Talk:Puerto Rican Nationalist Party

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The Nationalists in the 30s, and 40s were much larger in percentage. The main reason why the numbers were somewhat deflated was because the Nationalist Party used the Natioal flag as their party flag, which made it easy for many of the populace who were illiterate at the time. However, on the eve of the election a law was quickly pased to say that the Nationalist Party was not allowed to use that flag. Radio stations, who were mostly owned by segments not in favor of independence, refused them any airtime to annouce the change in party flags.

Munoz won by a landslide, because Albizu, his main opponent was jailed. --128.59.143.41 06:46, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Use of fascist symbols by the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party

Since the end of WWII, the usage of fascist symbols by the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party, such as the use of black shirts(possibly inspired by Mussolini's followers), has been played down or altogether ignored. Then were also writings by Albizu Campos which were sympathetic towards fascists. I read one letter by Albizu written after the attack on Pearl Harbor in which he spoke favorably of the Japanese Empire of that time and wished them victory.