You are not stupid. You just want an intellectual debate that will draw on your own mental faculties; however, commentator seeks to highlight a sordid state of affairs. What remains for you to answer is can things be better. And if they can, how can we, the civilians, form or act to make it better. Remember, it is illegal for us civilians to have firearms to defend or match those who are exploiting their office of power.: the police.

I might wish to disagree and yet enlighten you on one point of your comment "...no where or no one to turn to.". There are others who can and who would make a significant difference in respect to the social decline we are experiencing. It is only that the populace have been programmed to elect persons of "the ruling class" who continually let them down such as members of the PLP or FNM. This represents an oscillation in stupidity and corruption. Bahamians are programmed to believe that unless the "the ruling class' gives sanction to a person, they ought not to otherwise vote for them. I have been to prison. Would you or your friends and family vote for me? The ruling class don't want the voting populace to be aware of my potential. Do you hold the view that one who have been to prison can yet make a significant contribution in our parliament or government for that fact? Or, do you hold hold the view that since I have been to prison I have forfeited my right to serve in high office?

There is a need for national, and, institutional reforms; but, our present leaders cannot lead where they themselves have never been or gone before. They cannot provide what they don't have: insight and intelligence and morals to accompany.

You have considered the matter thoroughly and well.

**This is an old political trick from Pindling days.** Pindling often fostered conditions that were the principle catalyst of problems he then took over to solved. He would come along and act as though he, alone, possessed the problem solving skills needed to resolve the issue. The people were left with the impression that no other person in the Cabinet, back then, had problem solving skills. They were fooled to believed that no one else could have done the job except PM Pindling..

**The audacity of Mr. Wells to hold himself out as being the conscience of the electorate.**

It shows the light in which he, and Mr. Watson, grades the intelligence of the Bahamian people - as though we cannot think and assess for ourselves.

In time, the electorate of Grand Bahama will assess the performance of Rev. McAlpine for themselves (not through the scope of Watson & Wells); and God's willing, three or so years from here, they will make their choice as to whether or not to return Rev. McAlpine as their Parliamentary representative.

Furthermore, they do not believe we can apply ourselves to a task without cause for reward or monetary gain. Their comments describes themselves. They were only in public life for what they could gain.

Others, like Rev. McAlpine, are bent on leaving The Bahamas in a better state than what it is in. Mr. Wells and Mr. Watson, cannot appreciate altruistic motives because it is an altogether foreign experience for them.

I appreciate your outlook "In his (Tennyson) view people do things to "get something" not because they want a better".

...."This Government is out to tax all animate and inanimate objects in its line of vision" rather than take the bull by the horns and lead. But then, leaders can only lead you as far as they themselves have been/gone.

Well... my father returned because that is how I became to be. He, Joseph McBain Johnson, was also the writer for the theme song of the PLP that was sung at their rallies during the campaigns leading up to Majority Rule.

Well my father returned because that is how I became to be. He, Joseph McBain Johnson, was also the writer for the theme song of the PLP that was song at the rallies during their their campaigns in the days leading up Majority Rule.