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As I posted before, Portia was trapped by a pharisee question. Regardless of the answer she gave, she would have been in trouble. She needed to have had the wisdom of Solomon or Jesus to have evaded and to have satisfied everyone with her answer. Contrary to what many post, I do not think Portia was showing that she was enlightened when she gave her response. She knew that everyone knew that folks with alternate lifestyles had been in PNP cabinets for years. She was simply trying to justify the past and the future because it could not be denied.
Now let us not be naive, if it had been Labourites having known mantus in their cabinets, Portia would have attacked them just as the Labourites are attacking her and the PNP now. When all the bogus stuff about black man talk was going on, many here thought it was fair game but it was silly. Reality is that under both parties rule, black people advance simultaneously with color prejudice rearing its head.
The PNP really needs to account for the JPS deal and many here dont want to talk about that. That deal continues to be a major shackle for Jamaica.
For all the PNP circus around Dudus case, PNP has yet to explain how Dudus got so powerful while they were in power. What was KD's portfolio during many of the Dudus power years? They have yet to explain many of the scandals including Trafigura and they dont intend to and many here dont care. But they care about JLP scandals.
JLP with this Mantu biz is using tactics that the PNP has used effectively against them. They see that the masses care more about Mantu than to understand that Audley Shaw scored a big victory by keeping the government from paying 20 to 25% interest rates on its debt. PNP would rather argue about IMF stuff which pales in comparison to the PNP's ridiculous loan shark debt rates.
So the leaders of both parties are just the same. They dont lead. They play to the masses by telling them what they want to hear. While I lean to JLP, I see the ills of both parties. Unfortunately, many here can only see the ills of one side and even when they start to see a little blemish on their own side, they are quick to defend or explain away.
Next election will be no better, it will be about revenge and how to get lower into the gutter.
Now let us not be naive, if it had been Labourites having known mantus in their cabinets, Portia would have attacked them just as the Labourites are attacking her and the PNP now. When all the bogus stuff about black man talk was going on, many here thought it was fair game but it was silly. Reality is that under both parties rule, black people advance simultaneously with color prejudice rearing its head.
The PNP really needs to account for the JPS deal and many here dont want to talk about that. That deal continues to be a major shackle for Jamaica.
For all the PNP circus around Dudus case, PNP has yet to explain how Dudus got so powerful while they were in power. What was KD's portfolio during many of the Dudus power years? They have yet to explain many of the scandals including Trafigura and they dont intend to and many here dont care. But they care about JLP scandals.
JLP with this Mantu biz is using tactics that the PNP has used effectively against them. They see that the masses care more about Mantu than to understand that Audley Shaw scored a big victory by keeping the government from paying 20 to 25% interest rates on its debt. PNP would rather argue about IMF stuff which pales in comparison to the PNP's ridiculous loan shark debt rates.
So the leaders of both parties are just the same. They dont lead. They play to the masses by telling them what they want to hear. While I lean to JLP, I see the ills of both parties. Unfortunately, many here can only see the ills of one side and even when they start to see a little blemish on their own side, they are quick to defend or explain away.
Next election will be no better, it will be about revenge and how to get lower into the gutter.
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