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Re:"Doctors fitted a contraceptive coil without my consent" by klyrs on Sunday December 11, 2022 @10:30AM (#33943970)
Colonial powers thrive while they suppress the native population of the colonies.

The US is one of the most prosperous countries on earth. Just don't look at Puerto Rico, Guam, etc.

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Re:"Doctors fitted a contraceptive coil without my consent" by Georgelemental on Sunday December 11, 2022 @11:01AM (#33944288)
Puerto Rico is much better off than its Carribean neighbors
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Re:"Doctors fitted a contraceptive coil without my consent" by ygjb on Sunday December 11, 2022 @11:14AM (#33944429)
"Those Puerto Ricans should consider themselves lucky they get so many crumbs off the table."
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Re:"Doctors fitted a contraceptive coil without my consent" by nolls on Sunday December 11, 2022 @11:30AM (#33944594)
The alternative is worse.
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Re:"Doctors fitted a contraceptive coil without my consent" by thomastjeffery on Sunday December 11, 2022 @12:25PM (#33945189)
Picture now in your mind, the worst possible circumstances that could happen to you.

Tada! Your current circumstances are suddenly (by comparison) so much better! And they didn't even change!

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Re:"Doctors fitted a contraceptive coil without my consent" by amazon_illegal on Sunday December 11, 2022 @01:09PM (#33945659)
give me liberty or give me death
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Re:"Doctors fitted a contraceptive coil without my consent" by type0 on Sunday December 11, 2022 @02:43PM (#33946719)
Virgin Islands (US territory) is on third place on murder rates, but I think it's artificially inflated compared to other places.
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