Ambrose M. Bennett
THE Truth is Blackballing is an act of vengeance that’s God’s, not concern for a redress of grievance, which is what adults do with a disagreement. One can only imagine how EASY it would have been to pick up the phone but instead the behavior of the Democrat Party reeks of proof that “arrogance and possible bigotry” ruled in their decision to blackball a stanch Dem, now LOOK! While it was more disappointing than anything, it just proved what I knew existed and why the Party nor the CNMI can move forward, as our Democracy depends on GOOD People like me (activists) to be successful and more importantly, God does not like ugly! Now WE know WHY the Democrats can’t move forward, as they are just as bad as the Republicans when it comes to dealing with constructive measures FOR the People & OUR Commonwealth. Adults who are not willing to even talk can NEVER be successful in representing the People they are supposed to be working FOR as an elected official. They don’t understand “they don’t get-to pick & choose who they want to hear” if they are truly the “People’s Party,” as you can’t just get rid of dissenters and you certainly can’t kill the TRUTH & FACTS! WE need the Democrat Party to BE & DO BETTER for a BETTER CNMI. I reached out to several Dems to try and talk it out but none of them replied to my email nor returned my calls. Instead, they Blackball me because they don’t like my style that is not disrespectful but “truthful, factual and moralistically laced with no sugar-coating! But what does that say for other citizens who may disagree or want practical changes — a problem, because, if it’s not THEIR way and Not the People’s Way then its No Way, as Dems have SILENTLY allowed a dying economy & WE the People to continue suffering!
History has proven time & time again that people like me (activists) who are the FIRST to address Social Economic & Political issues are more than often “the tip of the spear for real change or reforms in our political, economic & social fabrics.” For TRUE, no one who is informed can be satisfied with the way things are and the way they are going, and no one can say my suggested solutions weren’t feasible and no one can say Ambrose lied. I get a lot of respect from the People, but WHY is there so much “unholy hate” among our leaders who clearly have thin skin with very poor acceptance nor tough enough for the job of representing ALL the People, even the ones they disagree with — it’s called PROFESSIONALISM! I’m writing about this because it goes far beyond Ambrose M. Bennett to adversely affect virtually everyone in the CNMI who have MISSED OUT on progress because our leaders didn’t listen to Ambrose, as the People & the CNMI LOSE! I warned nearly five years in advance to find New Industry as the Garment Industry was leaving, and WE still don’t have an industry to replace the revenues of the Garment Industry. I warned about the Casino and the majority of People even agreed with me, now look, as virtually everything I warned about came TRUE and worse! I just warned about the MACS deal and I’m sure No Citizen can give a definitive answer to “what the CNMI got and what they got out of the deal” and time will surely prove me right again as “Time has always been on My Side.” Hopefully, Democrats will “Come-Alive & Be Professionals,” as Bigotry only survives because the Good People do nothing!
WE as a People have become sooooo desensitized to the subterfuge and poli-tricks of our leaders that accountability BY the People is non-existent. There hasn’t been any pressure placed on our leaders to perform and do a better job of protecting & serving the People by Dems nor the People. Heck, WHY do I have to keep asking WHY am I the only one pleading for MPLT to live up to the intentions of its creation — “to HELP the NMDs,” especially when People are suffering” — pathetic stewardship. But if someone like Herman Guerrero asked it would be done in a week, sad but a reflection of the TRUE bigotry I keep writing about! There is toooo much complaining about Ambrose who is not afraid to tell the HARD Truth and is trying to help when the focus should be on WHAT Ambrose is saying — and that’s a FACT Jack! Blackballing Ambrose is really the Blackballing of possible solutions FOR the People. Sitting quietly and watching our leaders play dumb and ignorant about the many things I’ve suggested is at the very CORE of WHY the CNMI can’t move forward because if HALF of the things I suggested had materialized the CNMI would be in a much BETTER place — for TRUE! WE have “DOOMED Ourselves” by being silent, as silence is a form of COMPLICITY in the subterfuge & failures of our leaders. Our founders in the Federalist Papers gave us the solution for “successful government” with two KEYS for the doors of progress & prosperity — “informed & active citizens” it’s that simple. So where are the Other activists FOR WE the People who are NEED BAD! You surely SEE the devastation to our economy & quality of life, as what is ENOUGH!
There is a real lesson to be learned from the old story of the “Good Samaritan Lady” who was waiting for Jesus at the well to give him a cup to drink, as she turned away three different men and when Christ did show up, he told her “I’ve been here three times and you refused me.” I’ve given the People of the CNMI one solution after another for over two decades only to be rejected because I’m an outsider who has the nerve to hold OUR leaders accountable and their only way to deal with the TRUTH & FACTS is to attack the messenger & ignore the message and pray the People never wake up from the Political Mirage as the majority keep voting into office — a mirage. But it is soooo pathetic now, as the People don’t have a real option to the Republicans as the Democrats have fallen for Republican BS of “We must all get along” when our government was meant to be “an ADVERSARIAL Government” with checks & balances through oversight, debates and discussions of the issues on the floor of the House & Senate. However, WE have a “rubberstamp legislature” that even approved ILLEGAL payments to the Casino Commission which proves they are rubberstamping and NOT doing their job. I only demanded BETTER and I’m sure Dems now hate Blackballing me, but if WE, the People, don’t change and demand BETTER, guess what, it will never get BETTER 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 & Religious Scholar who resides in Kagman III in the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
