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 When the law was repealed, the gov changed the PR flag to US blue.
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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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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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On the plus side, regardless which one you start with, a little time in the sun will eventually sun-bleach that blue back to the original 😉
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Please take a closer look at this mess of an island. We are about to collapse and no federal oversight has left the powers that be do as they please. Our resident commissioner doesn't care and now they "elected" lobbyist to congress.
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Question are you guys still open for business ???so I have to say the green New deal still waiting!! Open the gate for communications you have several months of voice message and emails!! from science engineers inventors! that's my proof emails don't work!!🌎
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Dear Congresswoman, the Flag was raised on July 25, 1952, by former governor Muñoz, and named the Flag of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico…since then, is our official flag.
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Well glad to see you have your priorities straight. This is exactly what those of us living in Queens and the Bronx was hoping to hear today.
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