Disrespectful and Embarrassing
We hear so many people every day talk about respect and lack thereof, in these times and a large portion of people blame someone else.
The problem with the blame game, is that few people take time to try and analyze the issue.
As I have said many times and I will say it again; greed has replaced not only respect but also, integrity, morals, pride and honesty.
Respect is not just an act between people but also between businesses and customers, between departments of a government also between countries and territories, just to mention a few areas in which respect is shown.
When respect is not shown, continuous lack of respect can lead to embarrassment to one or both parties.
Respect is not something you cannot demand but something you earn. First and fore-most one must respect oneself.
I also want mention a few things here; 1- Doing something that is wrong for hundred years do not make it right; 2- You are taught that, “when you know better you do better;” 3- People in position of trust who continue to mislead shows their disrespect for others.
Over the past several months leading up to the November 6, 2018, election in the US Virgin Islands (USVI), the vast majority of the candidates running for elective office claimed that they were a running for a seat in the Virgin Islands senate or for Governor of The Virgin Islands.
This was very disrespectful to all true Virgin Islanders; however, it was also disrespectful and embarrassing when some of these candidates actually came to The Virgin Islands to be guests on one of our local radio stations talk show.
They continued on these talk shows with the same message and the talk show host never made any attempt to correct them.
Adding insult to injury, the radio station management approved their commercials.
We must understand and accept the fact that there is a difference between The Virgin Islands and the US Virgin Islands, same as there is a difference between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, also the difference between the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
There are so many residents of this territory that should be embarrassed when they continue to complain about many issues especially about young people.
Yet these same people, including government ministers, politicians, religious leaders, teachers and the media are refusing to teach their children and others what is the correct name of this territory.
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8 Responses to “Disrespectful and Embarrassing ”
No U.S. Virgin Islands or Briiths Virgin Islands. Just Virgin Islands. That’s the law. It’s rather silly to suggest a governor of a territory lawfully named Virgin Islands, whatever the nationality of the governor is, being disrespectful when calling himself the governor of the Virgin Islands. If there’s disrespect somewhere, it’s got to be with the leaders who chose the name a century or centuries (as applicable) ago.
How about East Virgin Islands and West Virgin Islands...Let the Geography experts tell us which is which...case closed.