Love this piece Kyle! But I have a few things to say about your suggestions: we are colonized. So the trade we could be having with other nearby countries is limited by our colonizer. Exporting off-island is costly bc of our colonizer. Our high cost of living is bc of our status.https://twitter.com/PostGuam/status/1283850152080547841 …
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@dahiligkyle I hope you continue to see our opportunities and advocate for our self-sustainability! While also keeping in mind that your transformative ideas would be hard to accomplish without decolonization as a part of the advocacy. I know you mean well and have that fire.2 replies 0 retweets 5 likesShow this thread -
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Thanks so much for your feedback; I agree that our current political status inhibits many hopeful realities, however, the intent of the piece was to ignite a subtle thought of ‘a freer Guam’ with the generel public without ostracizing others who fear the term “decolonization.”
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I totally get you there. I'm working on a podcast episode now actually about it! I'm not going to make it seem like its an easy or light topic: it isn't, but if you recognize it, you begin to see how it has seeped into every crevice of our existence. It can be done though.
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I wish you well on your activism, and I hope in the near future to work together. Although I did not explicitly advocate for decolonization in my piece, I hope that I did a fair job at implying so, and introducing thoughts for others to think about.
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I think you did too. The title was DEFINITELY eye-catching lol.
And yes! I am hoping to work with many younger people in this space
Topics that big can seem intimidating for just one person, but thankfully we are OCEANIA, and collectively we can learn, share, & do so much!
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