The "white man"

such ignorance always amazes me.

And there you have it. No surprise there.

Speedy and Ice.............I was shocked...........and went about my shopping, came back and got the onion............

i wonder what i would have said?? i am still shaking my head

A lot of people have been programed to play the victim and society certainly enforces it. It's unfortunate that comfort some have with ignorance.

Maybe you should have pointed out that our corrupt legislature and lawmakers are repsonsible but then when Chucky can be the highest vote getter in STX, that would have been useless. I am still shaking my head at that!

No one currently alive right now in the Virgin Islands should be using the term "victim" and race collectively unless they are speaking of a deceased relative. Living "locals" have never experienced racism in their Virgin Islands.

And there you have it. No surprise there.

And it is not limited to "the White man"...I was the recipient of a rude tongue-lashing at Cost-U-Less last weekend simply because I offered a young woman (can't call her a young lady) a shopping cart. She was carrying a baby on her back, and I offered her my cart and also offered to lower the little red slats that the kid is supposed to sit on...just trying to be nice and helpful. I was called names because of this, and received the usual "chuups" along with the verbal abuse.

Remember, we live in a territiory where Black children who came from other Caribbean islands were not allowed into the Public Schools until 1968...even though their parents were paying taxes. They were rudely referred to as "aliens" and subjected to physical and verbal abuse. Crucians totally forgot that the slave ships dropped family members off at different islands. I went to Central High in 1968, when it was first allowed, and lemme tell ya...it was no picnic.

I have to say, even with all of his faults, Senator Ronald Russell was a decent sort of guy even back then...he once saved me from a beating at Central High by standing between me and the bullies who wanted to beat me for the crime of being from another island. I have never forgotten that.

Jay, this is the type of behavior I can't understand. SMH...

Further evidence that bitchies come in all shapes, colors and sizes.

I was on the recieving end of a debate one evening about the "continentals" coming down and taking all the jobs. I had to gracefully bite my tongue.

Having read a few history books lately, I can see that there is some truth to the locals' belief that the it is the white man's fault that the island is so expensive, and that locals have to live on food stamps.

It IS true that most of the property in the islands has historically been owned by whites (first the Danes and then the Americans) and that the rise in tourism in the 50s and 60s led the rapid increase in the value of property. You can especially see this on St. John where few locals can afford property. However, many other complex factors contributed to this situation, not just the "white man" alone.

As for the food stamps, it is true that the Americans created the welfare society, not just here but also in the states. You don't see this welfare society in a lot of other Caribbean islands, especially the British ones. (which is part of the reason that the Crucians treated "down islanders" so badly, because they felt threatened by them!)

However, no one can argue that it is the "white man's fault that this island will fail" THAT failure should rest almost completely on the backs of the current (and past) legislature(s) and governor(s) - the vast majority of which have been locals (non whites). The endemic mismanagement and corruption that has existed in these islands from the very beginning (based on my readings in these history books) is what has caused, and continues to cause, "this island to fail".

Read some history books about the islands. It's fascinating to learn why things are they way they are.

It's always easier to blame someone else than it is to look in the mirror (or inside the election booth.)

It's always easier to blame someone else than it is to look in the mirror (or inside the election booth.)

I agree, because otherwise how could they play "the victim"?

I was on the recieving end of a debate one evening about the "continentals" coming down and taking all the jobs. I had to gracefully bite my tongue.

They're being offered the jobs. There's a difference