Health of a State

In the last post, I discussed Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's tweets defending her religion. These were part of a longer discussion that included her call out of the Trump administration's terrible response to Puerto Rico.

As stated in the tweet above, over 3000 Puerto Ricans, which are American citizens, died. The response from the administration was poor at best. Very little funding and action were taken to support the people of Puerto Rico. Again, Puerto Ricans are US citizens. The United States government is liable for them. It is their duty job in obligation to support protect and provide for them, especially in times of crisis. The United States government failed to do so after hurricane Maria. This is an egregious reflection of the health of the state…

What is the purpose of any political association? The preservation and prosperity of its members. In what is a sure sign of their preservation and prosperity? Their number and their population growth... The government under which the population shrinks is the worst.

Furthermore, the United States government failed to provide support to Puerto Rico after hurricane Maria, is a direct violation of the contract that has with a Puerto Rican people as it promised to provide support, especially in times of natural disaster. The Puerto Rican people were not effectively supported to any reasonable degree, and the US Gov has consistently failed to take action against climate change (which undoubtedly contributed to the deadliness of hurricane Maria).

It would not be too far out of line to say that the Puerto Rican people having an argument to reconsider their ties to the US government, as, arguably, the contract has been violated at the expense of lives.