In an article sent to reEarth (http://www.reEarth.org), former Bahamas Minister of Agriculture and former Bahamas Minister of Consumer Welfare and Aviation Mr. Pierre Dupuch called on Tiger Woods to stop the breaching of Adelaide beach and the fresh water table which is being destroyed until a public hearing can be had and all the facts made public.
In the article former Bahamas Cabinet Minister Dupuch said, "But a man like Tiger Woods should be different. He's a talented man, he is smart, and has come by money through hard work and talent. He should remember his past, where he came from and what he had to contend with."
"He is a black man, and where he came from and the racial environment at the time was not conducive to black people. He was unfairly treated; he was discriminated against. At first there was a big debate as to whether or not he would be accepted into this "white" game called golf. After all to advance in the game you had to compete at golf courses that were in areas that did not allow black people.
But he was good, he was smart, and he persevered. He should not have been locked out, but he was, and he broke in!! He was not like so many of his contemporaries who became CEOs of failing companies and went home with millions of dollars," outlined Dupuch.
Historic African site to be destroyed "So it is amazing that today Tiger Woods wants to discriminate against a nation, and insist that they (Bahamians) be locked out of a community so that he could enjoy his privacy.
Does Tiger Woods realize that the Bahamian people are being deprived of a huge chunk of their land when a wall is constructed around Albany? Does he know that a historic African site which dates back hundreds of years will, for the most part, be destroyed by the development of Albany?" asked Dupuch.
"Does he not know that he is helping to enslave the Bahamian people by demanding his "privacy" and pushing them off a large portion of their land? Does he know that the developers of Albany have offered to sell a piece of the development to the Bahamas Government for the Bahamian people? This sounds generous until we are told by experts that this particular piece of land is swamp land? Does he remember the American Indians being pushed onto reservations? It was discrimination then, and it is now," claimed Dupuch.
"What can Tiger Woods do about this? If he is the man that many of us think he is he could put an immediate stop to the breaching of the beach and the fresh water table which is being destroyed until a public hearing can be had and all the facts made public. This is the least he can do. Will he?" asked Dupuch.
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