LOL

Cool, my mistake and my apologies, just sounded the same. Question still applies to PLP not wrong though.

I hope your’e telling those same people how you and your family ‘broke’ that trend? I would bet that would be more helpful to them than moaning about things that they cannot control or change like who made what law 50 or 100 years ago. The same things that MOST blacks (& whites they’re not all rich and silver spoon former slave owners you know) have been doing to get ahead in this country for generations.

Answer me this, if that cycle is repeating itself today why isn’t the PLP Government doing anything meaningful to change it? There has been no Black Empowerment policies from them in 13 years, why? No policies that directly helps the black entrepreneur (who isn’t ‘connected’). why?

No serious attempt for ten years to fix an education system that would go a long way to empowering Black & white Bermudians to advance themselves, why? You want to empower people? do what previous Governments (UBP) had done, run a good education system, that’s right yeah we had one once remember? … until the Berkleyites of more recent times got hold of it anyway!

Manage the economy so that even the not so well educated have an opportunity to jobs/education and with hard work, a good plan (like your family had)they will be able to advance themselves. what is the “little something” that the PLP are doing for black people? They are failing at most of the things needed to create an environment for the advancement of Bermuda’s people period.

Their failed term limit policy coupled with the Recession has helped see more jobs, $$$ leave Bermuda than just the recession and our high costs (costs that the PLP Govt. helped make greater) would have done. What the PLP Government is doing to Black & white Bermudians with their mismanagement should be a crime, but hey you’ll support em again as at least you can blame whites, UBP, OBA Gibbons …. pathetic really.

While I can agree that the statistics are there to support the argument of Blacks being paid less that prove that is the case as it is for many women in the work force obviously that fight must continue where those imbalances exist.

Who robbed YOU of your wealth?? give us an example and name the individuals (This Should Be Good). Better include the PLP on that Sh*t List as that is exactly what they’re failing tenure is doing right now and will do to your and mine future generations, guess that’s ok as at least they’re black right?

Oh Yeah all white people enslaved and stole our wealth … Please!! While the History of Slavery is there for all of us to see at what point will people like you stop living a life that is not yours?? Do you not realize that it has been a few hundred years since slavery and while the system of dis-enfranchising blacks locally is more recent the only person who can break and change that is you the individual. If you educate yourself the chances of escaping ‘poverty’ are greatly enhanced.

Obviously you know all that but it’s better to play the victim in this instance right?! Look around Bermuda and the world, read some History many & most Black People past and present have & are doing just that despite the legacy of Slavery. Are You? Or is it just easier to sit back and complain about why you aren’t where you feel you should be in Life??

Of course that makes it alright today!!

There is a need to answer the misinformation but I feel it is more important to stick with telling the people what they are going to do rather than getting caught in this mode.

The difference now is the ‘swing voter’ and even many people who where PLP supporters can all see the PLP’s track record for what it is … a disgrace!! (except the Blind Ones of course) All ‘right thinking people’ should agree on that fact and yes the Public definitely needs to be reminded on that (offensive not defensive). I bet the Sums where done back then and shown that the Freebie’s could not be sustained but the Govt pushed on with it anyway, the people where ‘Decieved’ … again and here we are.

Death to party politics

this is a big reason why things will take a long time to get better.

Are you serious? I mean really? The College is no longer ‘free’, the dockyard terminal was 26 million over-budget and has damage after two years. How about the 28 million non-tendered contract to Globalhue for tourism marketing. That OK in your book too? The bus and ferries? You mean the 60 buses off the road? You mean the ferries who’ve stranded tourists a few times this season. Platinum service, eh?

Death to Party Politics

and they complain because the Government although not enough is doing a little something for the black people.

LOL

If Europe, US, China, UK.. EVERYONE AROUND THE WORLD is struggling to get through this WHY do we think that we live in a bubble and that we will not be effected… What is happening around the world is a natural process of economics.. the world needed a financial cooling off… the problem is when people were telling us to save, telling us it was going to happen, we younger ones did not listen or even care… because it felt like it wont hit us…Bermuda is always behind the rest of the world when it comes to prospering and recovery, BECAUSE of the trickle down effect.

We younger people (25-40) around the world, have never experieced this level of do with out. We grew up always having and very rarely saving for that rainy day our grand parents talked about. SOME of the situations WE bought on ourselves, we did not store up in the times of plenty so that when the times of lean came we could live wisely.

Bermudian are resourceful, and if we stop whining about who did what and said what, and looked with in ourselves for a solution that will effect our circle of influence then as our circles join up, it will effect everyone.

I work for myself; I have two companies and I am working wisely to make it through this season… I am not BLAMING any party for what is going on, I am taking responsibilty for not being wise and storing up, OUR GRANDPARENTS DID, OUR GREAT GRAND PARENTS DID! They may not have had the lavishness that we think is needed but they had the most important things, love, family and family values….

The answers are within.. NO GOVERNMENT CAN OR WILL BE ABLE TO SOLVE ALL THESE PROBLEMS!!!!!!!!!

What is your solution to right the wrongs of the past Johnny?

Unresolved resentments are cancerous. Be careful.

There is a shawdow behind you ….

where is the light coming from?

Why are you wasting your time responding to this attempted PLP Misinformation/Misdirection just get on with presenting the Bermuda voters with your policies etc… Do not fall into the trap of answering every slight or intended misdirection of your statements it just makes you look reactionary and weak !!

-Noel

Hmmm Pass instead of Past again, must be RN posting under a different name. So when will the PLP apologies for what the have done to Black people and Bermuda ???

1. Increase pension for seniors= Money wasted.
2. Sylvia Richardson care facility = money wasted.
3. Urgent Care facility = Money wasted.
4. Child Day care = Money wasted.
5. Bermuda College reduced fee = Money wasted
6. No land tax for Seniors = Money wasted.
7. Future Care = Money wasted.
8. Free bus&ferry for seniors = Money wasted.
9. upgrade to airport runway = Money wasted.
10.Pension for Blk war vets = Money wasted.
11.Housing at Southside = Money wasted.
12.New Dockyard ferry terminal = Money wasted.
13.New court&police building = Money wasted.

I could continue, but I’ll stop there, final cost for these benefits to the people of this country,more help for our seniors,children,visitors,and people who are at the bottom of the economic latter. Add it all up, and what you get is DEBT.

Now I’ll wait for the push back for all of the arm chair economist.

Ever been to an interview? Or even filled out an application…………………………………………………………were f#%#@d………….