rant of the day
It’s been awhile since I’ve posted anything Trinidad. To tell the truth since my return I haven’t read any of the Trinidad newspapers. There’s so much you could preach about change in T&T, and if the majority of the people aren’t willing to change then it’s an up hill battle for the few who do want change.
Is there any hope and change for T&T? Racism in Trinidad blinds the way to vote for any change that might be for the better or good of the country. Trinidad is being spoon fed bull shit by the present government and yet they are still in power. They are robbing the country of its wealth and filling their pockets, while the poor suffers. The hospitals and schools are lacking basic supplies. The police untrained and uneducated. They protect and serve not the people, but the people who are threatening the lively hoods of the law-abiding citizens. Crime is at its highest. The government offices are a joke and customer service stinks. The people refuse to follow the laws of the country. Are there any laws? There’s still a slave mentality in Trinidad. Serve the white man and kiss his ass and treat your own skin color like crap. I mean good grief, could it be any more blatant. The things I heard and saw while I was there made me think twice about returning to live.
I’m going to be very honest, if it wasn’t for my family still living in Trinidad, under no circumstances would I return. So much for my hope and change. I’ve become, ‘one of them’ who think they are too righteous to return to Trinidad, because I am living in another’s man land and obeying his laws…*sigh*
That’s my rant of the day!
Please note: My issues, concerns, and observations does not apply to everyone in Trinidad. There are people who want change, who treat paying customers with respect, who serve all without prejudice, who adhere to the laws, (the little that we do have) and who are tying to better the country. Kudos to you!
I feel what you feel…
Jumbie
March 20, 2010 at 4:36 pm
i hear yuh. if and when i get back permanently after i graduate–and that’s still a valid option on the table at this time–there will be NO pussy-footing around certain issues anymore with me and some people anymore. not just talk either but i’ll be actively finding more people who about action too!
one of the worst things we’ve done as a society (among others) is to not fully address certain issues and call people out on certain ideas that ain’t helping anybody! because they don’t get addressed or dismantled, they languish and everybody operating like dey forget how we get to that place in the first place. drives me up a wall sometimes. truly.
but for the people that ARE fighting the good fight in our homeland–keep doing what you are doing!
soyluv
April 23, 2010 at 5:59 pm