We are truly living in interesting and dangerous times, when we have the Deputy Premier, the Hon Walter Roban stating on record that facts do not matter, but feelings do, where it pertains to employment statistics in Bermuda.
This is offensive to the people of Bermuda—it sounds like he is saying the Government prefers feelings over cold, hard facts.
What he said about the One Bermuda Alliance is false. We are not against Bermudians in any way, and to imply that we would encourage the displacement of Bermudians in the workplace is abhorrent.
By him saying the Government understands the peoples’ emotions would suggest its sensitive to their needs. But this simply isn’t true. The PLP Government exploits trauma and emotions to ensure that its voter base remains emotionally charged and ready to react on its behalf.
Mr Roban asserts that “facts are immaterial” as it relates to governing an island. If a Deputy Premier accepts that this as appropriate, it further proves that the Government preys on the electorate’s emotions in order to cling to power.
This government is destroying this island brick by brick before our very eyes and it says believe in me, ignore the Government-issued facts and trust your emotions.
I’ve worked in the criminal justice system for over 30 years, and it is a clearly established fact that no decision based on emotions is a good one and makes us powerless to make and consider what is best for us in the short and long term.
The same stands for running a country that so desperately needs hope.
This government continues to stoke the fires of trauma and pain and does nothing to heal the wounds. Why? Because if the people addressed their emotional pain, they might not vote for them.
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