As long as we are viewed as competition, we continue to be targeted. The rules of the IFC game do not need to be changed. In the face of an imperialist global governing structure, our local strategy needs to change. A concrete push back is needed, though not necessarily in the form of a defensive approach. McCartney is right, benefits can be reaped from increased people involvement, but financial services is a sector largely hidden from the public eye, and therefore from public power through activism.
Target their weakness. Review and loudly report the weaknesses in their own jurisdictions. There are significant quantities of literature available on their internal flaws. Who checks their power? their criteria? Ought we -IFJ jurisdictions of the global South - not create a blacklist of our own and demand - through a unified front - they (GGOs) check themselves first. Ought we not align and alliance ourselves officially, create our own global think tank, and regulatory boards. A bit radical perhaps, but necessary, and maybe even overdue.
In an era of neoliberalism, the individual - ie the unique - is celebrated. However, in that one is called to be an individual, society demands that all aspects of this individuality be made visible, transparent, for all to see. Demanding transparency is a form of control/regulation/discipline, and it ought to make us question if celebrating our 'uniqueness' as an IFC is a trap....
We need an aggressive marketing strategy....not defensive...but offensive, We can demand 'equality', and 'equitable' governance for we are all the same. Educate our people. The Emperor is stark naked. We must be unafraid to call him out as so.
The level of ignorance in this article is disturbing...
from your 'pre-enlightened' assumptions about the definition of racism, to you demonstrating racism against Africa and African citizens, to your understanding of reparations, to your 'interest' in seeing a study on "the correlations between slave/slavery origins and the success or failure of modern democracy in countries with (African) slave descendants."...
I am struggling between deciding whether I should write an appropriate (i.e. lengthy) response or if I should just get back to finishing up this thesis chapter. In the meantime, I will just pray to God that the reparations case is won so that greater resources can be allocated to educating the Bahamian population, especially this rising generation of new leaders like you and me.
LArcher says...
As long as we are viewed as competition, we continue to be targeted. The rules of the IFC game do not need to be changed. In the face of an imperialist global governing structure, our local strategy needs to change. A concrete push back is needed, though not necessarily in the form of a defensive approach. McCartney is right, benefits can be reaped from increased people involvement, but financial services is a sector largely hidden from the public eye, and therefore from public power through activism.
Target their weakness. Review and loudly report the weaknesses in their own jurisdictions. There are significant quantities of literature available on their internal flaws. Who checks their power? their criteria? Ought we -IFJ jurisdictions of the global South - not create a blacklist of our own and demand - through a unified front - they (GGOs) check themselves first. Ought we not align and alliance ourselves officially, create our own global think tank, and regulatory boards. A bit radical perhaps, but necessary, and maybe even overdue.
In an era of neoliberalism, the individual - ie the unique - is celebrated. However, in that one is called to be an individual, society demands that all aspects of this individuality be made visible, transparent, for all to see. Demanding transparency is a form of control/regulation/discipline, and it ought to make us question if celebrating our 'uniqueness' as an IFC is a trap....
We need an aggressive marketing strategy....not defensive...but offensive,
We can demand 'equality', and 'equitable' governance for we are all the same. Educate our people. The Emperor is stark naked. We must be unafraid to call him out as so.
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LArcher says...
The level of ignorance in this article is disturbing...
from your 'pre-enlightened' assumptions about the definition of racism, to you demonstrating racism against Africa and African citizens, to your understanding of reparations, to your 'interest' in seeing a study on "the correlations between slave/slavery origins and the success or failure of modern democracy in countries with (African) slave descendants."...
I am struggling between deciding whether I should write an appropriate (i.e. lengthy) response or if I should just get back to finishing up this thesis chapter. In the meantime, I will just pray to God that the reparations case is won so that greater resources can be allocated to educating the Bahamian population, especially this rising generation of new leaders like you and me.
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