THE TRUTH Be Told, the No Kings Protest has grown from a few million to double-digits with over 3,300 Protest across the nation including the CNMI. It is clear that Americans Do-Respond to the injustices of Government and now it’s Trump but that is a phenomenon that has yet to evolve in the CNMI, as only mainland Americans are doing the protesting with virtually no Locals. For me, it is also very clear that the Leaders & People-as-a-whole of the CNMI have not “Graduated as Patriotic Participants in the Politics of National & Local Politics” which is a requirement for Democracy to function properly FOR the People. The blame is shared as the Feds only spent around 280 Thousand to educate the People on becoming part of the American Family and Local Leaders have ALWAYS been more concerned over “WHAT they can get from America” than “WHAT the CNMI can Do FOR America & All Americans,” thus their People have been misled from the very start even promoting “prejudice & inequality” in violation of the U.S. Constitution! The Impotency of CNMI leaders is the result of their failure to pursue the American Expectations for Politicians to promote & pursue the American Dream, as there is no such thing as a “Chamorro/Carolinian Political Dream” — not disrespect intended just telling-it-like-it-IS! WE the People, must Protest & Demand for Plans, Oversights & Reforms or it’s the Same-O Impotence.
For me, it’s clear America is in Good-Hands as millions of mainland Americans of All Races, Color and Religion are indeed “Keeping-Hope-Alive” by coming together as “One People in One Direction” to “Fire Republican-Emissaries & Stop Trumpism.” Just as Trumpism continues to attack OUR Democracy the level of Protests has continued to escalate appropriately ensuring that come November “Trump will be a Captain DUMBZULE President for the rest of his term.” However, my concern is more FOR the “Young-CNMI,” as “the very young don’t often do as they are taught & told” which often ends with “harsh results,” which is a True-Story the CNMI is now living out in full-living-color! It has yet to sink-in that “if the People & Leaders are Silent that Progress & Prosperity will also be Silent (nonexistent), as the ultimate Accountability is on the Leaders & the People to be “Informed & Active.” Heck, our leaders are even SILENT in this election season on the issues as if things are OK. WE the People can’t get a “Published Platform, No Plans and Not even a Slogan” to give the People some level of real HOPE in the pending election. “Silence is the fuel for Impotency” that CNMI Leaders and the People continue to perpetuate when the response from the People given the CNMI’s economy should be intensifying and growing with each FAILED issue but there is still silence on “Fixing & Reforming the CNMI FOR the Better”!
“The CNMI’s Attitude does indeed Determine Our Altitude” and it should be clear to ALL that WE, the Government & the People have the “wrong and/or bad attitude” as WE Reap what WE Sow — so don’t be amazed or even shocked that the CNMI can’t move forward for progress & prosperity. In fact, No Leader seems to what to Champion Anything FOR the People & CNMI. I bet there may be no active searches FOR the People & Progress just waiting on Investors & the Feds to save us, a now embedded practice created by CNMI Republicans. But I am personally disappointed being part of a “breed who marched with Dr. King to soon be extinct,” as it should be noted that the CNMI People are Beneficiaries of my individual sacrifices & protesting as part of the collective in the Civil Rights Movement. However, instead of being supported publicly as an Activist-For-the-People its silence. But I’ve been taught by the BEST & conditioned over time to ignore the silence and the bigots like Saipan Man and to “Keep-Hope-Alive, as I am Somebody who speaks Truth that will ALWAYS prevail in the end.” So, it is very simple to end the Impotency if the attitudes & actions OF the People change to start Protesting the injustices and Leaders change to start listening & leading on issues to Reform the CNMI, or it’s the Same-O never finding progress, prosperity nor the American Dream. So, start Protesting CNMI to end the Impotency, it’s the American Way to Change, Progress & Prosperity!!!
One People, One Direction.
AMBROSE M. BENNETT
Kagman, Saipan
