by Rick Lowe
The political season in The Bahamas is an entertaining time. Particularly the rallies hosted by the political parties. How many countries can you see a Prime Minister (PM) or President dancing a jig like our PM for example?
Having fun is important, but campaigning for political office, to “run the country” as is said, is a serious matter and it seems to this blogger that the PM dancing a jig is frivolous indeed.
That aside, it is often said that when people are campaigning for office they change as soon as they are elected.
Believe it or not this is nothing new. Robert Lowe wrote an editorial in the London Times in February 1852 about it.
He wrote:
Concealment, evasion, factious combinations, the surrender of convictions to party objects, and the systematic pursuit of expediency are things of daily occurrence among men of the highest character, once embarked in the contentions of political life.
Sounds familiar doesn’t it?
I long for the day when we expect more from our politicians than a Junkanoo dance or character assassination.
Wait a minute. Maybe we should select candidates whose characters are above reproach and who can’t dance.
What say you?
Hear hear Rick,
First we must find some that are cut from a better cloth, and then see which would sacrifice themselves for our national sakes.
I do not mind if they can dance, it’s knowing when dancing is apropriate.
We have become so apathetic that beyond weekend partying, interest and discussion is hard to generate.
Civic duty has disapeared, along with our future.