Hope for the Nation

As the well known proverb states “Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.”  This is the reason why I find it so fitting in comparison that the Guardian newspaper a couple weeks ago stated the quotation of Henry Louis Mencken who once said “It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know that you would lie if you were in his place.” The reason I repeated this quotation is because this same character Henry L. Mencken idealized Nazi German culture with racial and anti-Semitic views about the Jews and blacks in the 19^th century. Therefore the editor was “right on the money” comparing Barrow to Mencken. Prime Minister Dean Barrow has not show any sense of direction or vision for our country, Belize. Indeed it seems to be just a matter of time before he will be running us into the reefing and tearing the guts out of life as we know it.

My reasons for stating this are as simple as can be. Barrow is not giving us anything to believe in, to identify with or work towards. His leadership is lacking, and he needs to be more concrete with issues affecting our nation like crime, poverty, unemployment and health. He can no longer continue to try to convince the people of today’s society with his eloquent speeches and false statements, as rather sooner than later the people will rebel against these false prophesies.

Without proper planning and consultation, he shows himself to be a poor leader whose decisions are ill thought out and completely lacking in vision. This critically-ill decision making has resulted and will continue to result in major damage to the people and to the nation. This administration must not forget that all power is bestowed by the people. The people are the ones that decide what we want, not the government. We are demanding and expecting the present government to perform for the best interest of the people and not just a chosen few.

This brings me to state that I was privileged to attend the last two public meetings and consultations of the People’s United Party held in Orange Walk and San Ignacio. The atmosphere was electric and there were sure signs of hope for a change and hope for the nation. I was impressed with the questions that were asked and the answers which showed that clear, rational and intensive thought had been given to leading us out of this morass of recession and depression under the UDP. The leader of the People’s United Party has the passion and the wisdom and the commitment to lead this nation. The people felt a sign of hope and comfort. Indeed the presenters were full of vision and positive plans to lead this nation on the right track back to Belmopan for the betterment of Belize.

There is hope for Belize.

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