Submitted by Bajan Truth
Legacy for sale, created by MEDIA CREATIONS LTD. You do not actually have to do much, intent is as good as the deed. Talk about Families First, no programmes, no initiatives, no legislation, mention in a few speeches and it is legacy. Talk about Barbados is for all of us and not a few, it is a society not just an economy and you have transformed the Barbadian landscape. Pass free busfares and free camps and apparently that is sufficient to have impacted the lives of Barbadians and lift them from out of poverty. Go to the Gaza and Red Sea attend a few dub fetes and the youth have become a champion of youth, an inspiration, a community worker par excellence that has powerfully impacted on the lives of part of a wonderful legacy, legacy for sale. The intent is as good as the deed. A storm an unprecedented event in Barbados it is the spiritual power of David Thompson, such an outstanding leader the earth itself has groaned as it did for our Lord on his death (earthquakes) according to
Matthew Farley.
The creation of this legend so fixated the Dems and the media that they forgot to warn Barbadians about the storm, or did they deliberately withhold that information because they did not want to disturb the worship at the shrine of David Thompson (Combermere) now hailed the greatest leader Barbados has ever known. David you worried about the short time in office, the fear that you did not get to do what you wanted and about the legacy you would leave behind. You did not have to worry, your faithful Dems have ensured that your name is lifted above all names, even above Prime Ministers of yore. Apparently in two years you did so much for this country and the region that my God had you been here longer you would have ushered in Paradise. Apparently no leader before, Grantley Adams, Errol Barrow, Tom Adams, Bernard St.John, Erskine Sandiford and Owen Arthur could ever compare with you. One media Dem worshipper even said that your death was a loss not only to Barbados but to the region and indeed the world.
This is nauseating and simply sick. It does not speak well of our intelligence as a people, the integrity of the Dems, and the media. This reminds me of how Bush with skilfull repeated P.R. made Americans feel that somehow Saddam Hussein had something to do with 9/11 and was able to successfully get permission from congress to take them to war for years, 20, 000 young lives destroyed; more than 4000 dead. It took them seven years to finally call put the lie for what it was.
David Thompson was a man of promise, but he did not accomplish a great deal as Prime Minister. As a young man he was an excellent example of service; good political skills, excellent debater; crisp and sharp wit. As a political leader after two defeats, a hiatus and a nasty battle with Mascoll won gov’t. Fumbled the economy, CLICO, managed to create and pass two bills. Two years later death came calling, in three gone. Prior to his death he was not know as a community worker who worked side by side with people and the youth, that is Hammie La or Keith Simmons; he was not known for vigorous defence of the poor like Andrew Pilgrim, he was a corporate lawyer; he was not a master at managing of the Barbados economy and raising the standard of living, that is Owen Arthur; he did not lead the country to another place, Barrow lead us to Independence. The point is these people have works, continuous works over a period of time that specifically transform to back their words. We will not need to create a legacy for them. Let us get a grip on reality. We need to mourn his loss as our Prime Minister, as a husband and father. Personally I was moved by his passing, he was young. What he did and who he was will not change when he is judged by God, no matter how many Bajans are sucked into this public relations mirage.
Let us stay with the truth.
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