{"id":153698,"date":"2022-06-14T10:30:24","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T14:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=153698"},"modified":"2022-06-14T10:33:10","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T14:33:10","slug":"letter-i-give-the-majority-of-antiguans-on-social-media-an-f","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/letter-i-give-the-majority-of-antiguans-on-social-media-an-f\/","title":{"rendered":"LETTER: I give the majority of Antiguans on social media an F"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dear Editor of Antigua Newsroom,<\/p>

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I saw a letter to ANR giving the PM an A for Education development. I agree but I give the majority of Antiguans on social media an F.<\/p>\n

When I see some of the posts, I have to ask myself if education has taken away simple common sense. Is it too much education? and are we now producing what my granny used to call’ Educated Fools”?<\/p>

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I have been following local FB pages since the Pandemic started and I am amazed at some of the moronic comments. Are these the people that we have been spending millions of dollars to educate? Where are the critical thinkers?<\/p>

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Now with the fuel increase\u00a0it has gone beyond stupid. Is it that Antiguans live in a world of their own which is on a different planet, 90% of Antiguans have some sort of device which gives them internet, are they only watching Divorce Court, Basketball Wives, African movies and porn?<\/p>\n

Fuel prices have gone up worldwide. Here in Antigua, we produce nothing. We import everything.<\/p>

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Why is it so hard to understand that if fuel prices go up everything else will rise. The electricity used to produce everything we import is produced by fuel.<\/p>\n

The container trucks that move the containers of goods destined for Antigua move on fuel.<\/p>

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The ships that bring the cargo to us are using fuel.<\/p>

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The container trucks that move the cargo from Deep Water Harbour to the supermarkets use fuel.<\/p>\n

All along that chain the prices will go up. So, when it finally gets on the shelf in a local supermarket or store, all of those increases will be reflected in the prices.<\/p>\n

That is reality. What this worldwide economic crisis calls for is a lifestyle change. It calls for personal responsibility. And this may not be a bad thing.<\/p>\n

Maybe now people will begin to live and eat in a healthy manner thereby saving the country millions of dollars annually to look after people who are obese, with diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and kidney failure.<\/p>\n

Many will spend thousands on partying and then complain that they have no money for food and rent.<\/p>\n

Stop complaining about the things over which we have no control and take control of your life. If you don’t you have only yourself to blame.<\/p>\n

Signed- True Davis<\/p>\n

ALSO READ:<\/p>\n

LETTER: Gaston gets an A for education<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n