Comments on: Column: ‘The Practice Of Whataboutism’

By: Joe Public

Joe Public — Thu, 12 May 2022 18:21:41 +0000

Robinson is wasting his time with the obaUBA. If he wants change create another party. Robinson why don’t you write an article on why black voters don’t swing anymore!

By: Hey

Hey — Thu, 12 May 2022 17:17:24 +0000

Further, we can make our own laws, that’s how our laws are made. However we do have to comply with international laws or face the consequences. Independence has no impact.

By: Hey

Hey — Thu, 12 May 2022 16:22:41 +0000

This will effectively result in international business no longer having access to the UK higher courts and robust legal framework that connection offers,not wanting to be operating or domiciled in a blacklisted country, a mass exodus of jobs and given that apart from international business we really have very little dollars coming into the country, so Bermuda becoming a third world country with abject poverty and no global voice. At an extreme, it would open us up to being invaded by a country that want the strategic military position close to the US.

There are zero benefits to independence. Our dollar would no longer be pegged and we would find it very difficult to buy anything apart from Bermuda grown produce, and we cannot sustain the population on that.

By: trufth

trufth — Thu, 12 May 2022 15:37:22 +0000

And there it is! WHATABOUTISM!! You missed the message and went straight to “whataboutism” to deflect, deflect, deflect. Fabulous example of what the article is all about!

By: Sage

Sage — Thu, 12 May 2022 14:10:22 +0000

Bermuda is not a signatory, mommy is. Can you imagine, liberating a beneficial plant with a multitude of uses from unscientific, unjust laws would leave us veiwed as “supporting the distribution of drugs” in a world where cancer sticks and booze are the deadliest drugs killing 10 million a year combined but yet remain fully legal?
If our economy failed it would be as a result of the international conspiracy the UN, corporations and governments perpetuate to maintain the status quo.The system is rigged.

By: Joe Bloggs

Joe Bloggs — Thu, 12 May 2022 12:15:12 +0000

“This is one of the many reasons to go Independent. The fact that we cannot make our own laws without getting the Crowns permission, speaks volumes”

You misunderstand. Bermuda is bound by that treaty. If we go independent we will still be bound by that treaty.

If we go independent and then tell the world we will no longer be bound by the treaty we will be viewed as supporting the distribution of drugs and we will be blacklisted by many leading countries. Our economy will fail.

We are Bermuda, we are not the United States. We cannot tell the world “Do as I say, not as I do” the way the United States can and does.

By: Joe Bloggs

Joe Bloggs — Thu, 12 May 2022 12:11:08 +0000

“Why can’t the PLP get out of election mode and start answering the hard questions?”

Because that strategy has keep the PLP in power for most of the last 24 years.

The days of people getting into politics to do right by the community are long gone.

These days politics is all about the acquisition and retention of power.

By: sandgrownan

sandgrownan — Thu, 12 May 2022 12:09:21 +0000

Actually, no it isn’t, no it can’t and no it doesn’t.

Bermuda is broke, it’s bereft of morality and some people assess it as corrupt.

By: Jevon Ray

Jevon Ray — Thu, 12 May 2022 10:51:51 +0000

This is one of the many reasons to go Independent. The fact that we cannot make our own laws without getting the Crowns permission, speaks volumes. Bermuda is a grown adult, that’s living on its own and pays it’s own way. But still has to ask its parent for permission to do anything.

By: Roosvelt Winter

Roosvelt Winter — Thu, 12 May 2022 01:17:33 +0000

Wow! This Article brings to mind the phrase “Pot calling the kettle black”!

By: Eyes wide open

Eyes wide open — Wed, 11 May 2022 23:11:49 +0000

The answer is actually quite simple, the practice is used as an excuse to avoid change. Some people are so stuck in their own ways they truly refuse to see things any other way. For example you review a idea that is proposed like the cannabis legislation and rather than write it off completely you suggest that maybe it would be better and even less red tape to go through if we legislate for medicinal cannabis only. This would be a favorable option if in the eyes of the crown as they have to consider their international agreements with the United Nations. Instead of the government being open to this a good step towards the goal they have in mind they instead say that they want everything one go and if they don’t get it we’ll just fight with the crown. After all what about us being able to make our own laws right? What they have not considered is that they do not have the authority to speak in the act of diplomacy and are reliant on the crown to do so. So they could end up with a law passed that is utterly useless until a new international agreement is made and that is not in their power to do. Whereas the medical side of it is already agreed upon and I feel that rather than increasing the import limits again we should encourage local businesses to produce it and even one day export it. Unfortunately whataboutism wins and everyone else loses because pride matters more than the country in pure politics!