![]() ![]() We need to open our eyes and stop being blinded by politics. Too many of us preach unity publicly but secretly we are plotting the downfall of others because of their political preference. As a result, we become bitter, angry, and upset with others which leads to division in a country. Because of obsession, we cannot see anything wrong with the party we support but we use our energy to see the wrong in those that oppose the party we support. We are too obsessed with the two main political parties – almost like a cult for some. You see some people believe you are like them because some of them cannot see anything beyond their allegiance to that political party. There is a new government now and the format of my writings have not changed. Somehow, they thought I was against the government. I even lost friendships with some individuals – who I thought were matured enough to accept and respect my opinions. I started writing when the previous administration and I have been attacked multiple times. You see, we must learn to respect the opinions of others and try to see what message we can get from those opinions. However, the moment someone expresses an opinion especially if it is about the decisions or the lack of decisions the government is not doing, that person will more than likely be attacked. Do not let the love for a party destroy your relationship with your family and friends which leads me to the next point which is we should respect the opinions of others.Įverybody has an opinion about something. In 2007, it was a wake-up call for me when one of my closest friends ran for a political party that I did not support. We must always encourage the country to pray and repent of their sins and you can do this without attacking individuals or the political party.įamily and friends are divided over politics. Now of course, if any government plans to pass laws that are contrary to the word of God, then yes, we need to use the pulpit to deal with it. Stick to the word of God and stop being political. ![]() The church is divided over politics and unfortunately, some are using the pulpit to promote and attack the political parties when there are members who are split over political choices. Our country is too small to be divided over politics. You see when you attack one individual, you are not only impacting that one individual, but you are also affecting the family and friends of that individual and so you have a country divided over politics.ĭo we want a divided country? If we are divided, how much can we accomplish? Perhaps, one of the reasons we the citizens are so far behind is because we are too divided over politics and so we cannot unite on tackling some of the main issues affecting our country because we see everything as blue and yellow. As a result of the attack on individuals, a division is created, and hatred takes place. Some people rather attack individuals than attacking the real issues in the country. Some people are not talking to others because of politics. There is nothing wrong with an individual preferring one of the parties and so we must learn to respect the choice of others.īased on my observations, one of the greatest factors for the division in the country is due to politics. ![]() It is time we open our eyes and realize that fighting over political parties does not make any sense. The current political process is designed to divide and conquer us, and we have fallen for it. Even if there were differences, we should not allow our political allegiance to cause us to hate others and assassinate the characters of others. However, in the Caribbean, particularly in the Turks and Caicos Islands, there are no fundamental differences between the two main political parties, but we have allowed our allegiance to these political parties to drive us to animosity. In some countries, there are distinct philosophical differences between the main political parties. In most countries, there are two main political parties and the citizens aligned themselves with one of the main parties. He is an author, his articles are also posted on his website – Respect the opinion of others and stop letting politics divide us! He is currently part of a credit union exploratory committee and hopes to have credit unions established soon in the TCI. In 1992 at age 22, he took and passed all four parts of the CPA exam. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting at age 19 and a MBA in Finance at age 20. Drexwell Seymour is from the Turks and Caicos Islands. ![]()
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