Comments by "Dangic23" (@Dangic23) on "The Economy of The U.S.A (Part 2): The Modern Global Empire" video.

  1.  @koonkoon01  Incorrect. Hawaii was toppled by a US coup in 193, and stolen. (President Bill Clinton apologized for the coup in 1993). Hawaii was Incorporated as a territory of the USA. None of the countries the USA gained from Spain were ever Incorporated. The Congress and the Supreme Court of the USA created the term "Unincorporated " and designated all the new colonies as such. This new law prevented the Philippines from becoming a state, which politicians in the USA were against adding states with brown people, and even described them as savages incapable of self governing. This is documented and available to read from the US Congress website.
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  2. Yep China.....or 2 Super Powers trying to coexist......and thebrest ofcthe countries aligning with one or the other.
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  3. USA still has colonies today. Guam Puerto Rico US Virgin Islands Northern Mariana Islands American Samoa Also has uninhabited territories in the Caribbean and Pacific.
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  4.  @oats6452  Not all of these colonies are US citizens. And the ones that are US citizens, are 2nd class citizens. And being a citizen or not has nothing to do with being a Colony or not. Colony is a territory ruled by a country, in which the inhabitants of the colonies have no say on the laws imposed on them by the colonizer.
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  5.  @oats6452  I lived in one of these colonies for a few years....lost my right to vote for Representatives and Senators in Congress, and lost my right to vote for the President. Still a US citizen, on a Federal job, paying local and federal taxes ....but no Representation. Kind of the same situation that made our country declare independence from UK.
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  6.    I was a federal employee....so yes....I had to file a 1040 and also the Colony state tax. And no....these Territories CAN NOT vote for statehood/independence. The US Constitution prohibits self determination to the "Unincorporated Territories". Only US Congress can vote on this.....which has never happened....ever. Hawaii and Alaska were never "Unincorporated Territories ". Bothered states were Incorporated as soon as they were acquired. See....no false equivalences.....not emotional....not stupid. Just 100% Constitutionally Factual.
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  7.    I voted on one of those. None of those referendums have any validity. They are just local polls, not endorsed or mandated by Congress. Again.....a vote has never taken place since the US took over those territories in 1898. And according to the US Constitution.....a vote from the inhabitants of the Territories is not even required to decide if Congress wants to make them States, Free Countries, or cede them to another country. It only needs a simple majority vote in Congress to change the status of these Territories. The exact definition of Colony.
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  8.    I have actually read the Supreme Court documents drom 1902, and the sections of the US Constitution in which the info I shared is written. You can't call that a lie. I have sat on seminars and hearings....dozens of hours of listening to cases and discussions about these details....have been doing it for over 20 years now.
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  9.    I understand that denial is easier than admitting we still have colonies. I didn't understand until I got to live in one.
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  10.    US Constitution Article 4, Section 3. That is where the Colony issue is mentioned. From there.....many Supreme Court cases dating back to 1901....and still ongoing.
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  11.     Stephen Jenkins  I am not using logic. I am using and citing the US Constitution. Gave you the Constitution location. I'm just sharing what is Written in black and white. And no....none of these colonies have the power to force Congress to change their status. I shared above that the US Constitution does not require the consent of the Territories to change their status. For example....legally......Congress can vote tomorrow 51% to 49% to give Puerto Rico to China, Trump signs it...and done. Congress has full Constitutional powers to do this . I am not saying if it's right or wrong. I am just pointing out what the Constitution allows Congress to do legally.
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