picó, el au...Hola Gil, <br /><br />No hay pregunta que Rafael Picó, el autora del 'Geografía de Puerto Rico' es lo mismo Muñoz-Marín identificado uno. Para citar: 'the planning board studied and projected in broad terms the island's economy and social developement (I was the first chairman, 1942-1955)' (chapter 14, pg. 297).<br /><br />Other indications include his self-professed keenness on business-related tax exemption (Muñoz-Marín blah blah blah), Picó a Statehooder and all that. I am still very interested in more information about him, if you would happen to know where I could acquire it. <br /><br />Ay, lo siento mucho por mi pésimo español, estoy aprendiendo y experimentando en usted. ;)<br /><br />¡Feliz año nuevo!Captain Highnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11569206.post-40581313809176435092014-12-23T19:19:04.303-04:002014-12-23T19:19:04.303-04:00Hello,
Just an update on a previous exchange we ...Hello, <br /><br />Just an update on a previous exchange we had: I ordered a copy of 'When I was Puerto Rican' almost three weeks ago and it has finally arrived. I am presently reading 'Geografía de Puerto Rico' by Rafel Picó and have many others ('The Puerto Rican Movement', 'None of the Above', 'Military Power and Popular Protest' and 'Imagined Commmunities' to list very few of them) but I should have it read before February and I will tell you what I think. <br /><br />On a slightly related note, do you know very much about Rafael Picó-Santana? I am thinking that there is very little question that he is the same Rafael Picó whom authored the book I am currently reading, but do you know if this is the case? Either way, I would like to know more about the Muñoz-Marín identified Picó-Santana. If you could send me in the right direction, I would greatly appreciate that (wikipedia is almost useless). <br /><br />Gracias, y feliz navidad. :)Captain Highnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11569206.post-10639764755818488562014-12-16T12:16:19.843-04:002014-12-16T12:16:19.843-04:00Hello,
Sorry for the delay in my reply, it was lo...Hello,<br /><br />Sorry for the delay in my reply, it was longer than I had intended. Largely because after thinking about what you said, I decided I should do some further research (yes, I am that genuinely curious about all of this). <br /><br />As I am capable of understanding it so far, China has been involved with Latin America like this since the 1980s (according to <a href="http://books.google.ca/books?id=WgBh_SvQKJkC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false" rel="nofollow">this book</a>). Knowing that, I can understand much better, at the basic level, why you are proposing this possibility. <br /><br />I know that I asked you what China would get out of such an arrangement, but it is still interesting that the majority of your reasons generally give the expression of further exploitation. Is that the right price for acquiring a healthy economy? It also seems, from what meager research I have done in this short time, that although it is of initial benefit to [ Latin American country of choice here ] to begin such a relationship with China, there are concerns regarding the sustainability of it. I believe it was in that book I referenced above, that they said that the LAC's GDP is increasing, but at a much lower rate than China's. To quote: 'Will China's extraordinary growth spill over to LAC, or will China attract investment and trade that will divert from LAC?' Is that not what is happening (or has happened) in Puerto Rico, with all of these American companies? <br /><br />Although it is true that technology has rendered the need for strategic bases less necessary, I can not bring myself to believe that the United States would be inclined to give the island away like that. In spite of the technology (which you know does sometimes fail us), just having this land and these bases on that land is an advantage, whether it is used for the purpose or not. Furthermore, what it really comes down to is that Puerto Rico belongs to the United States. That basically says, to me, that it is off-limits. <br /><br />Suppose a request of this sort was put in to China: as you say, there are two different things that might occur. Let it happen or intercede. I can not say to what extent the United States is concerned with perpetuating this idea of self-determination, but whatever the reason, I really have trouble believing that China would find it worth their while (right now, at this juncture in history) to tangle with the United States over Puerto Rico. There are so many other countries that would entail much less effort to begin a relationship of this sort with. Are the reasons you provided, outlining what Puerto Rico’s attraction for China would be, compelling enough from China’s perspective?<br /><br />Al Jazeera suffers from bias, like all news, but it is better than its counterparts.<br /><br />How about racism? When I was talking about the Chinese migrants taking work in Puerto Rico, it was not so much about the actual 'loss' of jobs to Puerto Ricans. As you implied they do not want to work, the actuality would not be the problem. The problem would be the introduction of another people, who can be viewed as inferior, for whatever reason. As I understand it, Puerto Rico is rife with racist attitude (is this true?), and this might make things worse for some time, for a lot of people.<br /><br />More interesting destinations than Puerto Rico? No, unthinkable. These tourists could do with reading some more books.<br /><br />Perhaps it could be argued that, in the tradition of their incremental protocol, the Chinese are slowly colonizing the entire earth. All over the world they send their people to work, and those people then send the money that they earn back to China.<br /><br />I've come to conclude that what you say is a possibility, but not right now. More importantly, is that really the path that Puerto Rico <i>should</i> take, if the time were right? The line is fine between could and should.<br /><br />Whatever the case, it depends heavily on how the future transpires.Captain Highnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11569206.post-40723510590620835192014-12-05T15:25:37.650-04:002014-12-05T15:25:37.650-04:00Captain, I look forward to your remarks and insigh...Captain, I look forward to your remarks and insights. I'll also listen to the song and give that some thought.<br /><br />Nelson, you ain't a nutcase: you are simply accepting reality. Sadly, that makes you an oddball amongst My Brethren. Sigh.GCSchmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735900094879466498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11569206.post-44719443740203257612014-12-04T12:44:44.379-04:002014-12-04T12:44:44.379-04:00Hey there,
Thank you for your thoughtful and in-...Hey there, <br /><br />Thank you for your thoughtful and in-depth reply. I need to think about what you have said, but I will get back to you, rest assured.<br /><br />Right now, I wanted to ask you about something else that I have been thinking about for a couple of months. <br /><br />Are you familiar with the song 'Brimful of Asha' by Conershop? It was a really big hit in the late 90s. I recently read an article/essay (<a href="http://www.cornershop.com/2012/01/brimful-explained" rel="nofollow">here</a>) about its meaning, and had previously taken much interest in the history of India. <br /><br />What I was wondering is if you think that a similar sort of attitude is present amongst the Puerto Rican people? <br /><br />Particularly in lines such as 'we don’t care about no government warning, about the promotion of the simple life and the dams they are building' and the whole idea of escaping reality through the enjoyment of Bollywood (substitute for, perhaps, salsa - more lately Reggaeton? - and mass consumerism). 'Simple life' in this case, for me at least, might be juxtaposed with the ever-enduring Jíbaro. <br /><br />I could be entirely off base, but it would be interesting to hear what you think. <br /><br />I will respond to your actual post soon-ish.<br /><br />P.S. if you would like to hear the song and have not, it is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lM7H0ooV_o8" rel="nofollow">here</a> ('Crimson and Clover' by TJ and the Shondells / 'Sweet Jane' by VU chords, of course!).Captain Highnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11569206.post-53959296514945969952014-12-03T21:33:59.887-04:002014-12-03T21:33:59.887-04:00I enjoyed this post.
I remember back in 2006 on s...I enjoyed this post.<br /><br />I remember back in 2006 on several occasions I told people that the Puerto Rican government should really stick it to the U.S. government and formally ask the Chinese to invest in the island.<br /><br />And like in so many other times I was called a nutcase.<br /><br />I am certainly not a nutcase, but delusional? yes, when did the Puert Rican government really do much good? or great?<br /><br />When the elites in Ecuador were asking for president Correa's head for making deals with China he asked "if Chinese investments are good for the U.S. why are they evil for Ecuador?" (I paraphrased)<br /><br />In the end not much is going to get Puerto Rico's economy going or even the U.S. economy. The Fascist/Socialist mentality has to die first and that isn't happening and I see a collapse in the near future.Nelsonnoreply@blogger.com