Since his text messages leaked on July 13th, the governor of Puerto Rico has been bombarded with protests calling for his resignation. Here's why some of the protesters — including Bad Bunny and Ricky Martin — want him to step down.
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00:00This is not about the revolutionaries, this is not about...
00:04This is about the whole world, the Puerto Ricans.
00:07Everyone has to go out into the streets.
00:31We are the revolution!
00:34We are the revolution!
00:42Frustrated, angry...
00:44I feel...
00:46a terrible pressure in my chest.
00:48Puerto Rico has already suffered a lot,
00:50and we can't go on with the cynicism of these leaders.
00:54Fortunately, the chat came out.
00:56Fortunately, the chat came out because everyone took off their masks.
01:00That's enough, that's enough, it can't be.
01:02It can't be.
01:03No matter the color, no matter the religious belief,
01:07no matter your political ideology,
01:09this is not about ideology, this is about respect, damn it,
01:14respect, that Puerto Rico has to be given respect.
01:17We are protesting because we don't want them to get involved
01:21in the MAG government and its officials,
01:23we don't want the Tax Control Board to be there either.
01:25It's a misogynistic, homophobic, corrupt government,
01:28and it doesn't care about the people, and that's not democracy,
01:30we don't want it there.
01:31We are protesting for public education,
01:34for everything that happened after the hurricane,
01:37for all the people who took off their masks.
01:39Everything that's happening is outrageous,
01:43and I'm not one of those who get involved in politics,
01:46but that's enough.
01:56Puerto Rico is a place of hope
01:59for all the people in need.
02:04To all the people in Puerto Rico,
02:06you just have to see all the people around the world,
02:10everyone is supporting you.
02:12We all want the same thing,
02:14and it's time to leave,
02:16and for someone with real freedom
02:19to start rebuilding and helping the people
02:24who are still recovering.
02:26Dear Ricky, I'm writing this letter
02:32I don't know if you have understood things well
02:38The people are so disappointed
02:42The right thing would be to put you aside
02:45This has no turning back
02:50As many of us already knew,
02:52Ricky is corrupt,
02:54he's a homophobe, he's a misogynist,
02:57he can't even trust his own shadow.
03:00He has to leave, and we're asking him to resign.
03:03Now is the time for us as a people to unite.
03:09I'm telling you, I love my country.
03:13Until the end, until the end,
03:15I give my life for my country.