St. Maarten Private Eye

Talk about poking a stick in a hornets nest. I think Daphne has it right on more than a few things and has made a few positive suggestions too. You are right though, negatism on its own doesn't help and nor does knocking and generalising the people of the island. There are many reasons the island is in the state it is in, mostly I think it is because of how people are afraid to speak up or ask questions and it goes back decades.

It is a truth that you can suffer when you speak up, you can suffer when you are in politics or put yourself in their bad books. There are many smart people on the island, many intellectuals and educated people, yet most of them keep their heads down and stay out of it.

The only way things are going to change here is when some of those people get brave and run for office. Do we have an opposition party?? I remember somethng about being a 'formidable' opposition party after the last election, the only one we hear from is George, I've forgotten who the others are now. What a joke they are.

And now the DP is holding 'Constitutional' meetings. I have to ask, isn't that something the Island govt should be doing together? I sure hope no fed or island govt money is being used for these political party events.

I see no Thomas Jeffersons or Benjamin Frankins out there and SXM realy really needs some.

Flipper