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Ole England, Nostalgia, & Brexit
Dickson Igwe
There is a lesson for these Virgin Isles, and for countries striving for social and economic prosperity in the proceeding narrative. It states that national success is not derived through the cynical adoption of populist xenophobia, austerity, and war mongering.
A Maritime Deja vu
Dickson Igwe
Observations by the Virgin Islands political establishment on the matter of expatriate control of the maritime, yachting, and boating industry, are accurate. The maritime industry in the country is owned, managed, and directed, by expatriates.
Manchester: good versus evil
Dickson Igwe
The west is completely naïve about the evil it faces in Fundamentalist Islam. Like a foolish virgin, it believes it can convert an evil and murderous psychopath, into a compassionate soul. It will take further tragic lessons to learn that it is facing PURE EVIL, and that it is in a war for its very own way of life.
HMS Brexit & the Brussels Iceberg
Dickson Igwe
The United Kingdom must skillfully negotiate its exit from Europe, or risk being torn apart. With the Brexit Referendum, Brussels has become a massive and ominous iceberg that the seafaring vessel, The HMS Great Britain, would be wise not to crash into.
A Virgin Islands Party déjà vu
Dickson Igwe
The climb to the mountain top called Power has gotten a lot steeper for the VIP. The Summit of High Office is further away. Party members have failed to bury the hatchet. Factionalism and ill will remain a feature of the Grand Ole Party. Not good!
The deadly church cult!
Dickson Igwe
Jack the Pious and Jill Religious should beware of Queen Jezebel. The following story is a warning about unaccountable church leadership. It is an individual interpretation of an article written by Boze Herrington in The Atlantic Magazine of June 18, 2014: "the seven signs that you are in a cult."
A Brexit Two Remake!
Dickson Igwe
British Prime Minister, Theresa M. May, has called for a surprise UK General Election for June 8, 2017. This amounts to Brexit Two.
Trump goes nuclear!
Dickson Igwe
The spread of nuclear weapons beyond the core countries that have historically possessed these “seeds of the apocalypse” is the greatest threat to world safety this early to mid-2017.
Virgin seas & the children’s future!
Dickson Igwe
Leveraging the maritime environment is the best thing that could happen for Virgin Islands youth, and future generations. It is not happening!
Voter rebellion!
Dickson Igwe
Niccolo Machiavelli was a prominent 15th Century political philosopher. He was political adviser to the Italian City State of Florence and its rulers.