‘Whites have been on the side of fighting for justice’- Julian Willock
Noting that he does not wish to be part of any divisive politics, Mr Willock said he wants to change the conversation and bring people together.
“All of us have to be at the table fighting to make the BVI what it is and I do not wish to be a part of any divisive politics, blacks against whites, rich against poor, or brothers and sisters in the Caribbean against locals…Why can’t we just bring people together? We need more than ever before to build the BVI as a team and that is why leadership matters,” Mr Willock stated while on the online radio show, Fresh Radio Vybz with Paul A. Peart aka ‘Gadiethz’, on November 29, 2017.
Mr Willock at the time was asked by the host Mr Peart to respond to recent statements by Bishop John I. Cline which implied that the British are racist in the way they are dealing with funding of its British Overseas Territory post hurricanes Irma and Maria.
According to Bishop Cline, the British “have no interest in seeing the prosperity of people of colour in the Caribbean.”
Whites have fought against injustice- Willock
Mr Willock noted that he “would not have used those words, and of course there is a history there, but as a student of history, political science and economics, we have to look at the whole history.”
The businessman explained that there are white people in the United States of America and Britain who have fought against slavery and apartheid.
Further supporting his stance, Mr Willock spoke about the ascension of Robert G. Mugabe in Zimbabwe who was supported by the British after they were not pleased with the rule of Ian D. Smith, a white Prime Minister of the then Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).
“He was a white minority government and the British did not support what he was doing and it led, after a civil war, to the ascension of Robert Mugabe.
“So whites have been on the side of fighting for justice, including in the United States as was against slavery,” Mr Willock stated.
He also pointed out that many whites supported and voted for Barack H. Obama to become the first black President of the United States of America. “If you had add up all the blacks in America they would not have been able to spell victory for Obama.”
Mr Willock, a former Permanent Secretary, former Director of Water and Sewerage Department (W&SD), and who holds Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Political Science from the State University of New York at Buffalo and a Certificate in Public Administration from the University of the West Indies, has been frequently making his concerns heard and offering solutions for a better Virgin Islands but has stopped just short of announcing his candidacy for the next general elections, constitutionally due in two years.
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See links below to radio show, Fresh Radio Vybz with Paul A. Peart aka ‘Gadiethz’:
https://tunein.com/radio/ Freshradiovybz-s297104/ and http://rdo.to/FRV2
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34 Responses to “‘Whites have been on the side of fighting for justice’- Julian Willock”
History has proven over and over again what happens when you let your guard down. Yes we need help from everyone we can get it from, but let’s not forget how many times Blacks, Native Americans, etc have been tricked with trinkets hung in front of our faces? Remember, there is always an underlying reason for everything. I’m not saying there aren’t any good people out there, just always be on the lookout for wolves in sheep clothing.
That doesn't really need mentioning. Equality and justice are natural desires for any human. You say it as though you are conceding that in general white people seek to prevent equality and justice, but that there are a few good ones. In reality, ALL PEOPLE are selective when I comes to liberties. We want equality for all - as long as they think like us, and we want justice based on our terms.
Lastly, Detroit is what it is because where it once had a booming industry it now has nothing except high unemployment. This isn't a "White" scheme to enslave back people. The concept is ridiculous. Parts of Detroit have been neglected because these areas are poor and dilapidated; they are derelict. Much like parts of almost every major city in the world. Much like Rio, Johannesburg, Bangkok. I want you to show me the white scheme in all these examples. So, to compare that to the BVI, it's insane, it's idiotic. The BVI has a locally elected government who are responsible for the budget and the spending. If any area of the BVI is being neglected then that is the fault of the elected officials. And if the claim is neglect by the UK, well, the UK were sent away twice. Once after the flood, and the sent home early after Irma. Parliament didn't make that call. The dep. Gov made that call. The Tolan lady, under pressure from Tolan government. The Royal marines that were helping care more about equality and justice FOR ALL than 50% of the people frum hare.
now go smoke that?
Where have you been living for the last fifty or sixty years, under a rock?
You must be getting paid very handsomely to state falsehoods in media.
Or, like many others, your head is buried in sand in the depths of denial and or knowledge deficiency.