tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092066.post7607319553276394596..comments2024-01-08T00:40:50.918-08:00Comments on The Dragon's Tales: New Progressive Party Demands ENGLISH BallotsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092066.post-53918625536046749262008-08-20T13:03:00.000-07:002008-08-20T13:03:00.000-07:00Why wouldn't they support it? It's not going to a...Why wouldn't they support it? It's not going to annoy any of their supporters, and it might marginally increase English-speaking turnout in local elections. Since the NPP is the "conservative" party, English-speakers (who tend to be wealthier) are more likely to support them.<BR/><BR/>Which is why English-speakers support Commonwealth because Commonwealth is better for richer people. Plus selection bias: Americans who move to P.R. are going to be less likely than average to be bothered by P.R.'s political status. <BR/><BR/>A useful analogy to the status debate in Puerto Rico is abortion politics on the mainland. It colors politics, but it's really off the table, and it's rarely a driver of anything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092066.post-85201586877178845852008-08-15T12:14:00.000-07:002008-08-15T12:14:00.000-07:00I haven't been yet, Noel. I am thinking next year...I haven't been yet, Noel. I am thinking next year. I have an uncle that lived there for, I think, five years. He's a pharmaceutical chemist that does major work in the biotech industry. I am hoping to go next year to PR. It will depend on a lot though, like if we pull off this LLC thing or not. <BR/><BR/>As for the N00b mistake...well, possibly that is the case, but why, then, is the New Progressive Party pushing for it? To appeal to the mainlander politics?Will Bairdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07562404098136557872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092066.post-49780218941490960862008-08-15T07:13:00.000-07:002008-08-15T07:13:00.000-07:00Out of curiosity, Will, have you been to Puerto Ri...Out of curiosity, Will, have you been to Puerto Rico?<BR/><BR/>(Randy, go to Puerto Rico! It's a very civilized intro to Latin America.)<BR/><BR/>Anyways, y'all making a seriously rookie mistake by assuming that support for statehood will cut across language lines.<BR/><BR/>I sigh, feeling like Bolivar, for I have ploughed the sea. Ni modo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092066.post-24041819416318309672008-08-13T08:26:00.000-07:002008-08-13T08:26:00.000-07:00Well, my tea leaf reading skills are suspect, but ...Well, my tea leaf reading skills are suspect, but I think the ballots have always been in Spanish. The voting blocks there are largely set, if I am not mistaken, with some long term shifts over time to statehood at the expense of independence and some to the commonwealth crowd.<BR/><BR/>It's possible that there might be a backlash, but 14%? hmm.Will Bairdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07562404098136557872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10092066.post-67765910683325671492008-08-13T06:24:00.000-07:002008-08-13T06:24:00.000-07:00Couldn't that go both ways? You might get a lot of...Couldn't that go both ways? You might get a lot of first-language speakers of English voting for statehood, but you might also get a lot of Spanish-speaking voting against said status.Randy McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04707497864911987241noreply@blogger.com