Dear Editor,
I am sure that every St. Maartener older than 40 years has heard his or her grandmother tell them to “huttongue” (hush tongue). I was surprised to read that MP Meyers openly dispelled the misinformation concerning a possible coalition crisis.
Come on, what is new in St. Maarten? Is MP Meyers not aware that the members of St. Maarten government have more sleepless nights because of the fear of waking up and hearing that the government fell than the fear of hearing another politician got arrested? It has become a way of life for the people in government.
I am still confused, because I am very very sure the advice given to him by his deceased mentor would have been, let that die a natural death.
Now that he has dispelled those rumors, if the government really falls (which if it falls with or without the doings of MPs Meyers and Marlin, would not be a surprise anyway), what kind of a tangible explanation would MP Meyers be able to give the people?
This is not a question of members of opposing parties sitting and talking about what matters most, it is what the politicians in government have created. Seven governments in eight years has become as it were a part of St. Maarten’s culture. It is time enough for the politicians in St. Maarten to realize that the level of understanding has risen and that the people are no longer swallowing things that easily.
The walk to Emmaus was the greatest event ever. Completely contrary to that notorious ride to Pointe Blanche some years ago. Not to forget who had to do the explaining at that time. Did not MP Marlin tell MP Meyers that going independent is already brewing in the NA? All that the people are looking out for now is who is going to be the next to throw down the government.
So, unless MP Meyers wants to go down in history as one who also toppled the government he should “huttongue”. Of the unspoken word you are the master, of the spoken word you are the slave.
Russell A. Simmons
