Dcs,
I am a private consultant with a post graduate degree in 'International Cultural Studies'
My advocacy is one which supports diversity. We are anation besieged my arising tide of diverse identities. We emerged from that era to a NATIONAL IDENTITY, but it seems that when certain topics like politics comes to the forefront, we become very 'guarded' private and our ethinicity seems to play a role in our decision making.
Factors which may infulence this may be our personal sense of a heritage or legacy of disenfranchisement, our historical remembrance of groups which did not share in the POWER , Privilege or STATUS of a country. For toolong we have embodied a cultural network of vestiges to colonial though of 'divide and conquer' to influence . control and divide our peoples.
I'd like to hear you comment on the how our leaders have affected economic and social conditions in Trinidad.....using Economic indicators.
How has our GDP performed under each leader ?
How has our Inflation changed ?
What are the factors that have influenced the change in our exchange rate over time, and how have our leaders influenced that ?
What is the position of our Balance of Trade ? How have our leaders influenced trade via tariffs, quotas & other trade restrictions ?
What has been their level of union participation, and how do you think that has affected output ?
What is the position of our Budget deficit/surplus ? How has our gov't used monetary or fiscal policy to stimulate demand, or to affect money supply in the face of our recessions and boom(s) ?
How have our political leaders developed our communities ?
What have they done to empower the private sector, and to encourage social conscience amongst our corporations ?
What were their positions on welfare & medicare etc ?
What have they done in the department of National defense especially in times of a continously rising crime rate ?
What have our various leaders done to effect change in our education system ?
Talk to me about the real issues Alberta. I'm not trying to call anyone out. I would like to hear someone talk about Politics from the stand point of the issues that really count. I would like to become more politically and sociall aware, however I am ignorant as to what our leaders have done with respect to these real issues because no one ever talks about them. People bicker back and forth about race....and everyone claims that they don't make political decisions based on race.......but no one really says what they actually make their decisions on.... What issues have guided your opinions Alberta ? Drop the round about flowery & fluffy language and tell it straight.....I don't hold you accountable for all knowledge, but you obiviously have a passion for discussion when it comes to politics and the social environment, so I'd like to hear your take, if you don't mind.....even if you want to just address one of the above issues.
Tell me what you know in your own words, and back it up with substantiated facts and figures if you can..........
I'm genuinely interested.