▲ 65 ▼ Trump floats Venezuela as 51st state of US, hails ‘greatest’ oil deal with Caracas (www.presstv.co.uk) submitted 1 week ago by Maeve@kbin.earth to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml 26 comments fedilink hide all child comments Trump has floated Venezuela as the United States’ 51st state while showing off a claimed 1-million-barrel oil tanker.
[+] spacegoat@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (7 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 week ago (6 children) It should not matter how they would vote, just that they are colonies that deserve to be added to the union. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] XiJinpingStanAccount@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 week ago (5 children) Wrong. They deserve to be paid massive reperations and allowed to vote if they want to either become a state or become an independent nation. With a referendum being held. Let us not just assume they would want to join AmeriKKKa. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 week ago* (4 children) Obviously voluntary, although Puerto Rico has already had that referendum and the US Congress completely ignored it. USVI did too, but they voted to stay a territory. My point was to actually give first dibs on statehood to the territories, not to force them or to force Venezuela. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] doubtingtammy@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 child) I thought the PR referendum was: "status quo or nah?" and status quo won. Independence wasn't really an option, neither was statehood permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago permalink fedilink source parent [–] XiJinpingStanAccount@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago (1 child) Don't play coy with me Buccee. I know you just want them to join so you can open more locations there and sell them brisket. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago Don't play coy with me, you know you love my fresh fried potato chips. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 week ago (6 children) It should not matter how they would vote, just that they are colonies that deserve to be added to the union. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] XiJinpingStanAccount@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 week ago (5 children) Wrong. They deserve to be paid massive reperations and allowed to vote if they want to either become a state or become an independent nation. With a referendum being held. Let us not just assume they would want to join AmeriKKKa. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 week ago* (4 children) Obviously voluntary, although Puerto Rico has already had that referendum and the US Congress completely ignored it. USVI did too, but they voted to stay a territory. My point was to actually give first dibs on statehood to the territories, not to force them or to force Venezuela. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] doubtingtammy@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 child) I thought the PR referendum was: "status quo or nah?" and status quo won. Independence wasn't really an option, neither was statehood permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago permalink fedilink source parent [–] XiJinpingStanAccount@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago (1 child) Don't play coy with me Buccee. I know you just want them to join so you can open more locations there and sell them brisket. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago Don't play coy with me, you know you love my fresh fried potato chips. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] XiJinpingStanAccount@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 week ago (5 children) Wrong. They deserve to be paid massive reperations and allowed to vote if they want to either become a state or become an independent nation. With a referendum being held. Let us not just assume they would want to join AmeriKKKa. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 week ago* (4 children) Obviously voluntary, although Puerto Rico has already had that referendum and the US Congress completely ignored it. USVI did too, but they voted to stay a territory. My point was to actually give first dibs on statehood to the territories, not to force them or to force Venezuela. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] doubtingtammy@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 child) I thought the PR referendum was: "status quo or nah?" and status quo won. Independence wasn't really an option, neither was statehood permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago permalink fedilink source parent [–] XiJinpingStanAccount@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago (1 child) Don't play coy with me Buccee. I know you just want them to join so you can open more locations there and sell them brisket. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago Don't play coy with me, you know you love my fresh fried potato chips. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 week ago* (4 children) Obviously voluntary, although Puerto Rico has already had that referendum and the US Congress completely ignored it. USVI did too, but they voted to stay a territory. My point was to actually give first dibs on statehood to the territories, not to force them or to force Venezuela. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] doubtingtammy@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 child) I thought the PR referendum was: "status quo or nah?" and status quo won. Independence wasn't really an option, neither was statehood permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago permalink fedilink source parent [–] XiJinpingStanAccount@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago (1 child) Don't play coy with me Buccee. I know you just want them to join so you can open more locations there and sell them brisket. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago Don't play coy with me, you know you love my fresh fried potato chips. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] doubtingtammy@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 child) I thought the PR referendum was: "status quo or nah?" and status quo won. Independence wasn't really an option, neither was statehood permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago permalink fedilink source parent
[–] XiJinpingStanAccount@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago (1 child) Don't play coy with me Buccee. I know you just want them to join so you can open more locations there and sell them brisket. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago Don't play coy with me, you know you love my fresh fried potato chips. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago Don't play coy with me, you know you love my fresh fried potato chips. permalink fedilink source parent