Swan Speaks On Senator Bean’s “Dissing of BEST”
Speaking out against Senator Marc Bean’s statements on BEST, UBP Leader Kim Swan has most likely earned approval from young voters with his usage of the word “dissing“.
The Leader of the Opposition said “Senator Mark Bean’s dissing of BEST is a classic example of Premier Brown’s appointees trashing the messenger.”
The environmental group BEST is actively involved with preserving Southlands, a 37 acre parkland in Warwick, from hotel development.
During Monday’s meeting of the Senate, Senator Marc Bean had strong words for BEST calling them “discredible”, “non humanistic” and “selfish“.
He also stated the BEST protesters are “worried about their own little cubby hole” and are “separated from reality“. The Senator went on to say that he “takes real issue with this Muppet show“.
Kim Swan’s full statement follows below:
Senator Mark Bean’s dissing of BEST is a classic example of Premier Brown’s appointees trashing the messenger.
His demeaning words represent the most bankrupt form of political engagement, whereby insults are used to attack people instead of debating the substance of their concerns.
BEST is one of the few organizations actively speaking for careful stewardship of Bermuda’s environment. Its views are welcome and should be respected because they reflect genuine concern for the island.
Sen. Bean’s cheap words are an affront to BEST and a disincentive to anyone who wants to express concerns in public on any given issue. They are symptomatic of an ill-tempered government that sees Bermuda only in terms of who’s for or against them. His words foster an environment that is not conducive to the free-flow of ideas.
It gets us nowhere.
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