Dear Editor,
They say ignorance can be excused, but not the will to remain ignorant. They also say that evil things can only occur when good men do nothing.
As an avid writer and someone who comes into contact with many people daily, I have again concluded that change in The Bahamas is still a ways off because there is too much ignorance and many of us who are in the know have blind allegiances.
If I were to give an educated guess, I would say that at least eight out of 10 Bahamians have no idea what is going on in the country and aren't even interested. That leaves two out of 10 Bahamians. Of this number, I would say that 99 percent have allegiance to a party or affiliation and not country. The other 0.1 percent or one out of every 100 Bahamian sees the picture as clear as day and are not bounded by any promise of a contract or enrichment that would cause their patriotism to be clouded.
Yeah I said it. Eighty percent of the electorate is lost in space and the other 19 percent of those who can see are not a part of the solution. So where does that leave a chance for change to occur?
I dare say that we are in a grave situation. No wonder we can issue a nolle prosequi with little to no objection, remain in office despite obvious conflicts of interest and make public statements that prove to be misleading.
Too much ignorance and too many blind allegiances are proving to be a damning combination for the country. While our young men are killing each other, teenage girls are choosing motherhood over education, 19 percent of society is getting enriched off a broken system and saying nothing, and the one percent who are speaking out are being ostracized, victimized and marginalized.
God help the Bahamas and bring forth a visionary leader in 2017, not Ingraham or Christie, who will help the masses.
- Dehavilland Moss

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