Thursday, August 9, 2007
To boycott or not to boycott is the question
Does the Aruban government deserved to be boycotted? Yes, they do
Do the Aruban citizens as a whole deserve to be boycotted? Personally I don't think so
We all know about the Natalee Holloway case and how this case has been botched up and run into the ground by government officials in Aruba (the ALE).
Do I think the Aruban government needs held accountable by means of a boycott? Yes, I actually do believe that a few boycotts against the Aruban elite would be just what the doctor ordered.
I would love to see the following boycotts implemented a.s.a.p. against the Aruban government:
1. a cultural boycott, no US artist should visit the island of Aruba until a good faith effort has been made to solve the case, an official apology for the family for what they have had to suffer through because of the Aruban government, an official press release and apology (in the papers) in which they apologize for defaming Natalee's honor without a shred of evidence and bring the guilty parties to trial.
2. a sports boycott, no US sports-personality or team should visit the island until a good faith effort has been made to solve the case, an official apology for the family for what they have had to suffer through because of the Aruban government, an official press release and apology (in the papers) in which they apologize for defaming Natalee's honor without a shred of evidence and bring the guilty parties to trial.
3. a casino boycott by pro-players and a television boycott of sports-tournaments and gambling events held on Aruba or sponsored by Aruba until a good faith effort has been made to solve the case, an official apology for the family for what they have had to suffer through because of the Aruban government, an official press release and apology (in the papers) in which they apologize for defaming Natalee's honor without a shred of evidence and bring the guilty parties to trial.
4. A travel embargo against all government officials from entering the US until a good faith effort has been made to solve the case, an official apology for the family for what they have had to suffer through because of the Aruban government, an official press release and apology (in the papers) in which they apologize for defaming Natalee's honor without a shred of evidence and bring the guilty parties to trial.
5. an export ban to Aruba of all non-essential items until a good faith effort has been made to solve the case, an official apology for the family for what they have had to suffer through because of the Aruban government, an official press release and apology (in the papers) in which they apologize for defaming Natalee's honor without a shred of evidence and bring the guilty parties to trial.
6. an official freezing of the contacts between the US government and the Aruban government until a good faith effort has been made to solve the case, an official apology for the family for what they have had to suffer through because of the Aruban government, an official press release and apology (in the papers) in which they apologize for defaming Natalee's honor without a shred of evidence and bring the guilty parties to trial.
I would love to see all of the above happen. Unlike a travel-boycott this would not unduly punish the Aruban people who had nothing to do with this case but it will give off the message that the Aruban government is tainted and it will target the people who are responsible for this case not being handled properly.
That is a perfect world scenario that I would love to implement yesterday. So I have to live in a non-perfect world where there is a voluntary travel-boycott of Aruba and while I may believe it punishes the wrong people and lets the people responsible for the debacle remain out of harms way I respect that it is a personal choice and that everybody has the right to travel or should I say not to travel to a certain location.
If I ever were to win a free trip to Aruba I would not choose to go. I would sell my trip online and visit a place that I actually respected. I don't think Aruba is an evil place, I don't think Aruba is a particularly dangerous place, I would not want to visit Aruba for what they did in the Holloway case. I need no further reason or justification for my personal choice.
Does that mean I am pro-boycott or against a boycott? Well, I am not pro-boycott because I feel they usually don't work and usually they punish the wrong people. Am I against punishing and holding responsible the powers to be on Aruba? Hell no, they are responsible and need to feel it with boycotts that target them specifically.
Let us just hope that this case will come to a conclusion that will satisfy the family, that in the end is all I desire.
Do the Aruban citizens as a whole deserve to be boycotted? Personally I don't think so
We all know about the Natalee Holloway case and how this case has been botched up and run into the ground by government officials in Aruba (the ALE).
Do I think the Aruban government needs held accountable by means of a boycott? Yes, I actually do believe that a few boycotts against the Aruban elite would be just what the doctor ordered.
I would love to see the following boycotts implemented a.s.a.p. against the Aruban government:
1. a cultural boycott, no US artist should visit the island of Aruba until a good faith effort has been made to solve the case, an official apology for the family for what they have had to suffer through because of the Aruban government, an official press release and apology (in the papers) in which they apologize for defaming Natalee's honor without a shred of evidence and bring the guilty parties to trial.
2. a sports boycott, no US sports-personality or team should visit the island until a good faith effort has been made to solve the case, an official apology for the family for what they have had to suffer through because of the Aruban government, an official press release and apology (in the papers) in which they apologize for defaming Natalee's honor without a shred of evidence and bring the guilty parties to trial.
3. a casino boycott by pro-players and a television boycott of sports-tournaments and gambling events held on Aruba or sponsored by Aruba until a good faith effort has been made to solve the case, an official apology for the family for what they have had to suffer through because of the Aruban government, an official press release and apology (in the papers) in which they apologize for defaming Natalee's honor without a shred of evidence and bring the guilty parties to trial.
4. A travel embargo against all government officials from entering the US until a good faith effort has been made to solve the case, an official apology for the family for what they have had to suffer through because of the Aruban government, an official press release and apology (in the papers) in which they apologize for defaming Natalee's honor without a shred of evidence and bring the guilty parties to trial.
5. an export ban to Aruba of all non-essential items until a good faith effort has been made to solve the case, an official apology for the family for what they have had to suffer through because of the Aruban government, an official press release and apology (in the papers) in which they apologize for defaming Natalee's honor without a shred of evidence and bring the guilty parties to trial.
6. an official freezing of the contacts between the US government and the Aruban government until a good faith effort has been made to solve the case, an official apology for the family for what they have had to suffer through because of the Aruban government, an official press release and apology (in the papers) in which they apologize for defaming Natalee's honor without a shred of evidence and bring the guilty parties to trial.
I would love to see all of the above happen. Unlike a travel-boycott this would not unduly punish the Aruban people who had nothing to do with this case but it will give off the message that the Aruban government is tainted and it will target the people who are responsible for this case not being handled properly.
That is a perfect world scenario that I would love to implement yesterday. So I have to live in a non-perfect world where there is a voluntary travel-boycott of Aruba and while I may believe it punishes the wrong people and lets the people responsible for the debacle remain out of harms way I respect that it is a personal choice and that everybody has the right to travel or should I say not to travel to a certain location.
If I ever were to win a free trip to Aruba I would not choose to go. I would sell my trip online and visit a place that I actually respected. I don't think Aruba is an evil place, I don't think Aruba is a particularly dangerous place, I would not want to visit Aruba for what they did in the Holloway case. I need no further reason or justification for my personal choice.
Does that mean I am pro-boycott or against a boycott? Well, I am not pro-boycott because I feel they usually don't work and usually they punish the wrong people. Am I against punishing and holding responsible the powers to be on Aruba? Hell no, they are responsible and need to feel it with boycotts that target them specifically.
Let us just hope that this case will come to a conclusion that will satisfy the family, that in the end is all I desire.
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this is very well stated and i have personal respect for the clarification of your thoughts on the boycott issue
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