All day, the drums and the chants had blared through the streets outside La Fortaleza, the governor’s residence in San Juan, the Puerto Rican capital.But just before midnight on Wednesday, a silence fell over the crowd.
For nearly seven hours, Puerto Ricans had gathered to protest their embattled governor, Ricardo A. Rosselló, in hopes that days of demonstrations and political unrest would culminate with his resignation.
But as the night dragged on, many had begun to worry their activism would not be rewarded. Some believed he might not resign, perhaps plunging the country into further political divisions.
And how would the crowds react if he did not step aside? A hot night. Mounds of empty beer cans. Weeks, months, years of pent-up energy.
When the governor finally began to speak, in a statement delivered on Facebook, hundreds of protesters huddled together to listen to their phones.
Then, the sound of exultation pierced through the crowd: “RENUNCIÓ!”A flurry of Puerto Rican flags flew into the air, strangers clasped arms and friends began jumping in circles, singing “¡Oé! ¡Oé!
Note EU-Digest: Democrats and other opponents to the Trump regime can learn from the events in Puerto Rico. When all else fails. take to the streets and make it happen.
For nearly seven hours, Puerto Ricans had gathered to protest their embattled governor, Ricardo A. Rosselló, in hopes that days of demonstrations and political unrest would culminate with his resignation.
But as the night dragged on, many had begun to worry their activism would not be rewarded. Some believed he might not resign, perhaps plunging the country into further political divisions.
And how would the crowds react if he did not step aside? A hot night. Mounds of empty beer cans. Weeks, months, years of pent-up energy.
When the governor finally began to speak, in a statement delivered on Facebook, hundreds of protesters huddled together to listen to their phones.
Then, the sound of exultation pierced through the crowd: “RENUNCIÓ!”A flurry of Puerto Rican flags flew into the air, strangers clasped arms and friends began jumping in circles, singing “¡Oé! ¡Oé!
Note EU-Digest: Democrats and other opponents to the Trump regime can learn from the events in Puerto Rico. When all else fails. take to the streets and make it happen.
Read more at:‘We Just Changed History’: Cheers and Tears in San Juan - The New York -Times
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