Blessing or Curse
The law has finally prevailed in Trinidad and Tobago and, as it is supposed to be, the person performing the unlawful act has been punished. There has been much rejoicing at the fact that former prime minister Basdeo Panday has been found guilty of corruption, some citizens have even made the statement that there should be a national holiday to mark the occasion. Even though the law has won out on this occasion I think that the real victor is the PNM and the real loser is the country. Mr. Panday's conviction has effectively killed him as a real leader of Trinidad and Tobago and has thrown into chaos the only party that had a realistic chance of dethroning the current regime.
Hate him or love him, Basdeo Panday, was the only person who could take on the PNM at this juncture. Mr. Dookeran, although he would be my personal choice as a possible leader of the future, has shown that he is weak and Trinidad and Tobago should not have a weak leader. Panday's hold over the UNC even though he was removed as political leader of the party has shown his strength in this arena. The grassroots followers who worship his every word will now have to decide on their own who should take them into the future. Those voters who were undecided prior to the conviction now have an even simpler choice. So where does this leave Trinidad and Tobago?
The self proclaimed father of the nation will continue to spread his seeds of incompetence since there would be no effective method of political birth control to prevent his little soldiers from marching on. The lack of vision by the current regime indicates that some ocular device is needed to bring about twenty twenty vision. However, there is now no political force which can provide the necessary opposition to the spreading disease. Political ambition has to be put aside for the good of Trinidad and Tobago.
The time for petty squabbles is over. A new leader has to emerge from the pack and take the people to the promised land, or to convert this land into what was promised! The existing group of leaders have no idea how to handle the social, economic and political crisis that the country is facing and with the removal of Mr. Panday there is no hope for the current opposition to take over.
posted by Donnie Bachan at 20:07
3 Comments:
you make things seem so bone way or the other, you talk of a blessing or a curse, hate him or love him, a strong leader instead of a weak leader, of this person leading us to the promised land - how is your rhetoric any different from that of the politicians? You might be trying to make a different point but it comes over as the same old b/s. i've heard these words in a thousand rum shops and on countless football fields your just saying the same things others have for years. Why don't you try to offer a more nuanced solution? New parties, new system of election such as PR, a cross-party collaboration, We don't want new leaders dragging us around like the old ones. We want new leaders who are younger, from a different generation, who aren't as corrupt - because they all fall into the trap somtimes. Try harder than partisan rhetoric, inspire your readers nuh. That would be progressive
April 27, 2006 9:32 pm
Dylan, I have to agree with you. My passion gets the better of me sometimes and the frustration of what is currently taking place in TNT overwhelms.
I, we at the progressive, believe that for there to be progress in TNT the old guards must all be replaced but there are so few willing to step up to the challenge. Who is to lead us? I, we, all have ideas and possible solutions and we hope that we can put those forward here. My future contributions will be in that vain.
April 28, 2006 1:46 pm
cheers donnie, sorry if i came across too hostile. i am as frustrated as you about things in 'paradise'.
I look forward to reading your future contributions
April 28, 2006 2:54 pm
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