And this is exactly what Roosevelt Skerrit, Thomson Fontaine, Joshua Francis, and Bernard Hurtault mean when they say “We are all in the same boat.” Because in a way, they’re right. We are in the same boat. But we are not in the same position. They are on the deck, eating well, enjoying the breeze, making decisions about direction.
And you? You are below, paddling, straining, keeping the boat moving while they take the credit for the journey.
They are not outright lying. What they are doing is far more calculated than that, they are controlling the narrative. They give you just enough truth to sound credible, but never the full picture that would force real accountability. They will never stand in front of you and say it plainly – that the system works for them, not for you.
They will never admit that while they speak about struggle, they live in comfort. While they talk about sacrifice, they operate from positions of privilege, power, and protection. And while you are fighting to survive, they are maintaining a system that ensures they never have to.
Your hardship is not a failure of the system – it is, in many ways, the result of it.
Because as long as you are busy surviving, you are not challenging power. As long as you are holding onto hope built on half-promises, you are not demanding the full truth.
That is why the conversation is always managed. Redirected. Softened. Repackaged. You are given just enough to believe change is coming, but never enough to actually create it.
Because the moment our people fully understand the true imbalance that exist, is the moment we see clearly who benefits and who does not, and that is the moment their control begins to slip. And that is what they fear.
This picture is the reality of how we are living in Dominica today. But that reality is not permanent. Because a system built on controlled narratives and limited accountability cannot withstand a population that is fully informed, fully engaged, and no longer willing to accept less than the whole truth. And that is exactly what they do not want.
Because the true reality is this. Their boat only moves because of our people below deck. And the moment our people stop paddling blindly, the moment they look up and demand accountability, is the moment everything changes. That is the truth that they will never tell you. And that is exactly why it matters.
