July 07, 2005
A Call For Unity
One reason why The Bahamas gets nowhere is because of all the bickering that goes on about anything. From LNG, to CSME, to Guana Cay, to just about any topic, there is always a nasty controversy that prevents anything from moving forward.
Add to that, all the political discord and blind allegiance to political parties and you have a situation where virtually everything is affected by "paralysis by analysis". In other word, everything is analyzed and argued to the point where it just sits there. It seems people are afraid to move forward because of the repercussions that might follow. So nothing goes anywhere.
Instead of wasting time arguing the issues that nobody agrees on, perhaps by focusing on the issues that garner a consensus, we could actually get something done for the good of the country and the people who inhabit it.
So, my question is, what DO we agree on?
Well, most Bahamians agree that the level of crime in the country is intolerable, so let's really deal with the crime problem, not try to hide it, or ignore it for the sake of tourism.
And I think most Bahamians agree that there is a problem with illegal immigrants, so let's deal with the problem on a larger scale, instead of running around "busting" individual Haitians, which is like putting a band-aid on a person whose head has been chopped off.
Pollution and litter is another area that most Bahamians agree needs to be addressed. Particularly when we have idiots dumping tons of garbage into a pond in a national park.
The attitudes of tourism employees needs improvement as well. Else, all the people who we attract to our shores are only going to go back home and tell their friends and family to avoid the Bahamas "because people there are rude".
These are just a few of the big issues that most Bahamians agree on. I am sure there are others. Why can there not be more dialogue on these issues, instead of all the bickering about things that, no matter how much is said on the subject, the people involved will never change their minds and never come to an agreement?
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