‘I wish & wait’ for a Caucasian to run for office in VI- Hon Vanterpool
Hon Vanterpool made the comments while debating on the Virgin Islands Investment Act 2020 on August 19, 2021, and touched lightly on the topic of race in the territory.
“We in the BVI and when I saw we, Mr Speaker, I want us to understand we must not be racial one way or the other,” he said.
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“We have some people living among us who are our people, they live with us, they are from England they are from all over the place, they might be a Caucasian, but they are a part of us, they have belonger status,” Hon Vanterpool went on to say.
While Hon Vanterpool has related that he will condemn any form of colonialist UK takeover of the VI, he called on white Virgin Islanders to run for power in the territory, in a bid to represent themselves and the VI.
“I wish and wait one day when a Caucasian would run for office and come in here [HoA], nothing is wrong with that, it's called representation,” he said.
Hon Vanterpool said while those in the House would be shocked at the statement, he said VI’s Caucasian citizens and belongers have a constituency.
The Opposition Member, who refers to himself as a 'statesman', further noted that even with the presence of the VI Commission of Inquiry (CoI) in the territory and its allegations, that does not mean that Virgin Islanders cannot manage and invest in themselves.
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46 Responses to “‘I wish & wait’ for a Caucasian to run for office in VI- Hon Vanterpool”
My advice to you is if the can of worms, in my opinion, that you have just opened up still have some worms not yet exited, quickly closed it, and don't attempt to reopen it in the future. Why? Because flattery is not truth, and mockery is not love.
God loves us all with and from the centre-most part of His heart. We also are commanded by Him to love our neighbors, skin colour and place of birth not a factor.
Yes, Hon. Mark Vanterpool said the right things, but do we really know, for sure, his true motive as to why he said what he said? Or do you have a problem with accepting credible opinion that contradicts your own?
Black racism is equally as evil as white, brown or any other racism.
God alone is love in its fullness. All of us from time to time practice zig zag love. That means, a mixture of good and evil.
Note. There is no bent in a straight rod. There are no straight in a bent coiled (
What is wrong with some of you people, these people has been controlling us from the time they brought our ancestors from Africa, by force and this %%&*0 Mark ,want to give them more power over us, and some of you siding him,wow , mental Slavery is alive an well.
Bermuda's new governor is a woman of colour - hallelujah!
Cayman Islands just elected a white guy as premier - hallelujah!
Diversity please! Equal opportunities please! One love BVI!
Persons like you need to govern properly so we would not need to consider minorities to help us with positive change. Or help you with your agenda, as I suspect.