While for many St. Maarteners such a statement might have come across as insensitive and insulting to their plight, for us, it can be termed as follows.
'De ware aap is uit de mouw gekomen' - 'Monkey has shown his real face'.
For a very long time, we realized that many Dutch politicians were not to be trusted with the care for the St. Martin people.
Feel free to include yourself and former Secretary for Kingdom Affairs, drs. Anke BIJLEVELDT-SCHOUTEN in that notorious group.
I had the 'privilege' of meeting you and was not very impressed by you as having any interest in the PEOPLE of this island.
Clearly, despite our many warnings in writing over the years, to the Dutch Government, that the PEOPLE of St. Maartem were not ready for any constitutional change, without guarantees for their very existence, you were one of the promoters of this genocide against our people.
We know that you were in 'infatuated' with our leaders, who simply 'twisted' you all around their proverbial fingers, at the cost of the PEOPLE of this land.
In that sense we totally agree with your colleague MP, Ronald VAN RAAK, that Dutch politicians like you, dr. PECHTOLD and BIJLEVELDT-SCHOLTEN are co-responsible for the mess on this island.
Therefore, it is cheap of you to now wash your hands off the people of this island.
What you did, boils down to that is pure betrayal of the PEOPLE of this island, for which history will hold you accountable as well.
You have once more, knowingly chosen to side with the corrupt political establishment at the expense of the PEOPLE, who now are left totally up to themselves
Meanwhile, you should explain to us, how come that the Dutch Government's interest in the 'Saba-bank' is not 'zero' .
Alas - the colonial 'koopmans-geest' (mercantile-instinct) remains very much alive in your mental genome, that is clear.
Clear is also, that this constitutional disaster will cost everyone a lot of headache and money - including your Government, whether your interest is 'zero' or not.
Just look at the 'Palestinian question', that will not go away any time soon for Israel as well.
Every people is entitled to its own homeland and there is no exception for the St. Martin people.
In ending.
As the article in the TODAY newspaper, states at the bottom, ...It's an adventure for me' - we could not agree more.
An adventure for you, not for us.
Leopold JAMES
A very conscious and proud, native, indigenosu St. Martiner
Without apologies.
