Dear Editor,
We plead with the politicians of this country to grant us mercy, because if we remain on this course anarchy is the sure result. More than that, though, we plead for mercy from God himself, so that He might grant to these leaders a real paradigm shift.
It is no longer 'Jamaica No Problem'; we have some serious problems. Successive leaders of our country have bought into a very destructive notion that pits party against party in the very Parliament; putting partisan politics ahead of proactive, productive non-partisan nation-building.
Although they sing, "Eternal Father, bless our land", yet they apparently cannot subscribe to such a basic guideline given by the Father that, "if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand" (Mark 3:25). Whether it is a family house or Gordon House, where there is division, collapse is inevitable. There must be unity and one vision in Gordon House, "lest we perish" even as the entire nation collapses.
I would wish that they had learnt unity even from looking up at our flag. In the official photos that hang in government buildings the flag is often included, possibly for symbolic/subliminal purposes. Yet, year after year they seem to miss a basic point that can be gained from the flag itself. Raised proudly years ago, the stark truth remains, the Jamaican flag is not all green, nor is the flag orange. This symbol of national pride that we Jamaicans so proudly stand under is a combination of colours. The black, the unmistakable green, and the 'stand-out' gold (akin to orange). The combination should convince PNP and JLP to cooperate. If unity toward nation-building continues to elude them in these tough days, then they do not deserve to represent the Jamaican people. We demand that they stand together or let them stand aside; and may better than they begin to stand up.
Christopher G E Brodber
St Andrew
A house divided
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We plead with the politicians of this country to grant us mercy, because if we remain on this course anarchy is the sure result. More than that, though, we plead for mercy from God himself, so that He might grant to these leaders a real paradigm shift.
It is no longer 'Jamaica No Problem'; we have some serious problems. Successive leaders of our country have bought into a very destructive notion that pits party against party in the very Parliament; putting partisan politics ahead of proactive, productive non-partisan nation-building.
Although they sing, "Eternal Father, bless our land", yet they apparently cannot subscribe to such a basic guideline given by the Father that, "if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand" (Mark 3:25). Whether it is a family house or Gordon House, where there is division, collapse is inevitable. There must be unity and one vision in Gordon House, "lest we perish" even as the entire nation collapses.
I would wish that they had learnt unity even from looking up at our flag. In the official photos that hang in government buildings the flag is often included, possibly for symbolic/subliminal purposes. Yet, year after year they seem to miss a basic point that can be gained from the flag itself. Raised proudly years ago, the stark truth remains, the Jamaican flag is not all green, nor is the flag orange. This symbol of national pride that we Jamaicans so proudly stand under is a combination of colours. The black, the unmistakable green, and the 'stand-out' gold (akin to orange). The combination should convince PNP and JLP to cooperate. If unity toward nation-building continues to elude them in these tough days, then they do not deserve to represent the Jamaican people. We demand that they stand together or let them stand aside; and may better than they begin to stand up.
Christopher G E Brodber
St Andrew
A house divided
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