That discussion is admittedly hard for people to appreciate depending on where they are in life, what they know, what they have experienced and what they have come to understand. The point that some make is that while white people have killed, oppressed and hated people of color simply and only because of their color, the hurt and animosity people of color feel is more seen as a reaction to their oppression, not a hatred simply because a person is white. There are no cut and dry, black and whites (point wise) on this because the issue is deeply complex, but that is the gist of the arguments made therein. Now, where I think many of us as white people get upset is in feeling that people of color have no right to react the way they do and any reaction they have - even when the reaction is an expression of self love and self pride, they are accused of being racist. Now, I certainly do not want to be blamed for what my ancestors have done, but I am not blind to the generational effects of a whole grouping of people. We don't tell Holocaust survivors to get over that atrocity, but we tell African slave decedents and decedents of Western Colonialism to get over it (as if the vestiges of those things do not still exist today both systemically and psycho-socially), and if they don't get over it and respond to life the way we think they should, they are now suddenly racist on that basis. The key, as I have stated before, is not about justifying hatred, it is about understanding all the complexities of race and human relations, and not seeking to demand that a grouping of people behave in a way that makes you feel more comfortable, when you ought not seek to force your personal comfort on their very legitimate experience.

Take the discussion here between us. The gentleman (I assume the poster is male, I apologize if not) said that based on experience, he has a certain fear about "getto" black Bahamians. Now, he does not consider that feeling to be racist but calls it "real life". Fine. But if a black person in turn, based on experience, has certain views of certain white people, that black person is automatically a racist. So who decides whose experience is more legitimate than the other? So many facets to the issue of race.

In my opinion, corruption is promulgated in the PLP, but tolerated by the FNM. How do I know? Have you ever seen an FNM government seek charges against a corrupt official? It is not enough to say "I dont steal" while at the same time say "but I wont push for those I know are stealing to be prosecuted for their crimes." I think some prominent FNM figures have been content to simply say "I didnt steal anything", but they cannot go further to say and show what they established so that no matter who the crook is, the problem of corruption is dealt with in a systemic way. So in effect, their outlook was repuation-serving, not nation building.

I'm frankly exhausted with this foolishness and with the media who gives crooked hacks life over doing the much needed job of real journalism in this country. If these people are honest, they are actually happy for this foolishness by Wells - because they are hoping it will anger white Bahamians enough to scare the black Bahamians into demanding that Minnis goes or all hope of money for the election goes. See, this is the kind of reality about race that most people will never be honest enough to be real about.

Minnis as a political figure in my opinion is trash and will cause his party defeat at the polls. Now that I have stated that, I will go further to state that those who want him gone really do not care at all about race relations. They are simply happy to be able to use this foolishness by Wells as another feather in their cap. My point is, on so many levels and on so many sides, what is being said about race is not genuine. When you strip down the platitudes and the rhetoric and the tactics, you are likely to find that none of these people in this back and forth are primarily concerned about nation building. They are concerned about getting their specific agendas met, and if some people in the country also happen to benefit then that's fine but that is not the driving force behind much of what we see taking place.

I'm frankly exhausted with this foolishness and with the media who gives crooked hacks life over doing the much needed job of real journalism in this country. If these people are honest, they are actually happy for this foolishness by Wells - because they are hoping it will anger white Bahamians enough to scare the black Bahamians into demanding that Minnis goes or all hope of money for the election goes. See, this is the kind of reality about race that most people will never be honest enough to be real about.

Minnis as a political figure in my opinion is trash and will cause his party defeat at the polls. Now that I have stated that, I will go further to state that those who want him gone really do not care at all about race relations. They are simply happy to be able to use this foolishness by Wells as another feather in their cap. My point is, on so many levels and on so many sides, what is being said about race is not genuine. When you strip down the platitudes and the rhetoric and the tactics, you are likely to find that none of these people in this back and forth are primarily concerned about nation building. They are concerned about getting their specific agendas met, and if some people in the country also happen to benefit then that's fine but that is not the driving force behind much of what we see taking place.

Jesus Christ man, are you suggesting the chicken was not good because the staff might not be all Bahamian? See this is the problem when people elevate nationality over humanity and sanity! Are the chicken Bahamian? Let's ask that question next.

> The FNM / official opposition should also be all over this?

ha!

ha! Indeed

ha! He will never see such a lineup, since no matter who wins, PLP or FNM, no one is getting arrested, charged or convicted (if found guilty of charges) of a thing.

> Though some observers feel that friction in the FNM stems from Dr Minnis’ leadership issues, Mr Wells said the party is split along racial lines and is reckoning with its history of being dominated by “white interests.”

This is BS. Wells is mouthing Minnis' personal feelings on this subject in addition to whatever twisted political tactics he knows will work toward his goal, which is the goal of the people he is really working for in all this - the PLP. Since 2012, Minnis' actions have worked more toward the pleasure and objectives of Christie and the PLP than anyone else. Don't take my word for it - simply look objectively and intelligently at the facts.

ha! No seat, just more contracts whether over or under the table probably!