Dear Editor,
In response to the letter to the editor 'Give the NDM a chance' the National Democratic Movement (NDM) has to give itself a chance and that will be the first step that it needs to take to demonstrate its readiness to lead the nation.
The first president of the NDM was Bruce Golding. If Golding had only stayed the course he would have been prime minister of Jamaica right now, and if not, at least head of a very strong Opposition. But it became same old, same old. As a result his political career has come to naught. We hope though that just maybe, just maybe, there is still a little glimmer of hope for him.
As a country we need to understand ourselves. We can achieve whatever we want if we work at it. Right now I really don't think we are properly focused to achieve the right things. After more than 50 years of Indepenedence the greatest weakness in Jamaican politics is that it is driven by personalities and not policies. Personalities change like green lizards; policies are more lasting.
I am glad for the letter from Shaquille and I really hope that others could get an insight to the thought and just maybe it will show them the way. The truth of the matter is that we need to move to a policy approach to properly manage our affairs as a country.
Rupert Brown
Stony Hill, St Andrew
aat2study@yahoo.com
NDM has to give itself a chance
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In response to the letter to the editor 'Give the NDM a chance' the National Democratic Movement (NDM) has to give itself a chance and that will be the first step that it needs to take to demonstrate its readiness to lead the nation.
The first president of the NDM was Bruce Golding. If Golding had only stayed the course he would have been prime minister of Jamaica right now, and if not, at least head of a very strong Opposition. But it became same old, same old. As a result his political career has come to naught. We hope though that just maybe, just maybe, there is still a little glimmer of hope for him.
As a country we need to understand ourselves. We can achieve whatever we want if we work at it. Right now I really don't think we are properly focused to achieve the right things. After more than 50 years of Indepenedence the greatest weakness in Jamaican politics is that it is driven by personalities and not policies. Personalities change like green lizards; policies are more lasting.
I am glad for the letter from Shaquille and I really hope that others could get an insight to the thought and just maybe it will show them the way. The truth of the matter is that we need to move to a policy approach to properly manage our affairs as a country.
Rupert Brown
Stony Hill, St Andrew
aat2study@yahoo.com
NDM has to give itself a chance
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