Original article written by Juboy ✍🏾
Tell mi dis, mi people: how long yuh ago loyal to somebody weh nah loyal to yuh? 🤔
From ever since, Tivoli Gardens deh pon di map as Labourite stronghold, but recent clash a words from selector an’ commentator Foota Hype spark one heavy debate. Him a ask if Tivoli shoulda switch an’ gi PNP a try, cause fi decades JLP reap di vote, yet di community still cyaan see di proper respect or upliftment.
Dis a nuh small talk—dis a ‘bout history, betrayal, an’ survival ina Kingston 13.
2. Why This a Happen
Tivoli haffi live wid plenty pain:
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200+ life lost ina di 2010 incursion.
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Christopher “Dudus” Coke hand over under JLP watch, leaving bare trauma an’ division.
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Neglect an’ poverty still a beat down di youth dem, even though Tivoli help JLP stay inna power.
So Foota question cut deep: how long unu ago loyal to a party weh tek unu fi granted?
3. Wah Nuh To Work
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“Politics owe mi nutten.” – No sah, politics shape road, housing, safety, school, health—all di ting weh matter.
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“Switching party solve all problem.” – Nuh so fast. Switching cyan work if di people dem nuh hold leaders accountable.
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“Tivoli safe cause JLP always win yahso.” – Wrong. Loyalty nuh equal progress.
4. How Tivoli Could Reclaim Power
Step 1: Value Unu Vote 🗳️
Stop gi party blind loyalty. Vote haffi earn.
👉 Why it work: When leader know dem can lose, dem step up dem performance.
Step 2: Community First 🏚️
Demand fi road fix, school upgrade, youth job. Nuh just accept speech time promises.
Step 3: Accountability System 📋
Form citizen group fi monitor what government actually deliver.
👉 Example: Keep public record pon what JLP or PNP promise vs what dem do.
5. Expert Insight
Look pon global research—resilient community nuh come from loyalty, it come from strong systems an’ active people. Same like how resilience build mental health (scientists ina Germany show seh resilience can learn), community resilience can build too—wid pressure, structure, an’ unity.
6. Tivoli 2010
2010 show di ugly truth: over 200 man, woman, youth gone ina di incursion. Whole place mash up. JLP inna power, yet di bloodshed left Tivoli feeling betrayed.
Before: Tivoli seen as di “backbone” fi JLP.
After: Plenty resident start whisper: maybe wi too loyal fi wi own good.
7. Mistakes Fi Avoid
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Blind loyalty – “vote same way every time” kill progress.
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Divide an’ rule – allow politician fi set community against itself.
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Short memory – forget betrayal once likkle handout drop.
8. Alternatives / FAQ
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Q: If Tivoli switch to PNP, dat guarantee better life?
A: Nuh guarantee. But it guarantee seh JLP know dem cyaan tek di vote fi granted again. -
Q: Wah if mi nuh waan vote at all?
A: Silence nuh bring change. Even if yuh spoil ballot, yuh show seh yuh present an’ aware.
9. Quick Plan
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Hold monthly town hall fi discuss government promise.
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Build youth program fi train next leader.
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Register everybody fi vote—knowledge is power.
10. Encouragement
Foota Hype words may sting, but him touch truth: Tivoli an’ places like it deserve more than handout politics.
Loyalty nice, but progress nicer. It time fi community look pan demself an’ decide: keep loyal an’ suffer, or shake up di table an’ demand real respect?
11. Call to Action
Tivoli, wah unu think? Time fi switch? Or time fi build new strategy weh keep politician pan dem toe? Drop unu thought, share wid yuh neighbour, an’ reason pon it.
Original Article Written by Juboy ✍🏾
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