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28th
August 2010
Cooking
a “Black” Goose
The
Editor,
Intellectual dishonesty has always been
a dangerous and shameful thing, the playground
of cowards and opportunists! Philip J Pierre
has demonstrated that he belongs squarely in
that band of individuals - of whatever class.
Really, the question is simple: If his argument
were a solely economic one, why inject the word
‘Black’ so prominently? Surely,
it would have been much more internally consistent,
clearer, and certainly less controversial and
provocative to use the word ‘poor’
or the terms ‘less privileged’ or
‘underprivileged’ in juxtaposition
to the economic and commercial class to which
he alluded on the other side of his ‘observation’?
Let me remind Mr Pierre that this is St Lucia.
Let’s not try to play things by the ‘rules’
of the USA. We are clearly an entirely different
kind of society - we have always been. What’s
more, we would have been all tied up and in
far worse shape, had we subscribed to the USA
way of looking at things and operating. Witness
how tortured the world’s leading economy
is, sociologically speaking. It is embarrassing
and a colossal waste of time and energy, so
please get over the negative aspects of the
history of our fathers and forefathers. Must
we be doomed to living forever in the past?
And okay, we all know what Castro said, and
he was so right . However, spare us another
rendering of it. I say: too much of a good thing
is always good for nothing.
If Mr Pierre wants to inspire the Black masses
to prosper and move further forward than they
have done and are undoubtedly doing, then he
should help them to look forward with confidence,
and not backward in disdain and hate. It is
the ones who live and breathe those emotions
and sentiments who exhibit all the anger and
jealousy there is, and who find themselves stuck
in the rut of their negativity, too lacking
in what it takes to shake it all off and move
upwards and onwards.
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Does Pierre know
that the same USA and its citizens which he
is suddenly given to quoting at every turn,
would consider Allen Chastanet a Black man?
Allen does not consider himself any more White
than Kenny Anthony does himself. They both,
like Obama (just to keep you happy!), have
one White parent and one Black parent, and
to most of us they would be described as being
of mixed race. Of course, we know that in
America, they would be black, no questions
asked. So ... try to be consistent, Mr Pierre,
and see Allen as the US sees him!
But who wants to get bogged down in all of
this Black and White talk - which takes us
to no productive place - especially at this
stage of our existence as a nation? Americans
are bowled over at the ease with which we
all interact here (and in the other islands),
as well as the fact that it is Black people
who are in charge and have run this country
for years upon years. Let’s keep it
that way, with people envying the Caribbean
melting pot.
Finally, I would say to J Pierre that it is
quite evident to those of us who follow these
things that he takes the majority of his comments
on politics in general and the political scene
in St Lucia, directly from the Republican
and Democrats in the USA, often sounding,
quite ironically, like a born Republican.
Time to think for yourself, Mr Pierre. The
two situations are not parallel, so please
do not try to drag us to where we don’t
want to go as a country. Please do not sow
discord and ill will, or even worse, the seeds
of something bitter and violent in this already
struggling land of ours, as we try to move
forward with a government which has shown
itself to be open-minded in such matters.
But most of all, don’t play the intellectually
dishonest game with us citizens, You knew
exactly what you were saying and you knew,
and know,very well what you wanted, and want,
to achieve by saying it. The least you can
do is own up to that, and not come across
as cowardly - and a definite wooden spoon!
Personally, I think you’ve cooked your
goose with that one - at least I hope so.------XYZ
Discuss
Story
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