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No change is a small change; we all have an impact. Be cause Puerto Rico is an island, we are feeling the climate change impacts more quickly. This is already triggering communities to be prepared, because they know the government will do little to help them. Without know ing it, these communities are developing management plans and driving climate change acknowledgement, SA: How would a Puerto Rico independent of U.S. rule organize to withstand natural disasters? Does the cur rent situation point out the necessity of independence?
OP: Let’s start by saying that the term “natural disas ter” has been misused for decades. Yes, there are disas ters, but that does not make them natural. The magni tude of a disaster depends greatly on people’s capacity to respond. If a country does not have the institutions or the sovereignty to respond quickly or according to what Hurricane Maria’s consequences in the island are not natural; on the contrary, they are the result of decades of an imposed political regime. This regime has hindered our resilience and our economic growth. One example is the Jones Act, which prohibits Puerto Rico to import or Today, more than ever, we need our independence; we need to have the power to decide our future. We cannot have thousands of pounds of so many needed supplies, waiting for the U.S government to decide when it is time Also, we need to foster our own economy. This political system has us subjugated; we import up to 90% of our products. We have big seed companies like Monsanto and Pioneer using our most fertile lands to plant their products and export their revenue. We need our inde Finally, we need the power to compete in the global markets as equals. Currently, we cannot protect our products to be sold at better prices and in better condi tions. More than ever we need our independence. Viva Puerto Rico libre! n Location: CCSU Semesters Hall, Student Ctr., New Britain, Conn. Hosted by CCSU Youth for So cialist Action. See Facebook page for info, (google Solution is Socialism). which I know we all can learn from. is needed, it means it is not resilient.
export any product that is not on a U.S. ship. pendence to stop it, to have control over our soil.
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