I don’t see any white people in politics, therefore politics in barbados is racist. I don’t see any white people in the police, therefore the police are racist, no white people in the BDF are you listening to what you are saying?

Just because there are no black ‘involved’ in a certain activity means its because of white supremacists? the same argument you are using can be applied to all aspects of this society, such as I have done above.

@CCC

Stop being self-righteous and deceitful. Persons like you know how to call attention to the poor black man, but fail to understand that you also distinguish the rich white boys. All of you that want to extend the lampooning of Clarke also show up an unwillingness to grapple with real issues. For many years persons in Barbados have been afraid to discuss ‘whites’ as if they too are not part of Barbadian society. You would rather speak about the youth; men; women; all of which are seen in terms of discredited blacks, but never against the privileges that appear skewed in favour of whites. No excuse for Clarke, but I am sure he has said what many were thinking. That is the hypocrisy; you would lampoon Clarke and possibly the BLP, but rather forget that pre-2008 election the same persons like you were shouting how the BLP is for the white people and big business. Maybe the tides have turned; maybe the BLP is connecting more with the ordinary masses of which the greatest proportion are very likely to be blacks.

@David and BU

Do you really believe that either political party would want me on their ticket or would I have to link up with Comissiong? Better yet, do you think that we would have a revolution that now takes in the lower and expanding lower middle classes that would need someone willing to fight on their behalf, and hence a new party?
I do not have answers; but it is beginning to feel that the only way I may have a positive impact is if I get in the fray and that has to be done through Parliament. Any ideas David? 85 % of the persons speaking to the budget were either out to sea or just never addressed the issues relevant to Barbados. Do you think that I should risk it all and run against Stuart, Arthur, Sinckler, Mottley, and all others? Let me take my tongue from cheek; do you think my time has now come to push those who are weak and unable aside in order to rescue Barbados?

Can anyone tell me why Mr. Clarke, a former Minister of Government, who spoke on the behalf of 1/4 million people in the past, could not speak on his own behalf and offer an apology to the offended party? Is it that he feels that he did nothing wrong ? Why did a lawyer have to make the excuse on his behalf that he was tired and misspoke as result of his tiredness? Any Primary School child could have uttered those words.

@George

Our sense check is that Barbados is not ready for a third party. For a credible third party to take root it would take a mobilizing event which would cause Barbadians to want to look away from the quo.

Failing the above you the candidate would have to benefit from personal appeal in the riding you select or the momentum of a national swing. However for this to happen you would have to find favour with party machinery and it is too late any way.

Sayed

On the notion of there being no White people in politics, is this not an indication of the worthlessness of the whole exercise? In any event, did you ever wonder about the (over) proportion of Whites chosen as “Independent” Senators over the past twenty year in Barbados? I mean after all, how in God’s name are these people chosen and of course determined to be “Independent”?

Halsall

West Indians do not get laid … Thought you would have realized this by now. We percolate … Serious

This is the latest thing to add to the long list of Barbados Labour Party attributes.

Now we must add RACISM to, lying, stealing, corruption, lesbianism, homosexuality, wife beating, adultery.

I just get hey. Read enough to get the gist of the discussion.

I Hants believe Barbados has always been an “apartheid” country.
However Barbadians have found a way to coexist peacefully.

Over the years some of the “wealth” has trickled down to a large number of Black Bajans.

The reality is that Cattlewash,Blue boxcart are symbolic of the Bajan attitude to each other. You hang out wid your type and I wid mine.
” big bucks”, massive crowds of black bajans support these sports.

I believe there is a lot of money to be made from formula 3 racing.

Live and let live. You can’t force people to integrate. It has to evolve and Bajan white people have no intention of adding chocolate to their milk Bizzy and about 17 others excepted.

Birds of a feather should have been bred out of existence a long time ago …

well balanced commentARTAXERES and of course there is always little response to facts on this forum only speculation. thanks sargeant for the correction but at least from your response you seem to get the drift even if grudgingly.

I did not hear all of this hullabaloo some time ago, when Sir David Seale,Knight of St Andrew, not sure if he was a Senator at the time, said in public that only people with this (pointing to the colour of his skin ) is able to run business in Barbados. Was that a racist remark?
Like Enoch Powell, Gline Clarke ,no matter how distasteful it may appear, is echoing the sentiments of a not so silent large majority of people out there.

I am going to make sure that this is not forgotten.

I have it on tape and it will be very useful in the next general elections campaign.

I am going to use these words to hang them(Barbados Labour Party).

@CCC et al
Why is it that wunna cant get it understood that Bdos has an essentially One Party system with 2 factions bickering to influence the populace that there is a significant difference, which is PURE DECEIT. (true in the US et al)

For donkey’s years the Ds and Bs have made statements of a racist nature eg Sleepy use to lambaste whitey in one part the Pine but not pun the lighter side of the tracks. When one of his white friends challenged him on it he made it clear anything for VOTES!

Do you peeps realy believe that when an underpriveleged black person gets into politics and espouses a socialist agenda that it truly applies to them? They are very likely to be CAPITALISTS PERSONALLY but publicaly they pretend to care about POOR BLACK peeps for VOTES! It is their meal ticket to $$$$$$$$$! (also true of other races so dont even think that because I am white I am being racist)

Dey spouting shite and will drink an Extra Old with whitey 10 seconds later and ask for a fat donation at election time!

If Sir D made the remark about whites are the only good business people that is racist and totally untrue. Loads of rich dark peeps in Bdos. The problem with some “wanna be” black business men has been the desire to start at the top and we know that only gravediggers and utility pole technicians start dey eg successful black business man has a brother who starts a business and wants credit so he uses his brothers established connections BUT next thing brother buys a BIG CAR attracks another couple women and given his escalating costs and lack of effort the enterprise collapses WUHLOSS! This is a TRUE story that occurred 40+yrs ago and involves a very successful black family whose name all Bajans know. My family lost some serious $$$$ BUT the successful black family are still business connections and friends to this day. In the final analysis money is NOT black or white, and only a very ignorant white person would permit race to play a major role in business decisions especially in Bim with 95% of the market not white.

All the race talk is absolute BS for one simple reason, in Bdos..Whitey needs/depends on blackey and blackey needs/ depends on whitey. SO WHY WASTE TIME? LIVE WID IT!

@BAFBFP

You are far too clever to ask how whites become independent Senators.
They running huge business enterprises that employing nuff peeps.

facts david are pieces of truthful information to which you either cannot respond, or tend to ignore if they do not favour DLP positions.

@balance

For the sake of balance why don’t you list those facts let us put them under the microscope.

So……….. BIG DEAL!! Can any one tell me candidly just what all the big hullabaloo is about? All yuh does really mek meh laff till ah want ta ded! So please tell meh,wey dese “white” peeps is be that all yuh talking bout in Buh-bay-dos? Fuh dah matter is there any 100% “white” or “black” hey in Bim? In any case wuh de Gline Clarke seh is simply what 95% of de res ah de Bajans does be thinking at any given moment! Ah lie??? So wuh de problem? Bidness as nusual hey in Baje land!

You tell me what you think?

did he?????????????????some of wunna deaf.
he made it 2 times not once if this was America now he would have to retract and apologist to the whole world.but in Barbados it is OK.
we get it.
what good for peter not good for Paul.i say he is and looks like a negroid
which is a word in the encyclopedia.evolution speaks..

You listen and then you tell me!

As racist as one can be iw GLYNE Clarke

http://youtu.be/fTHfAEHt53s