<p align="left">Now bear with me, I am completely ignorant of these matters, and I don’t participate on social media. Whenever I read articles in the newspaper and see they get really strange or odd I always notice “Facebook” mentioned somewhere and I think I’m now starting to understand why.</p>

<p align="left">I did some brief research in my spare time and what I found was simply amazing. There is an article on buzzfeed, a very popular gossip site, <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/krishrach/women…" title="" target="_blank">about Bahamian women standing up for natural hair</a>. Another website talks of <a href="http://www.elife242.com/supportthepuff-…" title="" target="_blank">a revolutionary Bahamian movement called “support the puff”</a>. Sharon Turner’s blog even <a href="http://www.thereal242.com/?p=3015" title="" target="_blank">came back to life to discuss this controversy</a>. There is even <a href="http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/supp…" title="" target="_blank">a petition with more than 500 signatures</a> to address what some deem as a fight against natural hair.</p>

<p align="left">The narrative makes it seem like the Ministry of Education is against natural hair, which I think most of us could say is really questionable, but step back and look at all of that, what does that tell you?</p>

<p align="left">The reaction is mind boggling. Why don’t we have that kind of reaction to the state of the economy? Why don’t we have that kind of reaction for issues in our community? Why are people so quiet on issues that really matter?</p>

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<li><p align="justify" style="border-left:1px solid;color:gray;padding-left:10px;">It's almost as if these people were sitting on the sidelines waiting for someone to shout "black!" so they could pick up picket signs and start making noise.</p></li>
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<p align="left">You make a very very excellent point here. It seems this is how things go nowadays, you wait on the sidelines till the perfect opportunity comes along to ride the wave. Only if it was that easy...</p>

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<li><p align="justify" style="border-left:1px solid;color:gray;padding-left:10px;">Truth be told though, many like me are turning to other sources of Bahamian news.</p></li>
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<p align="left">Well it’s good to read critically and consider the facts. I think the Tribune has done a good job of having open or semi-open discussions in the form of a comment section. It helps clean up a lot of the misrepresentations from both sides of the political spectrum. But I believe you are right, people are changing the way they get news.</p>

<a href="http://www.tribune242.com/news/2016/feb…" title="newcitizen's post">@newcitizen</a>

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<li><p align="justify" style="border-left:1px solid;color:gray;padding-left:10px;">Once again Nicole can't see the forest through the trees.</p></li>
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<p align="left">I have to agree with you. Tourism could quite possibly be the only thing keeping the country afloat at this juncture. The intellectuals sure have an amusing take on things but too bad the situation on the ground is far far less than the ideal.</p>

<p align="left">Diversification is a beaten horse right now. The Government and the people are only going to do what works. We will have to delicately manage the tourism economy until we stop talking about diversification and actually diversify.</p>

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<li><p align="justify" style="border-left:1px solid;color:gray;padding-left:10px;">If this is true...</p></li>
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<p align="left">Good point. At this stage of the game, I’m convinced that the Tribune is just trying to bait reaction, and if it isn’t the Tribune then it’s these so called “anonymous sources”. You know what they say about anonymous sources and journalism...</p>

<p align="left">We are all smarter than that. Let the convention happen as soon as possible. What we are seeing right now is downright disgusting.</p>

<p align="left">But that’s under the assumption that people like to follow the constitution.</p>

<p align="left">Anyway, don’t you however find it interesting that the Tribune drops these statements in for good measure, even though the central council hasn’t even determined a date for the convention yet;</p>

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<li><p align="justify" style="border-left:1px solid;color:gray;padding-left:10px;">This move has angered some FNMs, with several of them telling this newspaper on Friday that the announcement is proof of yet another strategy by leader Dr Hubert Minnis to hold on to his position.</p></li>
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<li><p align="justify" style="border-left:1px solid;color:gray;padding-left:10px;">Party insiders also said there are some who feel a convention should be held as early as April to allow the party to get over its leadership issues with adequate time to position itself for the 2017 general election.</p></li>
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<li><p align="justify" style="border-left:1px solid;color:gray;padding-left:10px;">“(Mr Minnis) will benefit from a November convention,” one FNM member who did not want to be named said. “It ultimately minimises the possibility of anyone challenging the post. It leaves just six months before when the next election is expected.</p></li>
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<p align="left">Don’t make me laugh man...<br>They should make the convention happen in February.</p>

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<li><p align="justify" style="border-left:1px solid;color:gray;padding-left:10px;">The hardcore fact is that you can use the opinions here as a mini poll and compare it to the wider population.</p></li>
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<p align="left">What you state here is merely an assumption. If that poll was still open, I could write a script that would easily reverse those results ten fold.</p>

<p align="left">This forum does not reflect the wider population. The voices on here are a very very small minority.</p>

<p align="left">In any event, the opposition leader can only do one of two things, he can call a convention or not call a convention. In the grander scheme of things, this current government still has the tactical advantage. When the “real” democratic process starts it’ll be the unforgiving electorate who decides what’s going down.</p>

<p align="left">Memories are getting dim, but that’s just an indicator that politics is very much alive. The newspapers really entertained me this week.</p>

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<li><p align="justify" style="border-left:1px solid;color:gray;padding-left:10px;">Why is this? The common people know exactly what is going on.</p></li>
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<p align="left">I’ve had my suspicions for a while but if this amount of screaming continues, I’ll be thoroughly convinced that Minnis just might be the closest person to busting this 40-year old system wide open, but for him, things won’t be easy at all, talk about a long shot.</p>

<p align="left">When that election machine gets into full gear, people head ga be more than just swinging all over the place.</p>

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<li><p align="justify" style="border-left:1px solid;color:gray;padding-left:10px;">He has eroded the democratic processes of his own party, installing and appointing only those loyal and supportive of him - all to the detriment of the Free National Movement.
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<p align="left">It’s amazing how everyone starts talking about democracy all of a sudden. Newspaper so jokey this week. I don’t know where to even begin.</p>

<p align="left">Bottom line is, as much as people itching for the first woman prime minister, Turner isn’t necessarily what one would call a “saint”.</p>

<p align="left">Tribune, don’t you think you showin' your hand a bit too fast?</p>

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<li><p align="justify" style="border-left:1px solid;color:gray;padding-left:10px;">He told The Tribune that he did not understand why the party would consider doing otherwise as political organisations thrive best under a democratic process.</p></li>
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<p align="left">Hilarious. Democracy? Umm...political parties in this country are not democratic and I don’t remember them ever being democratic, the only democratic process (if you will) is the general election itself...</p>

<p align="left">This is the same old free national movement. They can’t figure out who they want to play leader until it's too late. Let all the dirty laundry come out, this current government likes that. Tal seems to know what’s up. I must say, the newspapers get funnier and funnier everyday, better read with a grain of salt.</p>

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<li><p align="justify" style="border-left:1px solid;color:gray;padding-left:10px;">I see this faux concern over the flogging comment as hypocritical nonsense.</p></li>
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<p align="left">I’m glad to see someone calling this out. The activists and ambassadors know that what Munroe suggests has almost no chance of happening, yet they can’t help but take the bait because it suits their agenda.
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<p align="left">This is <em> precisely why </em> Bahamians will end up resonating with the likes of Munroe and Miller come election time. In making such extreme comments they reveal exactly who the hypocrites are, and those who will make use of anything, provided that it suits their agenda. Of course, they themselves are probably no better.
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<p align="left">There are articles comparing Munroe to Trump. Why do you think Trump is leading in the polls with hardly any campaign investment? Take a wild guess. He makes everyone around him look like hypocrites, and that’s just by using simple demagoguery.
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<p align="left">Just imagine, we wouldn't even be having this discussion if Munroe had not made those comments.
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