It is important to consider how we have been corrupted in both mind and morality.
Please listen to the Nelson Mandela clip below.
Better, listen to the full interview to see how far we truly failed in our thinking.
The US is faltering morally, politically, morally, economically, and spiritually.
Anyone who doesn't understand this has not been paying attention, or thinking.
I would include the vast majority of our country.
We have willingly absorbed the culture, the entertainment, the news and corruption of our neighbor to the north.
Now, we pretend that we are independent and specially endowed with what it takes to do what is right for this country.
Listen to the words of Nelson Mandela, and then find a politician anywhere, especially here in The Bahamas who can hold a candle to this great leader.
They don't exist. Period.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkcbODy…

Malcolm,

Yes, "It would be nice If we lived up to our words." But, that would make us honest.
Can't have that now, can we?

You made me imagine what you said. Not funny!

"She said the government is working on these reforms in close partnership with the relevant stakeholders, including union members and the business community.
Peter Goudie, the chamber’s labour division head, told The Tribune that while the chamber has met with labour officials, it has yet to see what the government is proposing.
Dr Rolle, expressing doubt that such reforms will be introduced this year, said: “We need to understand we can’t just throw things out there because it sounds good. We have to understand the impact that it’s going to have on the business community and understand how this is really going to be done.”
Really?
As if, this government has consulted with any intelligent and educated business leader on any important matter.
Again, all political pandering to an uneducated population that they wish to keep in the dark.
And, they are doing a great job of it, yes?

This is about political promises nearing an election, to people who are unable to read and do math.
The PLP, knows they are a failure, yet, like any good criminal defense lawyer would do, they continue to obfuscate the truth such that the limited intellect of those they hold sway over will concede, and then call them brilliant.
This PLP government is not paying its present bills owed to many businesses in this country.
Yet, they are making promises to increase funding for politically popular programs.
Is the Bahamian public stupid? Why do we continue listening, and voting, for people who are promulgating these outright lies?

The only thing unsurprising about this nasty, seemingly illegal and offensive attempt at extortion of already struggling Bahamian businesses, is that Jerome Fitzgerald is involved.
This PLP administration should not be voted out of office, they should be in jail.
Each day, Bahamians who are capable, or those who have the stomach, to read our daily papers, are invited to read the transgressions of those we elected to represent us.
The political establishment is unquestionably destroying this country.
Why is the present PM surrounding himself with such morally questionable individuals?
This is a serious question.

The police are helpless. We have fostered a nation that seems unable to parent decent kids.
The police come from this population. We continue to scrape the bottom of the barrel, wondering why we see the results on a daily basis.
And then, with a national deficit in education, we are left scratching our heads over what to do.
This is predictable, and will not change until we achieve a literate population of caring adults.
We are a few generations away from that goal, if achievable.
Get used to the violence, it is here to stay for a while.
If we had an educated group of leaders who cared about their country, it would be a good start. But, we don't.
They like to fly around to other countries, eating and drinking on the taxpayers dime, talking trash and who knows what else.

"The entire deal had Davis's blessing, and if Davis were an honourable man, he would have by now resigned as PM and Minister of Finance in the circumstances."
You are obviously correct, but to ask someone who has no moral compass, as a criminal defense lawyer, to all of a sudden, find honesty and horourability, is like asking for the sun to rise at night.
Not in the cards.
This man could be caught doing anything, but would deny it to the person standing there watching it happen before their eyes.
No honesty, no moral compass, no integrity. This is who we voted for.
So, are we any better?
A vote for PLP is a vote for corruption to continue.

"Smith said local pharmacies had written to Dr Darville twice last year requesting details on the transition plans for the Chronic Drug Prescription Programme but had yet to receive a response.
“It is tiresome,” he said. “All we’ve been asking from day one, let us partner with you to help you make what you’re trying to do the best possible thing for the Bahamian people and every single time, we have to beg and ask and almost go into the public media and embarrass them to the point where they have to talk to us.”
This should be reason alone for Darville to be removed form office.
However, he fits in well with this PLP government which is merely seeking to take as much as they can for themselves.
Our government is a disgrace, and has no intention of helping, or of even being accountable to the Bahamian people.
It is sad that we are not able to see through the bullshit words that these politicians use.
They have no interest in anything other than helping themselves.
Is the response from the BPA not an indictment of the corruption and dishonesty coming from this government? Yes, or no?

All true.