This is a popular movement aimed at maintaining and guaranteeing the human-rights that have been built up as part of our emancipation as Netherlands-Antilleans, as well as the result of the 'Treinta do Mei' revolt of 1969, which saw the acknowledgment and emergence of the Netherlands-Antilles identity.
This meant that, any Antilleans finally could become Governor-general, Prime-minister of the Antilles, and hold any top-position in the private sector, anywhere in the Netherlands-Antilles.
As such, we Antilleans had even more rights in the Netherlands-Antilles, than our own European-Dutch fellow citizens.
With all the constitutional changes now taking place, this human-rights for us Antilleans to have first opportunity in our land is being threatened to become something of the past.
If that happens, it will mean that everyone coming to our islands, could in fact get the same rights as us Antilleans, and by virtue of their larger and ever growing numbers in fact replace us through genocide by substitution.
We believe that there is a way out.
That is to transfer these rights accumulated during our emancipation to every island, leaving the Netherlands-Antilles constellation.
By doing so, regardless of whatever 'new' status is implemented, the protective 'Antilleanisation spirit' will always be there to protect us Antilleans, without denying others their realistic human-rights.
This solution is a 'win-win' one, because it does not necessarily have to stop or slow down the ongoing constitutional developments.
In addition, it might make future constitutional referenda un-necessary, because regardless of what ever status, we Antilleans will be protected and have first options in our own land.
Subsequently, the spirit of our ancestors who shed blood, sweat and tears for us, can continue to live in peace and not come to haunt those who betrayed them for self-empowerment under the guise of a 'new' constitutional status.
In ending, all proud Antilleans have the opportunity to contribute towards this goal of maintaining the 'Antillean spirit and rights' on every island of the Netherlands-Antilles, by forwarding this mail and contacting every Antillean politician to .the honorable thing.
'Yes, we Antilleans can'
Jin
drs. Leopold JAMES,
Proud Antillean of native-indigenous St. Martin heritage...without apologies.