Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Political jibba jabba
I"m constantly being dragged into political discourses and asked for comments especially along the lines as to who built this nation. Whether this party or that party. I also seem not to fit into the conversations well because some how most peoples concept of nation building are " buildings , more schools, roads, proper infrastructure creating jobs etc . If these attributes consist of nation building, well the long constant nonsensical gibberish can continue with out me because if this only can be seen and can be considered as nation building well so be it . Proper infrastructure and well paying jobs can come from any Pimp,Politician,Conman, Money launderer,Financial tycoon, Drug don etc. So it appears once people's eyes are filled with something new to look at and bulging wallets , the nation is building. Pity is the new buildings may be filled with workers who productivity maybe close to nil and boast of getting a back pay from the state or holding the country ransom for a pay increase. New Schools filled with teachers who are stressed out abused by students desiring more money also and yet producing wave and waves of ill educated youths that flood the populace every year with a educational system that is deteriorating with momentum , everyone now has a degree yet bereft of common sense and ideas on how to deal with life on a day to day basis. Gender issues thrown out the same beautiful building's window by some government for the sake of some religious turd reading some book written thousands of years ago that has nothing to do with our modern life.. Defenseless children being abused. More modern high Tech hospitals for citizens who would refuse to make better healthy lifestyle habits to fill these nation building hospitals with patients with lifestyle diseases burdening the health system. Change laws because of the senseless carnage on the roadways and would not face reality that we drive reckless and alcoholism,drinking and driving is a accepted norm " we ting" Trini 2 de bone" A obviously out dated Judiciary functioning in a fast paced evolving unstable society. More Police Stations filled with officers whose moral compass is out of order.Contracts being given out to the party affiliates who pave and pave and build drains by the use of second sometimes third going into fourth subcontractors so every one as we say can "eat ah food" Everyone gainfully employed in sometimes their unsustainable jobs with rents derived from oil and gas sales and cant really produce anything marketable for trade and commerce in a competitive international world market. Crime being a multi billion dollar industry finding its way very comfortably into our culture, way of life, thinking, behavior gun culture etc. Gangs , religious fundamentalist nut jobs gang leader with their modern name community leaders with government contracts building their own state within a state... and the list can go on. This is nation building ? How about asking the question which government invested in CITIZEN BUILDING or which Government nurtured a well rounded model citizen with ideas of a well balance culture which included open mindedness, values, critical thinking which will encourage everyone to strive for excellence dealing with the highly volatile world we live in . A Proper CULTURE is the foundation of great nation building. Just in bare in mind our neighbor next door Barbados is a considered a first world state and they don't have natural resources as we do I believe or Singapore's well renown changes which took place in a short space of time. These places value people and ideas not box drains or symphony halls with out the symphony, their culture changing ideas set them apart from the rest. So next clown who asks me that silly question to keep in most people's correct context ,be warn my response will be " the British built the nation and left it in the hands of semi illiterate people who cant tell the difference from their ass and elbow" and believe me I can go into detail of my response if you so desire...
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