Dear Editor,
Almost every year the people of Jamaica complain, lament and protest in disgust that the successive administrations are corrupt and none do anything to help them or make their lives easier.
I believe this happens because the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and People's National Party (PNP) are not feeling threatened. They both know that after a general election they will either become the Government or the Opposition, and to them it does not really make a big difference. They'll both get huge salaries. They'll both be in Gordon House. They'll both be in the Senate.
But, imagine if a third party could get a hold on power. Would things change? Surely they would. They'll know that someone will be left outside of Gordon House and they'll not want it to be them.
If the National Democratic Movement (NDM) should become the Opposition party after the next general election, the governing party, be it PNP or JLP, may actually be the best administration in the history of our nation.
For example: If after 2016 the JLP won and the NDM became the Opposition, the JLP would become so fearful that what had happened to the PNP may very well happen to them the next time around, so they would be as "pleasing" as possible just to keep the people on their side. Just look at what has happened in our telecoms sector.
That day is quickly approaching for politics, Jamaica just need to decide. The JLPNP have only made my future darker and my goals even more expensive. I, along with many youngsters across Jamaica and the Diaspora have had enough; enough of the lies, corruption, abuse, lack of transparency, and the list goes on.
JLPNP, your end is near, the movement for change is here and they're coming for what is theirs, slowly but surely. And when they've won, Jamaicans will breathe a breath of fresh air. Look around Jamaicans, the age of political oppression and dirty governance is ending globally and the world is ushering in an era of change. Let that happen here also. Let us give the NDM a chance!
Shaquille Ramsay
shaquilleramsay@gmail.com
Give NDM a chance!
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Almost every year the people of Jamaica complain, lament and protest in disgust that the successive administrations are corrupt and none do anything to help them or make their lives easier.
I believe this happens because the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and People's National Party (PNP) are not feeling threatened. They both know that after a general election they will either become the Government or the Opposition, and to them it does not really make a big difference. They'll both get huge salaries. They'll both be in Gordon House. They'll both be in the Senate.
But, imagine if a third party could get a hold on power. Would things change? Surely they would. They'll know that someone will be left outside of Gordon House and they'll not want it to be them.
If the National Democratic Movement (NDM) should become the Opposition party after the next general election, the governing party, be it PNP or JLP, may actually be the best administration in the history of our nation.
For example: If after 2016 the JLP won and the NDM became the Opposition, the JLP would become so fearful that what had happened to the PNP may very well happen to them the next time around, so they would be as "pleasing" as possible just to keep the people on their side. Just look at what has happened in our telecoms sector.
That day is quickly approaching for politics, Jamaica just need to decide. The JLPNP have only made my future darker and my goals even more expensive. I, along with many youngsters across Jamaica and the Diaspora have had enough; enough of the lies, corruption, abuse, lack of transparency, and the list goes on.
JLPNP, your end is near, the movement for change is here and they're coming for what is theirs, slowly but surely. And when they've won, Jamaicans will breathe a breath of fresh air. Look around Jamaicans, the age of political oppression and dirty governance is ending globally and the world is ushering in an era of change. Let that happen here also. Let us give the NDM a chance!
Shaquille Ramsay
shaquilleramsay@gmail.com
Give NDM a chance!
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