As one of the 900 viewers glued to the televised debate on the motion of no confidence, in an attempt to shift the focus on other news, it was observed that the US and Chinese presidents met in person a day after a failed attempt to remove the premier of the Cayman Islands.
A CNN reporter, in the prebroadcast, alluded to earlier remarks said to have been made by
President Joe Biden to US officials upon his return from a previous trip to China, where he described President Xi Jinping as: “not having a democratic bone in his body”.
Invariably, the US and China differ significantly in political ideology. The Cayman Islands,
similar to the US, regards itself as a democracy. General elections are held every four years to give eligible voters the opportunity to choose the government of the day.
The right to vote lies at the centre of democracy and is a fundamental feature in the process. Other key features of democracy are free speech and the right to a free press, the latter removed from other political paradigms, undoubtedly due to fear of how an informed public may respond.
Journalists, like sales representatives, have the power to influence what is consumed. In
both scenarios, misinformation and a failure to acknowledge clear deficiencies in what is being advertised, will ultimately lead the consumer to seek more reliable and dependable alternatives.
The emergence of a notable media outlet that masquerades as journalism and the corollary
of recent unprecedented events should be obvious to see. Desperate efforts to foist upon the consumer voter a flawed product, albeit now modified, only confirms the deceptive sales pitch.
Since there appears no desire to abandon this charade, perhaps it is time the voter, as in cases where another opinion is needed, take the opportunity and seek to be well-informed. A failure to do so will inescapably lead to a product recall and possibly without input from the consumer.
Richard Barton
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