{"id":270396,"date":"2026-03-22T15:57:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T19:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=270396"},"modified":"2026-03-22T15:58:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T19:58:37","slug":"opinion-nothing-changes-if-nothing-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/opinion-nothing-changes-if-nothing-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"OPINION: Nothing Changes if Nothing Changes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Opinion – BY Kelly-Jean James
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Nothing Changes if Nothing ChangesI\u2019ve always observed election season in Antigua, even prior to returning here roughly two years ago<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a child, there was the claim that people voted for color and not representation. Personally, I\u2019ve heard my grandmother and mother speak of their choices as to why they support who they support. However, as an adult with a fully developed prefrontal cortex\u2026 that is THEIR reason, not mine.<\/p>

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We millennials, the \u201cnew adults\u201d\u2014fine, we are no longer color blind, but I find that we are apathetic? \u2026complacent? Nah\u2026 disempowered by CHOICE.<\/p>

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It\u2019s disheartening to see us say we don\u2019t know who our representatives are, we dont know what\u2019s happening in our constituencies, we don\u2019t know what laws are changing, what opportunities are available, etc., etc., etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But yall know everything that Trump and \u2018Merica ah do?<\/p>

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How many of us actually visit branch offices, attend town halls, watch the news, listen to the Prime Minister on Saturday, read cabinet notes, register to vote?!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have power, and we refuse to use it\u2026 but then COMPLAIN when change is not happening?<\/p>

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Our future and that of our children, are on the same level as fetes ?! That all we can muster is to post about our dissatisfaction and see how many people like, share, and comment?! Weird flex!<\/p>

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Self-responsibility matters\u2026.no? MPs are elected!! We hold much more power than we seem to recognize\u2026 but alas\u2026 we call it \u201csilly season,\u201d but how silly are we when we refuse to be the change we want to see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

89 days or less\u2026<\/p>\n

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