• finitebanjo@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Oh wow, 1848, great example of post-20th-century hostility. /sarcasm

    The Philippines are literally independent.

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      They were part of a land grab that took it from the Spanish along with Guam and some other places. Gained independence in 1946.

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        puerto rico was in that and still hasn’t gotten statehood OR independence. incidentally puerto rico is more populous than 7 countries in the EU