Our false sense of national pride

[Islandman]

I thought I was the only one thinking these things during events like these but I guess not. Thats why I always have mixed feelings about all the pot banging in HWT and elsewhere and I understand why some of the "lesser" athletes who could do with some real help don't find it as impressive as the general public does.

A week removed from the island's celebrations of its 54th year of independence, Jamaicans will, for the next nine days, once again don the national colours right down to their underwear.
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The more the athletes win the more our chests will swell as we proclaim being the best in the world.

But are we really? Yes, people like Bolt, Fraser-Pryce, Elaine Thompson and Omar McLeod are among the best in the world. But as a country, are we?

That right there, is my concern.

http://jamaica-star.com/article/comm...national-pride

[Don1]

Yep..tuh much yappin chest beatin' servin' sportin' shootin

.....Too little ah dis... workin' collectively to defined goals (i.e. social contractin')...and CREATIN' modern, valuable products

What would make me proud is if we could just find it in ourselves to start doing the things that make us great each day, every day. I would love for us to start working together to make our country as crime-free as possible.

I would love for us to start using our creativity to change the world in which we live, creations that will make individuals rich and their country even richer; the things that reflect the values espoused in our national pledge.

That'll be the day

[Islandman]

Too hard I guess. Cheering and critiquing is easier and much more fun!

[HL]

I thought I was the only one thinking these things during events like these but I guess not. Thats why I always have mixed feelings about all the pot banging in HWT and elsewhere and I understand why some of the "lesser" athletes who could do with some real help don't find it as impressive as the general public does.



http://jamaica-star.com/article/comm...national-pride

Nice platform for the Jamaican leadership to launch some of the suggested initiatives.....

[Mosiah]

"I would love for us to start working together to make our country as crime-free as possible."

The DPP has a part to play in this. Somebody needs to let her know.

[Sir X]

The DPP governs according to our constitution, so where exactly is the problem?

If the constitution has no sanctions for a reckless, incompetent DPP then what does it say about us as a nation.

[Don1]

Too hard I guess. Cheering and critiquing is easier and much more fun!

Same ting wid football...it's all about yappin' & chest beatin'....and short cut talent importin'. While the real ting is developin' wi yutes

Developin' wi yutes too hard (except fi serve tourist) ...and the people supportin' di fcukery too dumb

[Mosiah]

The DPP governs according to our constitution, so where exactly is the problem?

I'm not sure about that. She seems to have fundamental disagreements much too often with other legal minds in the country. The contractor general and INDECOM have had their battles with her. Are they not following the constitution, regardless of how screwed up it might be?

[HL]

I'm not sure about that. She seems to have fundamental disagreements much too often with other legal minds in the country. The contractor general and INDECOM have had their battles with her. Are they not following the constitution, regardless of how screwed up it might be?

Darn-it bwoy, you Jamaicans make behaving one's-self sure look difficult.

[Willi]

Time and place. Kill vibes article in the miggle of Olympics is not copacetic.

[Islandman]

The way I see it, no better time to discuss than now when the fair-weather nationalism is out in all its once-a-year glory.

Why wait till next week when the savagery and basic lack of civic pride is back to its usual place?

[Mosiah]

Agreed!

There is never a bad time for us to get whipped into shape.

[Willi]

if a tree falls in the forrest and no one hears it..does it matter?