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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

The United States did this to Puerto Ricans, too. In 1948, the US-appointed PR gov signed a Gag Law making it illegal to fly the Puerto Rican flag, punishable up to 10 years in prison. It was illegal until 1957. When the law was repealed, the gov changed the PR flag to US blue.

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Yes this is real.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

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The reason I bring this up is because colonizing powers attacked PR identity in the process of codifying their 2nd-class citizenship. People joke about how Puerto Ricans are obsessed w/ flying the flag. That’s bc it was illegal & doing so represented resistance to colonialism.

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You can read more about it here:

motherjones.com

The Puerto Rican flag's evolving colors say a lot about the island's relationship with its colonial...

Boricuas love their flag. But it's been quite the journey.

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Nowadays, many people use an in the-middle blue so you can fly a flag without connotations. It’s this one ⬇️ To this day, there is no officially specified shade which is why you may see a large variation among objects

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Stop fueling the flames please. You’ve seen the increase in antisemitism and now you can’t lay off for a few days.

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Wow

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When are they going to make Puerto Rico a state?

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Nathaniel Mulcahy

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@NhCardona603 i did not know this

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Yes 💯 its sad that we couldnt even fly our flag for a while

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José Rodríguez-Suárez

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Governor Luis Muñoz Marín raising the flag of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico on July 25, 1952.

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True color

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