Dear Editor,
It would be remiss of me not to extend my condolences to the family of Asot Michael. He was such a live wire in our community and a politician who was greatly admired.
While listening to some of the comments throughout the electronic media, many persons clearly indicated that Asot would not be forgotten because of the great help they received from him.
It was evident that he was one of those politicians a constituent could call upon to get financial assistance or otherwise. As a result, his death has created a void, thus causing many persons to miss him mainly because of his generosity & kind gestures he had always offered
At this point I am now left to wonder if we are truly an independent nation since so many persons are still depending on handouts.
Asot would certainly be remembered for the good Samaritan that he was and for the kind heart he had. Sadly, I think many persons abused his kindness for their survival & convenience.
Similar to other politicians, Asot also used his kindness & generosity for his political gain. It is politicians like these who have to be blame for creating a platform among the constituents & supporters to rely on hand outs from them rather than allowing them to rely on their own personal skills & resources to acquire whatever they need.
It is full time for our politicians to desist in creating a culture among the electorates to rely on hands outs from politicians to survive. On the other hand, as civilize persons we need to stop rely on politicians for our livelihood but depend more on our own personal ability to make two ends meet
Our communities need more vocational / technical centers and institutions where the electorates can go and empower themselves and develop a skill in order to create a dollar for themselves and their families.
Let us not for the Chinese proverb which states ” Give a man a fish he has food for a day: Teach a man to fish he has food for life.
Alex
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Indeed Asot cannot be forgotten. He was really great Samaritan
He helped alot of low minded and poor boast people who like to live light and smell sweet.
May his soul rest in perpetual peace!!
Good samaritans, philanthropists and plain good hearted people exist here and around the world in politics or not. If they have the resources they will use it to aid the less fortunate as part of their nature and/or for political gains, that again it is a culture here and around the world and that have existed for eons of time. To call all this as fault and call for a change in Antigua and Barbuda at this point in time, seems to be senseless and non- sensitive. Written with all due respect, conveying to the family of the Senator sincere condolences, extended to his constituency members and those that mourn his passing.
Perfectly assessed. He gave generously but in the long run it was for political gain and excessive partying. We all know millions were spent on handouts in St. Peter. Now that people were so dependent on handouts they will eat salt. Remember the old adage: Teach a man to fish rather than feed him. But at least Asot shared his wealth, which is to his credit. Most of the others pocket their wealth even when they are given money by their political parties at elections to give out. Remember Gaston spoke on Browne and Browne of one ABLP Candidate who lost because he pocketed the money he was given to buy votes.
The Gastonites are still talking down Asot Michael even in death because their Puppeteer is not relinquishing his stance. These are about the most ungrateful people anywhere on planet earth. After carrying their financial burdens for decades,they had turned on him like fire ants attacking their prey and all because he had the courage, unlike all the boys in the ALP, to inform the Dictator of his intention to make a challenge for leadership. The Money-Hawk got millions, wedding presents and even a Peter Verde Watch, so to all those who have spoken and those who are speaking, his family still has the names of all the recipients and the amounts and your status will be revealed sooner than is expected.
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