As Toni Morrison said, "The function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work. It keeps you explaining, over and over again, your reason for being." Trump's tweets have folks scrambling this morning to prove our tragedy, our loss, our pain, our humanity... 1/n
Let's not let Trump's disregard for the People of Puerto Rico distract us from the work that needs to be done here. Our disaster neither begins nor ends with him. Let's use the spotlight he casts on us through his disregard to talk about the real issues Puerto Rico faces... 2/n
PR's problems surpass Trump: A colonial rel. that hampers recovery and self-determination, a distorted economy built for benefit of the few, corruption lining pockets from San Juan to Montana, disproportionate burden of climate change, + a crisis of migration/displacement...3/n
All of this has led to a crisis of imagination in Puerto Rico, and that is the real problem. How to think and imagine a future for ourselves beyond merely asserting that our lives matter. That they are not expendable, and that on a very basic level they should be counted. n/n
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