
Lesson Plan Clip 2 | Landfall
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Puerto Ricans and Crypto-Utopia Newcomers
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Lesson Plan Clip 2 | Landfall
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Puerto Ricans and Crypto-Utopia Newcomers
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship-I'm not Puerto Rican.
I'm African.
A lot of Puerto Ricans are African.
So I can speak as an African here in Puerto Rico.
The scramble for Africa just ended not too long ago.
And it began sort of like this, where people come in, and they say, "We want to support you.
We wanna have an economical relationship," and then all of a sudden, things do not go very well.
So how do you -- How do I, sitting here as a Puerto Rican resident, trust you?
-I hear you that this room is not representative of the people of the island.
We're gonna be doing some conversations here.
We're gonna do a renewable energy beach mixer, and there's a lot of people from the island that are gonna be involved in this.
So we're here just to support and learn, and we're gonna co-create this, what we want to design together.
-I don't think there's a single person in this room that is under the impression that they have all the answers, because truthfully, no one does.
It is only when we unite together and work as a "We" -- -The last time that there was a "We," my people died.
You know?
My people died, and my land was taken the last time that there was a "We," so honestly, I don't trust any of you.
-This is a technology that has never been done before, and it is a tool to bring people freedom.
That's why it was designed.
It was designed to bring people freedom.
It was designed to bring people freedom.
It is open source.
It is immutable.
You can see what is printed there.
We're not hiding anything.
-The idea is is that businesses can be formed here and can stay here and won't be like the businesses that were here during the '80s and '90s, disrupted the land, and did not leave Puerto Ricans with ownership.
-I "facilitated" the financing of a building.
-And I asked -- -Well, who said that?
Who said that?
So, I think you're pretty misinformed.
All I see is a bunch of basic needs not met in Puerto Rico, and the only focus I have is in making sure that people are informed and their basic needs are met.
By the way, and, so, how well is that going right now?
-Very well.
I actually just ate a wonderful meal yesterday from the çBleepÑ that I just harvested in my -- -Awesome.
And that's wonderful.
Eat the rainbow.
-Are you telling me to eat the rainbow?
-Yes, the colors of the food groups, natural agriculture, organic food, biodynamic, it's great stuff.
Yeah, and growing it yourself.
I -- How am I disrespecting you?
I think I just offered to get you a farm if you were so interested in doing this.
You show me -- Bring me the farmers that want some land.
I will figure out how to buy that land to give it to them and so that they can grow the things that are needed here.
Show me real opportunities, and I'll show you real solutions.
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