This post from last week Wednesday drew the ire of one of my friends.
Here's a summary of the "conversation".
Him
"You always talking bad about Bahamians"
Me
"I said many Bahamians. Not all"
Him
"You didn't talk about that when the FNM was in power"
Me.
"I guess you chose to ignore those posts in my posts and/or letters to the editor"
Him
"You all (white people I assume) shouldn't even mention slavery"
Me
"Why not? Because I'm white? That's the point of the post. Bad policy is bad policy no matter the party in power or the colour of your skin"
Him
"Why don't you get elected to Parliament and change it?"
Me
Well I have no desire to, but I served on an immigration committee for the PLP and they never implemented one idea from that committee."
And there the conversation ended.
If this is a microcosm of the "discussions" in society about this topic, is there any wonder Parliament carries on the way they do?
Having a position against bad public policy is not a position against all Bahamians, it's a fight against the vices of some.
As Plutarch said; A few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues.
In the Book of John 8:32, Jesus says, “know the truth and the truth will make you free”..
Truth has to be found in the minds of men and woman so that the light of truth will guide our lives on the path of righteousness.. Many will not know the truth as they close their eyes to the reality of their existence.. Their minds are biased by the indoctrination of government and society, and they accept what is given instead of what should be.. Truth is sacrificed for convention and the popular mood..
In our Bahamas, truth is often what we want it to be.. We often finds ourselves in the dark and when the lights are turned on, most of us can not see.. To find and understand truth is often elusive as it is twisted by the influences of untruthful self-interests.. The search is often obscure when our minds are closed and we lose sight of rational objectivity.. This is why it is often said that there is no such things as lies, only the truth keeps changing..
To find the truth you must have free and open discussion.. We find this in our letters to the editors in our daily press, in our assemblies and in our web blogs.. Yes there is often criticism of our Bahamas, its government and social structure, but it is most often constructive in purpose.. Through such open and objective discussions and exchange of ideas, thoughts and ideas will change and the seeking of truth will make us free..