PNM, do kind thing and leave, please

Existing NGOs continue to delude themselves into believing that a walkathon, a national day of prayer or a candlelight procession as a mark of solidarity might have an impact on escalating and senseless murders.

The criminal minority, as these murderers are often called, remain unmoved.

They are impervious to appeals made to them by those among us who are naive enough to think they are normal humans. These murderous people have relinquished their humanity.

Nothing exists in them to which an appeal can be made.

It seems to me that the more vocal citizens become in expressing outrage against crimes, especially against women, the more these crimes are committed.

It is almost as if these murderers are choosing not to hear these “appeals.” In fact, they are openly defiant of that kind of weakness and naivete emanating from a society and a government seen as cowardly and inept.

More than the customary 100 days have passed for this anachronistic political relic called the PNM — an organisation that has convinced itself unnaturally that it must “prevail” unchanged. It cannot. A fundamental universal pillar has eluded its leaders’ stale minds: change is the only constant in this rich and diverse universe.

So what do we see happening? Where have they succeeded? Is there anything anyone can point to that will say to all, there, this group of people we call our government has been instrumental in creating this or that “good?” What “good” have they brought with them into office? What “good” have they wrought since coming to office? I see none — and they have been there long enough.

Instead, since their advent, they have been instruments of chaos, confusion, violence and rage. Instead of being instruments of gainful employment, they have pauperised thousands by policies that increase unemployment.

Instead of fostering safety for citizens, no one, not even the newborn, is “safe.” They have failed. And they will continue to be failures.

I can only ask them to be kind and to leave.

Steve Smith via email