SPPF Banks Our Democracy on Communist Stone

Chinese ambasador laying the foundation for the National Assembly building while James Michel, Joe Belmont and SPPF officials look on.

THE Communist China Ambassador made sure he engraved his communist writings in red and made sure the corner stone of our National Assembly was draped in a red communist flag while it rested on coral fill to be placed as a symbol of Communist China's dominance of Seychelles internal affairs.

Speaker Dr. Patrick Herminie, who always does his SPPF duty in order to justify the unjustifiable, did not disappoint his Boss. Justifying the unjustifiable is a talent Dr. Herminie has turned into a fine art of sounding so good and so right, but in the end, being so wrong. The early philosophers called this art: "Sophistry” and they warned the great early civilization of Greece to beware of sophists, because they could mislead civilization down a path of destruction and darkness. Greece since then is no longer a great civilization. Hence, why today, when someone presents an argument, he must prove it in Science and in Philosophy and not just assert it. The same applies to economics and politics. On SBC however, you just say something, anything. If it does not work out you just say something else. This is the legacy SPPF is creating for our society. It is a road to destruction.

In the past, when the Opposition would gain ground on SPPF, the Seychelles Communist Party could always count on Dr. Herminie to over-power them back into their little holes where they came from. His strong bellowing voice and shear size beg you to give up a fight or debate. But the content of his speech, like at the laying of the National Assembly stone by a Communist regime, leave him looking like a hot air balloon without air. The Free World will not be left in the dark on this dark event over Seychelles Internal Affairs which saw Communist China meddling in our Democracy to preserve SPPF. This is not TIBET Communist China.

Dr. Speaker Herminie's principal argument is that China is a sovereign country as is Seychelles. The funding of our National Assembly is normal and it could have been any Country to fund the building and contents. Yes, China is sovereign. But there are different types of sovereign countries in the world. Dr. Herminie casually ignores to mention that little fact. China is sovereign Totalitarian State with no democratic institutions, no respect for Free Speech, no respect for Individual Rights, no Universal Suffrage; the President casually puts on a business suit one day, than a military uniform the next day. It is a symbol that they will rule by the gun when necessary and ignore the ballot box and leave them in the closets for generations unless their people and army rebel.

Remaining silent on that little detail is a little like coming home at 9.00 pm at night on a week day and your Wife asks, “where have you been my Husband?" Husband replies, “I have been at work" and he goes to the kitchen for some food. But Husband does not say he has been working on his secretary and not with her. Just a general example of factual omission, and how deceptive that can be. The Wife, of course, thinks Husband is working on paper work. Think again Wife! Think again, People of Seychelles.

 In the case of Communist China laying the foundation stone, funding and building our National Assembly for free, let's add one simple fact to what Dr. Herminie said and see how it sounds: China is a "sovereign TOTALITARIAN REGIME and it is like ENGLAND financing and building our National Assembly... that is perfectly normal". We maintain our sovereignty. How nice SPPF, you have no sovereignty; read the little markings in red on the foundation stone under the little red flag. You are perpetually indebted to Communist China, a Totalitarian State, enslaved by it and you are making Seychelles their outpost in the Indian Ocean to offset the presence of India and the United States and France in the region.

If the Paris Club reassess interest on our debts now that they know where SPPF is taking us... don't be surprised Doctor. If India starts bombing us with high-grade Masala to flush out SPPF from the luxury caves of Sans Souci, you will know why they attacked us.

April 11, 2008
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