Reply #37: I was with you on the first paragraph, then you lost me on the

[pampango]

second. "those poor people in China and India are going to have to take a fucking number"

Why is a poor person in China or India worth less to me than a poor person in Florida or Alaska. Because they don't speak English? Because you don't and will never see them? (I doubt I'll ever see the poor people of Alaska or Maine or any number of other states.) Can I care about the poor in Puerto Rico, or do they not matter because they live in a colony not a state? Do I care about them more if Puerto Rico becomes a state to I care for them more, but if it becomes independent, am I supposed to care less?

Look, we all care more about our family, our neighbors, and others close to us, but do we have to go all the way to "Fuck the rest of the world! We want what's due us and we are not worrying about you, until we damn well get it!"