1.pedophiles
2.murder
3.drug related

That’s his job.

Calling people idiots and immature will not solve the problem. And neither will labelling anyone racist, uncle tom, haters etc. that do not conform with the current Govt’s view and/or actions and displays that they retain their own independent thought process.

It is a two way street with both sides staying far too the left at this point in time unfortunately.

Exactly!!!!

The same way you call all white Bermudians in your posts whites…

What’s the problem?

But I got to laugh at you WJ. You say “how dare they call 310 people foolish? Wow!.”

The reason I have to laugh at you is that, as evidenced by all your posts, you have no qualms in labelling approximately 20,000 people as racists and white supremacists (i.e. 30% of BDA’s population – give or take). Kettle and pot I guess.

Wow….

Marc will do a great job. Congrats Marc!!!

The inability or unwillingness to see the truth, even when it is staring us in the face, is the destruction of man.

Secondly, where were the chat forums on news sites back when the UBP was in power?

Thirdly, how the hell do you call people out on using pen names when you yourself use the name “Talk is cheap”?

but remember, those that are happy to vote for the plp dont care that their childcare or other services arent technically “free”. what they care about is thier $200/mo bills (arbitrary number) are being replaced by $50/mo in tax increases. They arent fussed that the rest of the island has to pay it in reality.

I think these voters are making a horrible mistake for bermuda, but they also arent looking at bermuda on an international scale. I wouldnt say they are uneducated… sadly they just have a different perspective. They dont care if IB is here.. they dont care if we look good to the world. They dont care if front street closes down. We assume that these are things they care about, but are too dumb to figure it out. Again, i totally agree that they are doin the island a disservice, but if what these voters want isnt what we want, then why should we expect them to vote for who we want? Again, its sad.. but its reality. It will take a lot for the PLP to honestly piss off their voters enough for them to leave.

forget IB and our international reputation, if all you want to is have costs relieved, like childcare, busses, etc, then they probably are doing better then before..

sadly its about perspective. What you and I want isnt necessarily what someone else wants.

Hang on, are you getting on OUR case about pen names, TALK IS CHEAP?!

In regards to the aforementioned “free” promises I do have to smile when I hear that drum being banged as the main evidence that the current Govt is the only true advocate and friend of the “people.” Don’t get me wrong those initiatives were thoughtful, but not thought out, as are most election promises when a politician would try and “sell” anything to the public in order to garner votes.

The reason I smile is that these individuals praise the Govt for instituting these subsidies and allowing them to save money they wouldn’t have had the ability to do before. But in less than two years, and in the midst of our worst economic turmoil ever, the same Govt effectively eradicated these savings through the increase of a slew of taxes in order to cover the massive shortfall in revenue which was predicted but ultimately brushed aside as nothing but fear mongering and mischievous white people trying to undermine a black Govt. The effect of raising the foreign currency purchase tax for example, by 50 basis points, only increases the operational overheads (i.e. expenses) of all local retailers who in turn must ensure that they remain viable through the ultimate raise in prices for even the most basic goods and services. So that already ridiculously expensive $5 loaf of bread now becomes $5.50 to $6. Multiply these increases across all goods and services and you are no better, if not worse, off then before the “free” electoral promises that is used as your disposable income becomes that much less.

No Govt, in their right economic minds, seeks to raise taxes in the midst of a recession as a means to stimulate an already poor economy and raise poor consumer confidence levels. But we did and on top of that it appears that the majority of the electorate actually thanked them for making Bermuda that much more expensive to live in and praising them for making us that little bit poorer. Then I laugh when I read/hear people praising the Govt spending machine as being necessary to the recovery of Bermuda. Yes, this is true, but only when the money is being spent locally instead of the multi-million dollars that fly out of Bermuda to all these foreign consultants appointed by the Govt to do jobs that they believe Bermudians cannot do on their own. Do you think that sending millions of dollars to Global Hue and to law firms (i.e. CoH takeover) who are not required to pay BDA taxes and whose employees won’t use their salaries to “Buy BDA” is a positive way of spending Govt capital which in essence is procured through the average tax paying citizens hardwork?

But what really makes me laugh is the inevitable comments that I am talking nothing but nonsense and that white Bermudians aren’t true Bermudians and their political opinion should be duly ignored as nothing but a severe case of white supremacy at worst and haterism at best.

PS: And the only time I have been to Tucker’s Town by the way is when I was working as a laborer for Bermuda Tech and Patterson Contracting construction firms. And, gasp, I don’t live in Fairylands or Harbour Road. Maybe I am secretly a black Bermudian…

but at the same time, had someone else one, then you’d have a huge outcry that the old guard or the newBP were back in… and how on earth could peopel that care about their families every vote them in again.

If someone doesnt care too much about the crime, or the tax increase, because they get free daycare and bus rides… then can we really call them “uneducated”? Surely we would say that the PLP is killing Bermuda’s reputation, but if all someone cares about is not having to pay child care, or looking to someone that may scare away IB so rents will come down, then why would they ever care about our “reputation”?

Its sad… but its also a reality to some.

We get what we vote for. We get what we deserve.

YOU can stay and fight, my energies aren’t going to be wasted on those who don’t want to help themselves.

Surely a giant overpriced pool will solve the crime, education and lack of new income coming into Bermuda problems.

Isn’t building a massive pool, that’s sure to cost double the $16 Mill price quote, in the midst of the worst recession Bermuda has seen in over 50 years good Governing?

Why wouldn’t we want to keep voting the PLP back in. It beats any reasonable alternative.

Before they got in we had another party that couldn’t agree on if the sun rose in the East or West and some of them were more interested in Independence Referendums or building a McDonald’s so they could increase their already vast financial empires.

And this new party is more wishy washy than Charles Schultz’ Charlie Brown.

So where else do we vote? With the old guard? Even with their line up of “new faces” it’s still more of the same with nothing new about it. Where’s their plan to turn things around? Things started getting cruddy under their regime anyway.

The new wishy washy party? If I wanted to be preached and spoken down to then I’d go to church.

The populace has voted, and will continue to do so, for the party they feel best represents how the majority of Bermudians think and feel. Some believe whatever bad eggs are there now will eventually be weeded out by the good ones that do exist there.

Plus they are building this humongous pool right when Bermuda needs it most. That’s JUST what we need with today’s crime and economy. First one to do a Spanish Point Special in de pool wins!!!

And so LOL – you pack your things, sell your house, take your assets and leave Bermuda. At the same time drop your status, or work permit, off and don’t let the immigration door hit you on the way out.

Bermudians need to stay and fight to keep Bermuda intact no matter what side of the political fence they sit on, not flee and run away because things are tough right now.

Pretty much. And I fully expect the PLP to win an even bigger majority of seats next election, because I predict that not only will the UBP drop a few more seats, but at least 2 of the 3 BDA MPs will lose theirs as well. Much worse than having a party that will seemingly be voted in no matter what, is having a complete failure of an opposition. There must be a checks and balance system in place for a functioning democracy. The Bermuda public hasn’t shown the ability or will to hold the Government to account. The UBP is beyond hopeless at this point, and the BDA……. can’t even remember they exist half the time. Our current social and political climate is a result of poor checks and balances, all around and starting at the top.

At this point I’m prepared to sell my house and move my assets totally off island. At this stage I don’t want to be a tax-paying slave to a group that has consistently shown little care, or aptitude, for managing the public purse with respect to the taxpayer or competence. I want nothing invested in this place anymore. And we as a people, since we don’t have the will to DEMAND better governance, don’t DESERVE better. Let the chips fall where they may, but don’t complain when the ship is at the bottom of the ocean. Because our apathy is what made it sink.

The constituents of Warwick South Central have spoken!!! End of story:)