Bahamas Issues: Response to Bahama wave regarding Brent Symonette
Truly, this thread is flat. It lacks luster, real insight and analyzation. Surely, this thread has been thwarted in order to confuse those who are not quite aware of our past, familiar with the intricacies our history. The UBP party does not, just represent the supression of the black majority by the white minority, albeit that was a latent issue during that time. The party also represented harsh classism, brutal elitism, social devide and moreso, the era promote inequality between the haves and the havenots. The party represented a thinking; a thinking that a certain group of individuals were born to be in charge and that all others are inferior by nature. Note that the party had both black and white membership, notwithstanding the fact that the majority were white.
That being said, this thread should debate the qualities of Mr. Brent Symmonette. Is he an elitest? Does he believe that due to who he is and by whom he has decended from deserves certain privileges within this Bahamas; and moreso does he believe he has the natural right to ‘rule’. The question here should be, does Mr. Symmonette have UBP ideals. And does he promote these ideals via his affliations.
We all know that Mr. Symonette is a wealthy man. In fact, some say he is the richest Bahamian. Good for him! However, is how he came by his wealth important to his political career? Politically, does his name and his money promotes a nasty stigma? And exactly what do they represent? Clearly, this thread should be thick with debate on whether his wealth or his name stink with the stench of the UBP? For apparently, whenever either of them come up, some Bahamians turn up their noses.
Surely, it is easy to say, that this is a mordern Bahamas free from the issue of the importance of colour. Without doubt, it is easy to say that we should not be still thinking in black and white. Nonetheless, the fact remains, we are a colourful nation. One’s heritage and history is important to us, whether one is from Rolleville, Exuma, or from Binnacle Hill Acklins. Even one’s affliation is important, and moreso, one’s unspoken beliefs.
In this Bahamas there still exist groups of families, who by their affliations and social circles clearly believe that they are perhaps, [pauses] for lack of a better word, “better” than the rest. We see them everyday sitting next to each other at high falutin balls and specially invited illustrious dinners and social events. Its evident that they all know each other. Its evident that they have had obtained their wealth from way back in the 20′ -30’s when the UBP were in full swing. And it is also visible that they still manipulate Bahamian politics behind the scene sponsering particular parties that assist them in their agenda of remaining on top.
All that being said, when asked whether a ‘Brent Symonnette’ and the like, take us back to the time of the UBP era?” I have no idea. Nevertheless, I am still analyzing, refusing to put on blinders seeing only the rosey coloured picture. __________________
Originally Posted by BahamaWave I’m hearing a lot of people saying that if Brent Symonnete was to become PM that he would take us back to the old UBP ways of racism and discrimination.
Now I ask you for God’s sake, do you think that in this day and age that we Bahamians would simply stand by like sheep and allow this to happen to us?
There would be riots in the streets before that happens. We must not have much faith in our strength if we believe we can be controlled so easily.
Remember, we the people have the power, not the leaders.
(c) http://www.bahamasissues.com/showthread.php?t=5928
