Hypocrite of the Week

It is almost beyond the comprehension of our selection panel that the Prime Minister of this country Mr. Barrow would appoint his estranged son Shyne as Music Ambassador representing our nation. Whether or not our misguided leader is making amends for ignoring Shyne all his life is of absolutely no consequence to us – this is our country, not his. While Mr. Barrow is wont to make absolutely ridiculous and ill-thought out decisions without regard for the input of others, the fact is that Belize is not Mr. Barrow’s personal fiefdom to do with as he will. Despite Mr. Barrow’s pretensions and delusions of grandeur, he is really just a low down, dirty hypocrite who is betraying the people who trusted him and reneging on a scared oath he took.

Upon assuming office, Mr. Barrow placed his right hand on a bible and swore to do right by all manner of people without fear or favour or ill-will. He promised to serve this nation in good faith and work hard for all of us so that we could live better lives. When Mr. Barrow wanted our votes he promised to include us in all major decision-making; he said that it would always be about us. He said that he would do better and lead the moral charge in this nation. That all sounded wonderful. But now we all know that it was just a pile of hogwash. Mr. Barrow has ridden roughshod over the Belizean people, ignoring the cries of the poor, insulting the unions, belittling the bar association, bashing the public sector and demonizing the private sector.

The only Belizeans who have benefitted from the largess of Mr. Barrow are his wife, his ex-wife, his daughter, his son, his brother, his sister and now his estranged son Shyne. The difference between the ‘haves’ and the ‘have nots’ is crystal clear after one glimpse at the Barrow clan and another at the Belizean majority.

The appointment of Shyne as Music Ambassador, for whatever reason it was done, once again exposes the hypocrisy of the man who begged us for our votes and swore to be the best servant of the people we had ever seen. Mr. Barrow has served only himself and his family. The rest of us don’t matter.

| | | | | |