CULT VIBES

CULT ~ An instance of great veneration of a person, ideal, or thing, especially as manifested by a body of admirers.

Das My Papa.

What would cause otherwise ordinary people to become so infatuated with a man? The behavior of the FNM fanatics are borderline cultist.

When I looked up the word Cult and I had to read the definition twice! I mean it described the FNM crazies to a T!!!

Na Vait!!!!

Ya mean to tell me that the FNM has morphed into a cult! One only has to look at the most popular FNM Heavy group on the internet to find this strange phenomenon - MAN Worship. This particular group is named The No Spin Zone - but the group has more Spin than a washing machine on the Final cycle! All one has to do is say something negative about Papa and the big guns come out. God help ya if you cannot withstand the scathing attack that ensues.

I have read and listened with great bemusement at the calls for Papa to not resign…even the calls to return to lead the party. What is the matter FNMs? You mean to tell me there is not one qualified person FIT to lead your party into the future! Man let Papa retire in peace.

I recall the FNM convention in 2005 where Papa said he had no intention on running and all but assured Tommy that he was not going to run. Poor Tommy!! What a stigma to have attached to your persona.  I felt so bad for him, but the cult had spoken and they wanted their demi-god back in charge. That was the beginning of the end for Tommy, he would forever be known as the man who was doing such a poor job that the people wanted their beloved Papa back.

I watched with amusement when Papa kicked the entire FNM in dey hip and resigned immediately following the last election. The man was so dry eye and matter of fact you had no choice but to laugh! Some of the people in the crowd uttered that phrase that has forever become synonymous with the last election cycle. DAS MY PAPA!

LOL - man ya papa just abandoned you - You are now essentially now an orphan and you still talking fool but das ya papa!!!! CULT VIBES!!!! - LOL

The FNM is at a crossroads - There is another Hubert in charge now - along with a deputy who thinks she should be in charge. What a time we live in, the FNM is in a state of confusion. When you have senior officials in the Party anonymously talking to the newspapers about the divide within the party, you know that the FNM is a turbulent state of transition. I wonder what will happen during the next election cycle...will PAPA have to play the role of savior again and return to frontline politics in some form or fashion to ensure a victory at the polls?  - you can rest assured if he was to return in any way, he would be welcomed with open arms by the FNM faithful and once again the phrase will ring out...DAS MY PAPA!

: Disclaimer

The aforementioned views are those of one man - and he could care less if you agree or disagree...I know I stepped on some a ya toes - but if you are guilty of CULTIST VIBES, please cease and desist immediately, refresh your mental acuity and deprogram your mind from the Papa worship!

DAT EIN YA PAPA!

My Bahamaland.... Le Sigh..

So I contemplated for a while what my first post on this blog should be.

I have no shortage of thoughts swirling in this cavernous head; that’s for sure, but here goes.

I have figured out what is wrong with our great country, my Bahamaland.

Everyone who has some modicum of sense, everyone who has the solution to our social ills, everyone who knows what it takes to effect change in our country, everyone who....well you get the picture. All of these IN THE KNOW people are NOT in a position to help or to introduce or effect change.

Where are they you may ask?

I will tell you - they are all scattered around the Internet on various Blogs, Discussion Sites and Facebook.

And then there are those who have just plain given up and fled the jurisdiction. Now I am one of those that have fled the jurisdiction, mainly because I can do better in Uncle Sam's Country. I left for monetary reasons, others have just left because they are fed up with the state of decay we seem to be in.

I wonder what can be done to transfer the thoughts, ideas, ideals, solutions of this 'limited population set’ and have them materialize into actionable plans and projects.

I know our current Prime Minister loves to appoint committees and boards and such. We need a FRESH Thinkers Committee. This committee would be comprised of all these 'lay' people; with ideas that will move our country forward. 

Another thought, what is the incentive for Bahamians abroad to come back home and contribute. I could rant and rave about all the reasons why the Bahamian Diaspora would not return - but I won’t.

I remember a recent conversation I had my Mother-In-Law where I stated that I don't think I will ever come back home -to live that is. I can tell you that conversation did not go to well. But when I weighed the pro and the cons - the cons won out by a LARGE margin.

Anyways enough digression...

We need to find a way to transfer these good ideas to reality - then maybe things would start to look up in our land of Sun, Sea and Sand!!

I will end with a quote from Bill Maher - We need more people speaking out. This country is not overrun with rebels and free thinkers. It's overrun with sheep and conformists.