The Tribune

EDITOR, The Tribune.

2016 a strange year for democracy. We saw the rise of populism/quasi-fascism.

The strange choice of the British to sabotage their own economy with the BREXIT vote and the extraordinary decision by 48% of the USA population to put the increasing bizarre Donald Trump as President, de facto the most powerful man on the planet.

The long-term repercussions of that will affect everyone of us.

What has all this got to do with our tiny democracy?

Well, since 2012 the PLP (who incidentally got 48 per cent of the popular vote as well) have governed The Bahamas. During this time, our economy has stagnated whilst the rest of the world has moved out of recession.

We have witnessed corruption and gross mismanagement of our funds.

Scandal heaped upon scandal. The fiasco of Baha Mar which continues on.

The disaster of the City Dump/BAMSI/BEC etc, etc. The level of violence/murder at unprecedented numbers. The level of foreign investment which, whether we like it or not, is key to all our futures has shrivelled away to an all time low as investors are clearly skittish of spending in The Bahamas.

Can you blame them after the way the Chinese/PLP plotted Izmirlian’s downfall?

Well 2017 is here, we now have our election and it may appear crazy to most rational, thoughtful people but the PLP well may win the next election. It’s unthinkable but possible.

Meanwhile the opposition (for what it’s worth) squabble amongst themselves more concerned about their own inflated egos than the serious problems facing our nation.

Too full of their own self importance than to band together for all our sakes.

Go figure, eh?

THE REALIST

Nassau,

March 7, 2017.