Month: August 2010

Christian Volney wrote

Rags,
I must admit that your observations will be construed as being astute by some (as rebutted by Tony), nevertheless worthy of discussion. Whilst it paints a bleak political outlook, and a ‘suggested’ DLP win due to primarily, a ‘non-existent’ or viable opposition alternative (the overall consensus of the electorate based on the overwhelming mandate at the polls); it does validate the legitimacy of this government by democratic standards, regardless of their ‘perceived’ performance of governance by opposition critics. I wonder how bad it could have been?

The election of the Labour government to office in Dominica seems to have coincided with an end to attempts at intelligent, pro-active participation by the other parties in the governance of the country. It will be remembered that the

election process was marked by a late release of its party manifesto by the Dominica Freedom Party (DFP), the dubious “release” of its manifesto by the United Workers Party (UWP), and a limited dissemination of its party’s position on a range of topics by the Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM).

On 8/4/2010 7:49 PM, Christian Volney wrote

PD,
I feel the frustration in your words and do not disagree in principle with your overall intuition. The difference between us is I am (whilst with reservation) not convinced overall because politics is a dirty game which has manipulated better men and women than us.