Category Archives: Blogs by Tradewinds

US Elections. A choice between Collective Socialism and Free Market Capitalism?

by Tradewinds "The coming election in the United States is really all about the future political direction the country will become.. It is a choice between Collective Socialism and Free Market Capitalism.. It will determine the leadership and future direction … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas

From Tradewinds May the blessings of Christmas be with us all.. Hopefully during this holiday season we will reflect on the joys of Christmas pass, on the regressions of Christmas present and the resurrection of the Christmas spirit in the … Continue reading

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It’s easier to blame Capitalism

Thoughts from Tradewinds… Could Capitalism be such a center of hate if it were not so successful as an economic system?? Every productive and successful nation of the World today has Capitalism as its basis of economic exchange.. In Communist … Continue reading

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Take a stand to save our Offshore Financial Centre

More thoughts from TradewindsAs always Richard Coulson had a most excellent commentary on the painful decline of the once substantial offshore financial industry in the Bahamas.. Yes, you are so correct in pointing out the obvious deficiencies in the country’s … Continue reading

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Time to reverse course

Thoughts from Tradewinds Thank you Bruce Raine for stepping forward and supporting the values of truth and honesty in your recent post.. So many of our fellow Bahamian countrymen have become outright compliant and have adopted a "what will be … Continue reading

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Have we lost our culture?

Thoughts from Tradewinds Prior to the 1960's we were individually responsible for our own conduct.. Our values were based on family support, educational advancement and a strong religious foundation.. Individual respect was earned through achievement and not given away for … Continue reading

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Some high priority items

Thoughts from Tradewinds Recent blogs, "Potholes in Paradise", and "Heritage Horror", described the terrible reality of failing Infrastructure in the Bahamas which now has reached the stage of being a national tragedy.. Any country, without reliable, modern and well maintained infrastructure, … Continue reading

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Socialism and excessive government

Thoughts from Tradewinds… Communism, Socialism is nothing more than a utopian fantasy, a delusional dream where the ultimate idea is irrational in practice.. It is a false belief that the State will be the unlimited provided of all human wants … Continue reading

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Thoughts from Tradewinds on the upcoming election

Immoral and God threatening, this government only is motivated by party greed and self interest.. Be damned the country's National Interest, the real interest and will of the Bahamian people, who have been tossed by the PLP tyrants upon the … Continue reading

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Class identity and struggle

Thoughts from Tradewinds… The concept of class identity and struggle (dialectic materialism) was first introduced by Karl Marx in his Communist Manifesto (1848).. Marx described a two-class society where where the well to do bourgeois capitalist class victimized the proletariat … Continue reading

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