What is deeply insulting is watching these political parties shout about unity while doing everything possible to keep Dominicans divided. Every chance they get, they are out posing in party colours, waving flags, staging photo-ops and silently reinforcing the very tribalism that has poisoned our politics for decades. You cannot preach “unity” with your mouth while practicing division with your actions. That is not unity, that is manipulation.
The Dominica Labour Party is the worst offender, with the United Workers Party a close second. Both know exactly what they are doing. Party colours are not harmless. They are symbols designed to trigger loyalty, emotion and“Us vs Them” thinking. And while people argue against, the same politicians stay comfortably employed, untouched and unchallenged.
This is a giant slap in the face to our people of Dominica, standing on a stage saying “We Must Unite” while actively fueling division in plain sight. It is all nonsense. It is all performative. It is all carefully crafted to play to their base, not to heal our country.
Roosevelt Skerrit and Thomson Fontaine do not benefit from a united Dominica. A united people would start asking harder questions. A united people would demand accountability. A united people would stop voting out of fear, colour and habit. Division keeps them relevant. Division keeps them powerful. Division keeps them employed.
And to those who constantly cry “Unity” while refusing to acknowledge this obvious political game, please, stay quiet. If you cannot recognize the manipulation or choose to excuse it, you are part of the problem. Unity is not a slogan. It is not a speech line. It is not a photo in party colours.
Real unity means putting country before party. It means ending tribal politics. It means respecting people enough to stop playing them against each other. This charade has gone on long enough. Dominica deserves better, and the people deserve the truth.
