Ambrose M. Bennett
THE Truth is WE the People are DOOMED if the Democrats don’t get their act together as they are the only option for voters, as everyone else is “some kind or form of a Republican with different title” — for TRUE! I noted in the previous Op ed 91, which had a typo of “are Blue that should’ve read aren’t Blue,” which warrants clarification & reiterating on “how Arnold’s Independents are Not Blue but indeed RED Republicans.” Now Arnold is running off to D.C. to shake hands with Trump just like Ralph did, without any notice to HIS People. I’m sure he will swear it was a “working meeting” when it’s just a Photo Op with a cover story especially if nothing of real substance materializes FOR the People. I’m sure the OTHER-Republicans are wanting IN now, which spells trouble for the Same-O Same-O CNMI continuing with the GOP joining forces with Arnold but WHO is the Dem’s candidate, see the problem! Voters are watching this Dems, and I’m sure many want to hear from the Dems, not Ambrose who has nothing to lose, is only going to be lost for words but full of disappointment FOR the People if the Dems don’t wake up to give the People a real option to the Republican Dragon that was just born figuratively. Each day the arrogance of the Dems is reflected in their silence makes it more difficult for the Dems to even have a convincing argument nor a platform FOR the People. My Dems couldn’t beat “the alleged Criminal Ralph nor the Trust BS of Arnold,” who is now courting the President. I pray his trip to D.C. delivers something FOR the People, but it looks more like the Same-O Photo Op set-up for Arnold like it was for Ralph with Trump and NOT a set-up FOR the People. Arnold did NOT mention a single thing accountable that he was trying to accomplish in this so call working meeting, as he doesn’t want accountability and is clearly poli-tricking to win spelling DOOM for the People to the Same-O dysfunctional Democrats & Subterfuge of Republicans if Arnold wins.
Dems, not Ambrose, need to start making it known that they can & will change the course of the CNMI for the BETTER, as the list of business closures, the economic failures, schemes & the give-a-way of the Marianas Resort, the declining quality of life, the cost of living that could’ve been curtailed with Agriculture & Farming growth and the list goes on of issues the Dems need to be talking about TO THEIR PEOPLE, as if they start talking I can shut-up! But Arnold has only one plan thinking Our-Fathers-in-Washington are going to step in an save us again and Trump will help him get re-elected. But while Arnold is in D.C. shaking hands, WE can at least be thankful for Sen. Corina L. Magofna who is trying to work with Commerce & Department of Lands & Natural Resources to develop coconut exporting, which used to be BIG in the CNMI as a real industry that every family joined-in contributing during the German Administration. There is also the recent Marianas Business Showcase that took place to HELP the CNMI that was supported by Department of Commerce, Sen. Celina Babauta and the House Floor Leader Marissa Flores while Arnold plays poli-tricks in D.C. begging for $$$ when WE wasted 2 billion!
These islands were truly BLESSED by Mother-Nature with esthetic beauty everywhere, but Father-Time is also constantly taking a detrimental-toll on the evolutionary growth of the CNMI economically & socially. The novelty of our WWII Tourism is DEAD as CHANGE is a never-ending force of nature that can’t be stopped nor avoided in our human development & our physical environment. There have been cultures and even entire societies of People who have become EXTINCT because they couldn’t or wouldn’t adapt to Change being needed. Those who fail to confront & control change are the ones who are DOOMED to become VICTIMS of time & change falling into the abyss of “days-gone-by & no progress” — sounds a lot like the CNMI for TRUE! Well, WE are victims of “a derailed roll-on/off Ferry, Olympic diving platforms & springboards, a viewing stand and many other improvements including a better economy for Tinian that were all denied for “the mirage of days-gone-by” that will never come again. The CNMI could’ve IMPROVED, which is the lesson taught at Sugar Dock, the perfect example of WHY people leave for America due to NO progress by Republicans!
WE as voters have a job-on-our-hands to figure out WHO are TRUE-to-the-People and our Constitution and those who are just “everyday politicians who only care about Party-Power & SITTING” and won’t lift a finger to fight FOR the People! And Ambrose, the Religious Scholar who wrote in the North Star, can tell you, WE as a People have made too many bad choices for leaders, especially Governors with only two Democrats & eight Republicans. WE must also be cognizant of the fact that “God is NOT going to save us from ourselves,” as WE voted ourselves into this mess with Covenant, Republicans & Fake Independent Governors! God’s WILL is a “permissive-will allowing choices and for things to be played out to be judged”. WE can pray for God to touch the hearts & minds of our leaders, which I’m sure he does anyway but they must CHOOSE right or wrong, just as WE must CHOOSE more wisely with our vote. Voting for the same Republicans is one definition of madness, as “doing the same thing expecting a different result is pure MADNESS,” Albert Einstein! But the People aren’t really mad, as WE have been Poli-tricked & MISLED, self-included, and it’s time to stop following Republicans to NOWHERE or WE are DOOMED to the Same-O Same-O for TRUE!
One People, One Direction.
Ambrose M. Bennett is an Economist who minored in Sociology, a Political Scientist, a retired teacher & former CNMI Board of Education Member, a James Madison Fellow (U.S. Constitutional Scholar), a Fulbright-Hays & lifetime Humanities Scholar who resides in Kagman III in the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
