Barbados has officially joined the ranks of politically polarized societies. Like the fly on the wall the blogmaster has been observing the quality of debate on a myriad of issues and as a commenter on BU would describe it, the signal noise is deafening and the divisiveness is real.
Permit the blogmaster be clear, citizens of a country giving vent to issues is expected in a working democracy. It is better than throwing rock stones at those you disagree with or worse, engaging in violent criminal acts by resorting to guns, knives and other weapons. Although Barbados has been experiencing an increase in gun play, it is mainly associated with the ‘underworld’ and has not yet permeated mainstream affairs. Again allow the blogmaster be clear, increase criminal activity in any country is linked to underlying societal issues. A subject for another day.
The challenge beginning to emerge for Barbadians is the inability of stakeholders to robustly debate issues to reach consensus or what is popularly referred to as a win win position. One may argue significant investment in education over the years should have steered us away from the current trajectory. A path that is leading to nowhere fast. Is it we are failing in the area of informal education?
All those years ago Gabby penned the popular ‘One Day Coming Soon’ banned by the Tom Adams government. Prophetically the people are waking up and we are witnessing a spiking in the lack of trust directed at the establishment – the political directorate, media, police, justice system; LAWYERS to name a few. What is creating the problem for the establishment: as it continues to sleep more citizens are waking up from various states of ignorance adding to the increase in signal noise.
Unfortunately until the political directorate makes the adjustment to align with the expectations of an ‘awoke’ people, fallout from the signal noise will continue to be a drag on any effort to move the country forward.
We have the current situation of the Mottley government forcing through the transition to a Republic. Although there is anecdotal acceptance the time has come and gone to replace the foreign ceremonial head of state with a local, there is concern enough was not done to engage Barbadians to gain buy in to the process AND if this was the plan from reading the 2018 BLP manifesto, there was enough time to have updated the Constitution in order to avoid criticism in some quarters that the piecemeal implementation does not fit an educated country well. What we see playing out as Walter Blackman accurately observed is a Barbados Labour Party government concluding it has the political capital to do as it wishes largely because of a weak political opposition.
The message in the clip never grows old and fits Barbados like a glove. Unfortunately the current predicament we find ourselves cannot be solved in weeks, months or even a few years. Good governance and concomitant success does not happen by accident, it has to be led and planned.
Watch the from 4m:50s of the video.
60 responses to “People Waking Up”
Better yet u need to hush and take control of your blog
what more can he do Angie dear?
has he not sat quietly and let us see your hatred and invective for the BLP exposed?
how come he aint dead YET from reADING YOUR WAFFLE ALL DESE YEARS I DONT KNOW
SOME AH WE DOES COME HEY AND MEH JOKE BUT YOU SERIOUS BOUT YOUR BULLSHIT
we saw you quote Bible about God looking down yet failing to see that God takes down Governments and sets them up as clearly taught in Daniel 2, and that he did so in May 2018 decisively
the man ask you a simple question
can you answer it?
who cares what atherly says?
he is of no consequence his days are numbered at Mias pleasure when she calls de next election
at which time you will still be groaning
why dont you come down and run for office and battle wid Mia tete a tete?
or tek she on in a town hall meeting?
DavidNovember 27, 2021 10:23 PM
Your comment is instructive, take control of a blog with middle to old age commenters, what does it say?
The blogmaster will allow what you and others have in you to show for everyone to see beforeâ
Xxxx
OK.
It is your blog do whatever u like
Not any concern of mine
BTW I placed a comment taken from the American Institute Enterprise a right wing think tank whose keeps an eye on govt affairs world wide
Seems as if everyone is keeping an eye on this govt and it’s close relationships with China
Trouble seems to brewing in paradise from every corner
YOU TALK NUFF BOUT GOD WELL THEN PRAY FOR DE COUNTRY NUH
LOT OF BELIEVERS IN BIM PRAY FOR THE GOB DAILY
THEY DONT TELL HIM WUH TO DO
THEY JUST ASK HIM TO DIRECT AND CONTROL AND THEY LEAVE IT IN HIS HANDS
David
With respect. You may own this blog an apology.
Remember when this writer objected to the notion that the elected dictator, Mia Mpttley, broke the Westminster tradition when she embarked on the unprecedented action of a second throne speech thereby breaching a social contract with the people. And you persistently batted away the arguments made.
If what the blogger above is reporting is true, that the republic agenda is now being defended as having already gotten the electoral approval by the people of Barbados based on said original manifesto, subsequently subjected to a second throne speech. The above blogger has also asserted that nothing about republicanism was in such a manifesto.
Maybe, you could tell the blog in which political or legal universe could both a rejection of the original manifesto be legal and it’s acceptance when convenient..
@Pacha
Maybe that is the point if it was not mentioned then there is no obligation by the party to deliver on earlier promise?
I do more than pray i put money in the country as well as to areas of charity
Read 1 Corinthians 13 4 -7
DavidNovember 27, 2021 10:45 PM
@Pacha
Maybe that is the point if it was not mentioned then there is no obligation by the party to deliver on earlier promise?
Xxxxx
But it also condemns Weir to be a bold faced Liar
A problem which is endemic within the party
One ugly sore point that keeps repeating as with the sourcing of vaccine and Now with the Charter
Needless to say that u David was quick to absolve the huge gap of lies by Weir by focusing on the manifesto not having such promise relieved govt of any necessity to oblige
Had another listen to the Friday talk show, the point Weir made is that no mention was made of going referendum in the throne speech or manifesto.
Close to the end:
https://downtobrasstacks.castos.com/episodes/brasstacks-nov-26th-2021
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