Truth. I know of a case where a business will even pay their work permit holder's rent while refusing to give their Bahamian employees a raise for years. I lived overseas and had this thing called a salary which used to pay my rent. Bahamians get treated like second class citizens in this country.

I haven't "celebrated" independence in years and certainly don't plan on celebrating it this year. What are we supposed to be proud of: a failing power grid, blatant unchecked corruption, governments that demean native Bahamians for foreigners (whether white or black)? If it weren't for immediate proximity to the United States, we would be a Haiti tier failed state (for what it's worth, our treasonous governments are trying to turn us into that anyways). The Bahamian people need a real come to Jesus moment to get rid of both the FNM/PHellP because the truth is the future is very grim for this nation barring a major political shakeup. The "same old same old" recycled political faces and families are not going to cut it when it comes to fixing the problems that this country has. Tbh part of me doubts that the problems can be fixed, they have been neglected too long and are out of control at this point.

We need to start revoking certain citizenship from certain people in this country, not giving more out like candy.

I'm still trying to find this "21st century" Bahamas that I keep hearing about.

Cheapus they just come out and say that Bahamians are second class citizens who need to ride the back of the bus in this country.

Nah, the only summer that power never went off on Abaco was 2020 and that was because there was no electricity to shut off in the first place. This has been a problem ever since I was a young boy, not a new occurrence by any means. Abaco would have been far better off as an independent nation but people let words have too much power over them and got scared of being called names. Today, we are suffering for it.

A certain demographic is responsible for the vast majority of gun violence in the United States, which by coincidence is the same demographic responsible for virtually all of the gun violence here. Funny how nations like Switzerland don't have a problem with gun violence despite widespread proliferation of firearms. The real problem is low impulse control + high time preference + below average IQ + access to a deadly weapon (knives, guns, whatever). Magically getting rid of every single firearm in this country wouldn't reduce the murder rate a single bit.

The truth is that we are ruled by a mafia who think of the Bahamian people as nothing more than slaves that they can juice to fund their extravagant lifestyles and onerous pensions. They know that nothing is ever going to happen to them, and that every 5 years Bahamians will be twerking their booty on stage for some fried chicken and rum talking about PHellP/FNM is the only thing they want. What is the worst that is going to happen to them: get voted out in 5 years, no big deal, just wait another 5 to get put back in. Nothing in this country makes sense until you realize that successive governments have intentionally destroyed the education system to create a populace of dumb and ignorant voters to give their banana republic regimes a sense of legitimacy.

If the source of the banging noises detected was truly the sub, it seems that an electrical failure would be the most likely explanation for what happened. If not, the hull probably crumbled under the pressure. Either way, the crew is most likely dead no matter the cause. Sad story, but evidence suggests that the CEO of this company did not take the risks associated with the voyage seriously.

What are supposed to be proud of? A power grid that hangs on by threads? Blatant corruption in government? Our out of control crime rate? Walloping national debt that is going to destroy the lives of the young Bahamians? Voting for the red shitty government or the yellow shitty government every five years? I don't know how people keep drinking this kool aid. I get trying to be optimistic but at some point we have to take an objective look at the situation of this nation as well.

I still hold that independence was a giant mistake because the British would have at least dissolved our governments and forced reforms the way that they did in Turks a while back. Now, the foxes are in charge of the henhouse and nobody is going to help us; you can either get in on the racket yourself or get out of the country.