Some of our own people have no good intentions for us — Fraser
Opposition Leader Julian Fraser has argued that some residents of the BVI have deliberately reserved ill-will for locals and may not want to see the territory achieve self-determination.
Legislators were at the time debating amendments to the terms of reference for the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) in the House of Assembly (HOA).
“There are some people among us who has no good intentions for us,” Fraser said. “Everything is too good for us, and the person right next to them is the most gentle person that you would ever find. They don’t know who they’re with. They don’t know who they’re hanging out with.”
Fraser argued that the locals need to remain focused and not allow others to distract them. He pointed to the success of BVI Olympic athlete Kyron McMaster, and hailed him as a local hero.
The legislator said McMaster will one day bring an Olympic medal back to the BVI.
“So those same people who don’t think that we amount to anything, we’re showing them,” Fraser said. “It’s us, we, our own selves, are keeping ourselves back because we’re not focused enough. There is nothing — when I say nothing, I mean nothing — we can’t achieve.”
In the meantime, as remedies to that perceived malady, Fraser suggested that the first step is for locals to start supporting each other. He said the next step would be for locals to stop hating each other.
“Don’t believe all the stupid things you hear on the street,“ the Opposition Leader urged. “Don’t believe it. Believe in yourselves and believe in your people.”
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like the ones who been leading us for the last 2 decades.
Mike Drop!!!!
I seldom agree with Mr. Fraser, but this time around I have to agree 100%. We are our biggest enemy. We locals are the epitome of divide and conquer. We allow other ethnicities and cultures to divide us although we are now considered not to be the majority (a point I strongly disagree with). However, true his comments may be, it is sad to say that they will largely fall on deaf ears. We are happy to embrace the crab in a bucket mentality when it involves the treatment of each other.
Only now you see and realize that Fraser? BLOOD IS NOT ALWAYS THICKER THAN WATER. THAT IS A MYTH JUST LIKE I WILL SHOUT IT FROM THE ROOF TOPS IS A MYTH.
Unfortunately, the Locals are the Virgin Islanders biggest OPPRESSORS. Some of Us seems to think that Success and Progress is only for whom We determine. It’s darn way past time to get away from that mentality and look forward to the uplifting of each other. With this negative Stanse of keeping locals down and finding bad taste in whatever some locals do is only bringing about more difficult and hardship. What do you expect outsiders to say or do, when it’s the Badminded Locals treatment towards each other is Our Demise.
WHAT THE 3RD DISTRICT NEEDS TO DO IS LOOK AT THE WHOLED PICTURE , ITS OUR OWN
WHAT THE 3RD DISTRICT NEEDS TO DO TELL IT LIKE IT IS / ITS OUR OWN PEOPLE WHO IS TURNING THE COUNTRY INTO A DRUG HEAVEN / ASK THE COACH ) BLAMING THE ( ISLAND PEOPLE ,) WHICH IS AN INSULT , WHO CAME HERE TO MAKE AN HONEST LIVING , AND STILL CREATING WAYS TO DOUBLE TAXING THEM , IS EVILNESS / VINCENT IS A TYPICAL EXAMPLE , EVERYBODY HAS TO DO THE RIGHT NTHING / LIVE AND LET LIVE , WE CAME WITH TWO EMPTY ? AND WE WILL LEAVE WITH TWO EMPTY HANDS ?
I don’t subscribe to your two empty hands theory. That’s the mentality of slaves. We may leave with two empty hands but we leave our children with two hands full. Ash the children of the slave masters who now own the multi-national corporations that are calling the shots.
You did your freemason pledge so we know that is worshipping the devil okay so no I am not for you period.I am for the Almighty Creator