tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11569206.post3370929202762148512..comments2023-10-11T10:57:26.122-04:00Comments on Gil The Jenius: A Jenius Solution To The Puerto Rico Status ProblemGCSchmidthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07735900094879466498noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11569206.post-78624700348463116602014-11-13T09:59:58.296-04:002014-11-13T09:59:58.296-04:00Thank you for your reply.
I am still very confus...Thank you for your reply. <br /><br />I am still very confused, however. <br /><br />I do not profess to know anything about China or a lot about Puerto Rico, but I never thought that they - China - were dyed-in-the-wool imperialists. <br /><br />a) What is the draw for China?<br /><br />b) More importantly, how do you suppose that this state of affairs would come to be a reality? Do you believe, for example, that the United States would really allow China to just have it? What of the military relevance the island holds? It seems unlikely that the US would be inclined to give that up, and that might be the only reason why China could want the island (I am still unclear as to what attraction Puerto Rico holds for China). <br /><br />Then there is this: <a href="http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2014/09/china-africa-cooperation-win-w-2014924202811161705.html" rel="nofollow">al jazeera article</a>.<br /><br />Tourism? Maybe, if Puerto Rico could - in terms of land mass - sustain it, it would be more along the lines of creating jobs for the Chinese migrants to take.<br /><br />And you can not forget to note that although they have invested money into Africa, they did not actually colonize it (or express an interest in doing so). For lack of need, want or capacity...<br /><br />It is nice to entertain possibilities, but at the end of the day you need to be realistic about what is probable. <br /><br />Lo siento, seƱor, I think you might have to go back to the drawing board. :(Captain Highnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11569206.post-58500935995714725522014-11-08T14:30:37.950-04:002014-11-08T14:30:37.950-04:00Hey, Cap!
Short answer: Yeah.
Long answer: Hell,...Hey, Cap!<br /><br />Short answer: Yeah.<br /><br />Long answer: Hell, yeah.<br /><br />Expository answer: I am serious. We have proven beyond any shadow of a doubt that solving Our colonial status--and We ARE a colony, beyond any shadow of a doubt--is not something We want to do. So it's up to somebody else to solve it, and since the U.S. of part of A. has also proven, b.a.s.o.a.d., that Puerto Rico can rot as its butt-buddy colony until kingdom come, why not look to a world power with a booming economy, a penchant for long-term investment and cash reserves galore to take Us under their wing?<br /><br />It's not like the other options We have either (a) make sense or (b) are actually achievable.<br /><br />Thanks for dropping by! GCSchmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735900094879466498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11569206.post-48250069871332829212014-11-07T10:21:52.065-04:002014-11-07T10:21:52.065-04:00Is this serious? Is this serious? Captain Highnoreply@blogger.com