Alred C. Frett. Photo: VINO/File

I say the things I say because they need to be said and not because I have all the answers… After all, I helped elect our Government so it’s a sad revelation to see the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) become a National embarrassment and expense; not just for Politicians, but also those informants who were eager pipelines to the Governors… With such great expectations that punishment would result from all their efforts, the UK failed them.

On the other hand - from Day 1 - I warned of the dangerous criminal tendencies of Donald J. Trump and that, it would be harder to get him out than it was to put him in… We now see it, and, although, no one in their right mind believes in Trumpism, that does not stop the feeble-minded from spouting his foolishness, even though it is clear that, the daggers he aimed at others are now headed directly for him – Suicide.

While it may be great to speak nothing but Goodness, it is the squeaky wheel that gets the grease and self-denial was the lesson taught to Slaves in order to keep them in bondage… Now more than ever, we need Truth for the Youth to combat our suffering - locally and internationally… This now extends to our newest Generations; from hands of leaders now to Acts of God (Irma) and Pandemics (Covid-19).

Better Living Together than Dying Apart:

Nonetheless, rather than be dismayed we should see these as lessons, and our ultimate rise or fall will directly depend on whether or not we choose to learn from the experiences… Following Irma, I played in Noel Lloyd’s Park in order to bring Hope and Comfort, and, beginning with Covid-19, Government set up a WhatsApp Chat for Businesses and Politicians, as a point of dialogue and expression – Good thing!

This has been a welcomed relief and I have learnt from it… It enlightens us on the different ways we approach the same situations and - while we may swear to the opposite - the flaws in our characters are exposed… Even as we celebrate Emancipation, the Slave Mentality is still present as our instincts focus on greed, malice, myopia and gullibility to the point where it is all about self and nothing for others.

This is Nature at its peak and it is not unnatural to cross the road in order to avoid doing what is likely to benefit others… However, what makes Today different is our Civil Communities and interdependence on one another… However, if the Question is, Who wants to be a Millionaire? The Answer may still be Anyone including Politicians, who will be just as likely to sell Anyone and Everyone to get their Millions.

We seem to return to the Wilds whenever accelerated greed and malice transform good Leaders into Social Prostitutes - hopping from bed to bed with their own evolving Agendas - always looking better in the dark, never seeming satisfied, quick to promise everything and leave you nothing but (VD) - Various Delusions and Lies… Do we truly realise that their existence depends on us as Voters/Customers?

Giving Back our Freedom:

Maybe we are as foolish as they think, because, after our Forefathers struggled so long and hard to bring a pittance of respect, autonomy and Hope for our Children, we allowed Leaders to lose our Country… Then, rather than seek ways to get it back, we further compound our stupidity, by scrambling to hold Elections that are nothing more than local infighting to decide whom will be UK’s best Puppets.

As UK battles her own Economic Challenges, we stick our heads in the sand or choose the tradition of sitting on our hands and praying to Gods of excuses for rescue from ourselves… Somehow, we have forgotten that things didn’t work out so well for disciples, Donald and Andrew - They felt invincible and flew too close to the Sun – Their Wax melted and they found out how much easier it is to fall than to fly.

We must move on for, it’s only Governments and Lobsters increase their chances by going backwards and, while Labour poses a major handicap to the progress of our Country, Government appears to think the solution is an occasional rearrangement of Bodies rather than a revamping of Processes… Using this approach, Owners and Workers will continue to lose Businesses and Livelihoods, to the very end.

Losing, the Sweat of Your Brow:

So much can be said on the crucial topic of Labour (and others) but this will be left for later date… However, the lame excuse that their failures are due to understaffing is ridiculous - If that was so, they could easily employ the same ‘misfit recruits’ they are forcing on Businesses and, by filling their own vacancies, they can easily process the backlogs of capable Workers so long requested by Employers.

From listening to the sounds of silence, our Traditional Expenditures are growing faster even as our Traditional Revenue shrink… Time is running out and this simply means that, we are already in so much trouble that further failure to ensure that our Funds can service our Demands, will mean the untimely separation between ourselves and our Properties – A major loss and tragedy rolled into one.

We are victims in their Traps and Politicians and Creditors may offer us false security but they are fully aware that, we cannot spend what we do not have… In the end, Lenders will strip our Properties to the bone and, our only rescue may depend on the Principles of the God of Nature and Laws of Balance – Many depend on the careful balancing of Books so that “What goes Out in no more than What comes In”.

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