This tragic situation has become an
immense problem for this country, not
only locally and nationally, but it has
also begun to poison our relationship
with nations all around the globe,
which used to think of this country as
a beacon, a role model. That is no
longer true today. Many people around
the world look at this country as a
collection of fools, out of control
war-mongers, philistines, undereducated,
selfish, greedy, violent narcissists and
hypocritical racists, especially when we
speak of supporting racial and religious
equality for all people.
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publishing ventures, television and
radio stations, recording companies,
distribution outlets, book companies,
progressive newspapers and magazines,
film companies, sports teams where
we are the dominant players, creating
technological enterprises like Apple
and expand our self perception as
influential players in the global market,
especially in Africa and the Caribbean.
Also, we must focus more on training
and educating our youth, which is
absolutely necessary if this country is to
have a healthy and prosperous future.
It is a terrible place this country finds
itself in today. Despite all our
technological futuristic advances and
material wealth, we see extreme poverty,
ignorance, the inability of Christianity
to accept other religions, unbending
political differences brought on by
huge cultural differe