There isn't one day that we don't read in the papers or on the Net of some robbery, rape or killing! How long are we going to close our eyes, mouths and let it happen?
Yes, I know that many would say it's the foreigners and so on..... I will not blame them directly. I am blaming the governments for the past years, who have accepted the genocide of our people without having any vision at long term of what would become of this lil piece of rock!
I am talking about the North Side primarily but the South side is making the same mistakes today which will lead We the People to run away in another man's country in order to raise our children and grandchildren far from this fear of being killed!
What are the governments waiting for to realize that when one can say "There is nothing such as a Saint martiner..."they open the doors to hell for "WE" the people who KNOW that we are Saint martiners!
When the people of a country are put in minority, this is what happens! When a people's identity is not acknowledged this is what happens! The Saint Martin man has no more say in his country! Everyone else from all over the world can do what they want in SXM and get away with it !
One has to be blind or foolish not to see that the genocide was spreading over the past years! When as saint martiner, Yes I am, I remember how this country was, I can be brave enough to say that the Master plan was set to destroy us, both North and South!
When the Colonial powers unite to carry out their plans they use the weakest links of the People to make it happen! This is what took place for the French side in 1977. This is what is happening on the South Side today! They make you believe that you will be more independent, that you will be able to carry out your business.... They will pat you on your back, offer you lots of empty promises.... But trust me, when you know the history of those countries, you come to realize that you are put into a bottomless trap! They never set you free! I am of those who believe that Freedom is taken not given to you!
"Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed"as said by Dr Martin Luther King.
Over the years, I have been repeatedly saying that a country which loses its culture and its identity is doomed and bound to crumble down! That is what is happening today! So many bars, whore houses, more and more night life...... and next to that churches popping up like mushrooms! On every street corner there is a bar bursting your ears with music, cars running around with loud and obscene music popping out..... Nobody cares! It's a normal thing!
The saddest part is that our grandchildren are now growing up thinking : "Hey, this is the way to live!" So they also kill, rape, sell drugs, take drugs, rob and prostitute themselves because..... It's a normal thing! They are no longer afraid to neither kill nor die as we were when we were kids, running away as soon we saw the gendarmes! They are not scared of the police or the gendarmes!!! They are better equipped than the law enforcers!
I am convinced that it is time now for the People of this country in its entirety to stand up and challenge their governments on the manner they plan to take Saint Martin out of this disaster! Do they really believe that Tourists will come to our shores with such publicity?
What is the future they are planning to offer the younger generations of SAINT MARTINERS?
When are they going to tackle the issue of education for the school drop outs? It is very nice to create youth councils with brilliant boys and girls but what about those who didn't make it in school? Those are the ones on the loose breaking laws!
How long will the gates to Saint Martin be opened to all criminals and bandits from the entire world?
How long are we going to accept open handedly all those who leave their countries to come here where the job market is completely barren?
I can recall hearing "Saint Martin is a melting pot...." Well, the pot has melted and the "mix up all- in- one soup" that was cooking in it, is overflowing on our streets through crime and delinquency!
Are we going to sit back and accept that we go from the "Friendly Island" to the "Deadly Island" of The Caribbean?
Aline CHOISY
A proud, bold and brave Saint Martiner.
