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Irony of Ironies

The Independent Eye - By Kensley Peter Charlemagne

I have never been one who was in favour of the establishment of the Citizenship by Investment Programme and for every day that this programme sticks around the more uncomfortable I become. I am wary of these funny names and skeptical of certain nationalities. I do not like the way that the Chinese integrate into foreign societies. I have encountered them in Canada and Trinidad as well. And we have our own history. They began the building of the secondary schools in Saint Lucia and we know some of the major infrastructural projects that they undertook. Have we forgotten how they wanted to build bakeries and even now there is a take-over of the fast food market. Chinese food joints are popping up all over Castries. A China Town in Castries is not far-fetched. They do it everywhere they go. Spadina in Toronto is an example.

I do not find that Chinese integrate well into foreign societies. They stick to themselves and they are not very friendly and now they will have passports stamped Saint Lucian on them? Saint Lucia for sale! Who’s buying?

I rejoiced when the UWP severed diplomatic ties with the Chinese and the fact that the SLP could not impose their one China policy when they last returned to office had my heart playing musical chords on a violin.

But irony of ironies. The UWP has shed skin and with the introduction of Allen Chastanet as head of the party, the party has adopted new values. We’re precipitating downwards and our eyes have not been opened to it. In Saint Lucia, we are colour blind. It takes more than business sense to run a country and I knew of many who were vowing for Allen because they figured he is a businessman.

People hear of a 2.6 billion dollar investment and they are all itchy, like a child receiving a lollipop from its mother.

Irony of ironies. Amazing it is when people switch roles. The call for accountability is being made by the opposition on the “Pearl of the Caribbean” project and rightly so. But have we forgotten the Sunset Bay development; a speed project. DCA approval given in record time. Now the shoe is on the other foott. “Things change. The table turns.” One stone.Culture.

If what Richard Frederick has uttered on his show has any merit we have every reason to be scared. Seven hundred arces of land in a 238 sqQ mile island is no little piece of real estate. Are you shaking in your boots yet? The figure of $2.6 billion is more than the yearly budget for Saint Lucia. Are we stupid or what? Only wicked people would put our patrimony up for sale and only a backward people will allow it.

13 Comments

  1. Do Chinese stick to themselves and are not very friendly?

    Kensley, who do you want them to be friendly to, you and the unemployeds or the zombies of Castries?

    Big numbers itching you?

  2. The idea of humans wanting to migrate to a foreign country on a permanent basis , then not wanting to socially mingle with the nation’s population or worse, seem to demand that they be left in isolation by not showing interest or not wanting to mingle with the natives or even wanting to learn that country’s language should not bode well with any resident of that country.
    Basically it is a subtle for of disrespect and worse yet migrating to someonelse’s country and wanting to establish their own standards by which they want to live in the other peoples country.
    Their country of origin will never tolerate or allow that type of practice by other foreign nationals. Which should never be allowed anyway. Out of respect anyone who show interest in wanting to migrate to a foreign land and establish that country as their permanent residence should understand that they have to make the necessary adjustments in order to blend in. Especially when it comes to speaking the language of that country. It is simply a form of respect. Especially when you choose to reestablish that country as your permanent residence.
    Once again it takes us back to the poor idea of simply accepting without question, the practices of some more developed nations. Not taking into account the vastness of some of those countries and their ability to grow and expand due to under development.
    I guess that would demand some thinking on those in power.

    1. More St. Lucians immigrate overseas than foreigners who come to our shores. St. Lucians “adjust” to welfare checks abroad, foreigners adjust to 3rd world poor, black country here.

      Thinking is not the monopoly of those in power.

      Get real folks especially that we took the bait of posting comments to a low quality topic and article like this one above.

      Kensley, when are you going to take a job and grow your kids, huh?

      1. REPLY MAN:

        Do you have a drinking problem ? USA has a population of some 300,000, 000 St. Lucia 275,000 . I am struggling to get your point about, ” More St. Lucians immigrate overseas than foreigners who come to our shores. St. Lucians “adjust” to welfare checks abroad, foreigners adjust to 3rd world poor, black country here.”

        Look, I am not disputing your Calculus, I am just trying to understand it, thinking you must be onto something of major significance, and deserving the Nobel Prize in Economics – SIR ARTHUR LEWIS REPLY MAN UNIVERSITY ?

  3. I am not falling for your bait. I do not feed on roro and personal attacks. You certainly missed the irony, reply man. Keep hiding behind pseudo names.

  4. I certainly agree with the writer that the Asians do not have an historical reputation of integrating with societies different from their own after migration. They exhibit strong tendency to continue their routine as if they were still in their home country, they do not actively learn the language of their new country because they surround themselves with others like them, and ultimately form an enclave of other Asians. They lean towards working for themselves instead of for others for the most part, so are entrepreneurial.
    They continue to eat and cook their own ethnic foods, are polite to their host country’s citizens but distant, and do not socialize with the locals very much.

    Yes, I think there is cause for concern, certainly the need for more questions and transparency is apparent.

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    All Races of Humanity are taught to see Black People as the most distant from God/EVIL – you see people, unless you understand the message of the Caucasian Man whom you worship as your God and Saviour, you all will simply go spitting into the wind.

    God is Caucasian with blue eyes and Blond hair who you brain-damaged, lobotomized Negroes worship as your God and Master ; the Arab is not as “white” but nearer to god than the Black People, therefore he is superior to your Black self.

    God is Caucasian with blue eyes and Blond hair who you brain-damaged, lobotomized Negroes worship as your God and Master ; the Chinese are not as “white” but nearer to god than the Black People, therefore he is superior to your Black self.

    God is Caucasian with blue eyes and Blond hair who you brain-damaged, lobotomized Negroes worship as your God and Master ; the Indian is not as “white” but nearer to god than the Black People, therefore he is superior to your Black self.

    All races of humanity are taught that you are the opposite/opposition to the God who is pale skin with strait nose and thin lip, and you confirm your inferior status when you teach your wives and children to kneel and kiss the feet of this most diabolic practice of Satanic religion, a naked Caucasian dripping blood, and given to you during slavery.

    Who taught you to hate yourselves ? then taught everyone else to hate and despise you ? yet come Sunday morning you and the Chastanet Crime Family will all go and reiterate that your God is the so-called white man – you people are so fucking sick, it’s not funny. Just look at what you do physically and psychologically impose upon your own little children to tell them how UGLY THEY ARE! Why! you are nothing but a bunch of sick MIS-EDUCATED Sambos.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xK0xrXBWpgo

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  6. Couple this situation of inferiority with the story of NOAH: This is the insulting garbage you lobotomized Negroes direct your children to learn and believe.

    We are told in Christianity that the first son found his father the Holy Prophet Noah DRUNK AND NAKED, that’s according to their interpretation, so please know that as a Muslim we reject this characterization of Noah (Peace be upon him PBUH) as a misreading of God’s word in Christianity and Judaism. We are told, that the first son acted with compassion towards his father, placing a covering over his nakedness. The second son, seeing his father drunk, turns his head away from this shameful condition of his father Noah.

    Here comes the “NIGGER” Ham, who begins to laugh and ridicule his naked and drunk father – that’s what these white supremacist teach in church on Sundays and in Bible Class, to their Caucasian Children, ask Allen Chastanet. Therefore because of this sin of ignorance by Ham, God cursed him and his descendants to be subservient to all humans, and to be a common laborer doing menial work, but the curse would not fall directly on Ham but would fall upon his descendant Canaan and his offspring, the Black people of Africa; cursed to carry water, stones, clean Chastanet toilets, and “shaiyeh Chabbon”, and relegated to the performance of cheap labor for Caucasians, Indians, and Asians.

    THIS IS WHAT YOUR GOD AND HIS MOTHER LOOKS LIKE WITH YOUR EYES OPENED AND CLOSED: YOU SICK SOB!

    https://www.facebook.com/JesusMary/photos/a.171571452879981.34975.149362855100841/1122904857746631/?type=3&theater

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  7. KENSLEY CHARLEMAGNE:

    Did I just read how much you hate “STRANGE NAMES” ? I know this was an error in the printer. You, a Black man of African Ancestry, with the European Slave identity KENSLEY CHARLEMAGNE, are deranged enough to refer to the Chinaman with his Chinese name Zhuge Liang and Sima Qian as “STRANGE”? I TELL YOU PEOPLE ARE SO FUCKING SICK, I AM NAUSEATED.

    Gardey mwen, boog fooh, TOBY, YOUR REAL NAME WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A SLAVE IDENTITY THAT YOU FEEL SUCH COMFORT WEARING that you laugh at the Chinaman with his name and history. if this is not the definition of INSANITY then I am in La Toc.

    Please, see if this will help you regain your sanity.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENHP89mLWOY

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    I am not in this battle for popularity. If this was my objective I would simply tell you brain-damaged Negroes with slave identities and a crucifix of a dead Caucasian hanging around your NECKS, “JESUS SAVES” at Royal Bank, but until you sick Africans give up this Slave Master’s God, EVERYTHING I SAY WILL OFFEND YOU!!

    https://www.facebook.com/ankhmaatra/photos/a.533874653429121.1073741829.533525386797381/663671020449483/?type=3&theater

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  9. REPLY MAN. How ignorant of you to make sweeping generalizations of foreigners from smaller countries travelling to other countries, not working and becoming dependent on welfare checks? Does that include you, based on your statement?
    Once again it confirms the point that many who think that they are educated and superior to others, without using such words but by making sweeping negative stereotype generalization of their own people like you did, lack comprehensive abilities or common sense for that matter. And yes your statement reflects how poorly you think of Blacks. Similarly to many stereotypes comments made by some white leaders in America. Simply being point blank and honest. Maybe you are saddened of the fact for being born black.
    Basically you were a “crammer” at school and now you use those limited abilities in pretending to demonstrate your mediocre educational skills by the use of your limited vocabulary and comprehensive abilities.
    Limited in a sense that you read but fail to understand or get the full meaning of the point that you read.
    No one is saying that they have a problem with certain foreigners migrating to St. Lucia and wanting to make it their permanent residence. However it is only fair and responsible of them to try and learn the main spoken language to have dialogue and to be able to communicate effectively with the locals to avoid misunderstandings due to communications break down.
    And yes I still believe in them practicing their own rituals which identifies their uniqueness as a race. But to make believe that most foreign blacks travel to America only to become dependent of government welfare, makes you a ‘”house niggar” Brainwashed because of your limited intelligence.
    You make hastily try to defend yourself by denying making such statements, but the subtlety is understood.

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    KENSLEY CHARLEMAGNE, you have to take some responsibility for allowing the CHASTANET CRIME FAMILY TO DO THAT TO US. PLEASE SIR, HOW CAN YOU SAVE US FROM THIS SCOURGE CALLED ALLEN CHASTANET?

    Because of the Greed an selfish character of the many mis-educated Negro Sambos, these reprobates, Rickets John Wayne, Jeff Fedee, Peter Josie, Mary Isaac, Gail Rigobert and such traitors, who sold the people of St. Lucia this ignorant fraudster kooyon Allen Chastanet as a leader, I will call myself “PROPHET SON OF MAN”. I TOLD YOU DISBELIEVERS THAT ALLEN CHASTANET WAS A WORTHLESS IMBECILE, WHO WOULD BE AN INTERNATIONAL EMBARRASSMENT, CAUSING THE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD TO LAUGH AT US.

    WHAT ELSE WOULD YOU CALL THIS BEHAVIOR IN THE HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT TODAY BY THIS IDIOT ALLEN CHASTANET; PLEASE TELL ME PLEASE. As Student Government President I mastered Robert’s Rules of Order, but mate cannot even read a simple sentence – SORT PWEE !!!

    https://www.facebook.com/284538805083530/videos/526152900922118/

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