Alred C. Frett. Photo: VINO/File

This deceptive practice by Powerful Nations has resulted in ‘monkey see; monkey do syndromes’ that encourage bad & inefficient Leaders to drag their People to degrees of suffering where – even in the Caribbean – we face grave hardships & huge Budget Deficits at a time when Tourism is down, Diseases are up and Off Shore Financial Services seem to occupy the Funeral Parlour.

The decades-long decline in the prosperity, livelihood & wellbeing of indigenous British Virgin Islanders is enough to make one wonder whether there is a deliberate objective is to make us desperate enough to bounce back & forth between Leaders who are neither willing nor able to solve the real Problems of our People… In the process we confuse Opinions with Facts.

In fact we actively contribute to avoidable Tragedies by accepting thoughtless Opinions as Facts while rejecting researched Facts as mere Opinions - Thus, instead of reasoning for ourselves we follow examples of others who later become mesmerized in trying to correct their own errors - You may recall my warnings that a copied Labour Code would deliver more harm than good.

Admittedly, some of you listened & helped to force some minor cosmetic changes but much of the foolishness still reached the final Bill and as FATCA & other Policies of Super Nations destroy West Indian Economies, several of ‘our examples’ are scrambling to undo the damage they did to themselves in draconian Work Permit Laws that we were over-eager to follow.

The tragedy continues as their desperate attempts to overcorrect the mess they made only make matters worse… For example, these Remedy Laws are designed to grant Non-Belongers – whom they believe have Money – Special Permits & Rights of Residency that allow them to employ more Foreigners without advertising locally or applying for Work Permits – Locals lose again.

As Health Care tumbles from Top Priority Nothing else really matters:

It would seem that while our Bodies are free our Minds remain enslaved to only see things long after they happen… Thus, we still have not reasoned that unlike Slave Ancestors, we have longer life expectancy and Descendants who will become our Legacies… Instead of making Plans for Today in order to secure their Tomorrow, we still believe in rewards and justice after death.

Even in this 21st Century we continue to pay heavily for living in denial… No wonder when I warned of Health Dangers posed by Greed, Special Interest & Corruption within Governments, Courts & Individuals regarding their roles in preventing B&F Medical Complex from providing our People with Quality & Affordable Health Care many of you failed to see this simple truth.

Nonetheless, this has come to pass far sooner than expected and we are already experiencing these Dangers you said were impossible - Never have we seen such Public Health Crises even as our Infants & Elderly are being charged for Medical Care that once was Free…Furthermore, things could be worse had you not listened and assisted in blocking some intended Policies.

As Empty Promises bring comfort to Fools:

This continues to be a tough struggle as those stuck in denial continue to swear they can never be fooled, programmed or conditioned to alter their minds & convictions by Religion, Personal Lives or Politics… Of course they are wrong since Religion already programmed them to kill & die for Gods they regard as ‘all-powerful’ and thus should be capable of fighting their own Wars.

As regards their Personal Lives, they are already conditioned to look in Mirrors and see Left Side as Right Side - If this was not so they would dig out their Eyes while putting on Mascara or cut their own throats while shaving… Similarly, Politics already fooled them into doubting their own Vision by believing ‘Down is Up’, Greed is Good’, and Politicians will change their Stripes.

This causes them to believe Warmonger’s promise of Peace through the Acts of Wars and to trust Broke Nations promises of Rewards which only exist on Deficit Credit… Perhaps they avoid these Basic Truths for fear it would shrink their Comfort Zone… Thus, although the Facts are just a Click away they will not admit to being hooked on ‘Promises that bring comfort to Fools’.

If this was an Election Year would they have responded differently?

Instead they are quick to anger if you refuse to be a Genesis Idiot; too afraid to differentiate between Good & Evil or to know if & when you are Naked even if others can see the Emperor has no Clothes… This may suggest that misery Loves Company for the same Nations who cannot balance their Books are the same Nations killing others for not following in their lead.

Thanks to Internet it is no longer secret that the same Countries bombing & killing others occupy the World Top Ten Countries most in Debt… These include: #1 United States - #2United Kingdom – #3 Germany - #4 France - #5 Japan - #6 Luxembourg - #7 Italy - #8 Netherlands - #9 Spain and #10 = Ireland... - There is no doubt that more Wars will make these Nations poorer.

Consequently, this means more suffering People and to pretend we will not be affected qualifies us as Idiots… In fact, our current Dengue & Chikungunya Epidemic already has Governmental Agencies - we pay to care for us - claiming to be too broke to provide Preventative Health Care and instead accuse us of not taking on the Responsibility for our own Public Health Care.

These expressed deficiencies emanating from Governmental Health Services have placed us at a point where Pain, Suffering & associated Deaths have so frightened our People that they have regressed back into Ancient Cures & Bush Burning Repellants - And, while we may argue that such measures pose additional dangers, they see ‘desperate times requiring desperate measures’.

Today, although it still remains the responsibility of our Representatives, we are all stuck with working harder to alleviate the situation… I too am frightened for our People and it brings no joy that I warned this would happen unless directions were changed - They could have listened & avoided the Epidemic – They failed but we cannot be passive when threats like Ebola still exist.

PS:… I will continue addressing some of your Questions & Comments on Live BVP Radio Programs