March 4 Our Rights? More Like Shuffle 4 A Lunch Break

So today was supposed to be the “massive, historic” protest against the SSZ. All the hype, all the flyers, all the speeches about “saving Nevis” — and what show up? Maybe a dozen die-hards, a few strays who wander in, and the usual crew of bored retirees and underemployed with time to kill on a Friday afternoon. If this was supposed to be a people’s uprising, then the “people” clearly had better things to do.

From the outside looking in, other countries would laugh. A national protest with the numbers of a church picnic. Placards wobbling in the sun, chants dying out quicker than a karaoke night with no DJ. The only thing louder than the empty slogans was the silence from the hard-working folks who stayed on the job, keeping businesses running and families fed.

Let’s call it plain: the march was a flop. Those who turned up weren’t the backbone of the nation — they were the ones with hours to burn. Meanwhile, the SSZ keeps moving forward, promising real jobs and investment while the opposition stages their little theatre.

Run Di Chat take? If this is the best the “movement” can do, then the only thing under threat is their credibility. The SSZ isn’t the problem. The problem is a protest so small even the pigeons on Bay Road didn’t bother to scatter.