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A response to J.T. Quitugua
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Posted on Jun 02 2006
Politics was never my calling; therefore, I humbly stayed a journalist/editor/publisher over the last three decades. Frank about views, I was a no-nonsense columnist, too.
Evidently, I started writing while you were out shooting innocent people in Vietnam—an undefined war that was never won—and I humbly ask: What solution did you provide the ignorant of the host country other than death, hardship and lifetime displacement? What sterling service, sir!
I think you misunderstood the concept of being in the arena. But then I’m equally gratified that I had you convinced that you were in a real arena, to the contrary. Mind you, there’s a whale of a difference between a virtual and real arena. That you failed to comprehend it boggles the mind.
Sir, I am proud to be a Micronesian, a U.S. citizen and a Micronesian by virtue of my being geographically situated in the region. The wealth of experience I have learned has made my life more meaningful and fulfilling. I doubt that I can say the same if I had killed innocent Vietnamese.
Yes, I watched the debate when you were running, but came out woefully disappointed. At least I find you amusing as you struggled and fancy-footed with figures. I wasn’t convinced; therefore, I voted for a more intelligent and proactive candidate.
Finally, when I speak of assimilation, I was alluding to an understanding and appreciation of the protracted and often reluctant democratic process squeezed in unique and diverse cultures of the islands. Sir, this isn’t Fort Marianas. It is the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to which you have a lot of learning curve to fulfill.
Amigo, munga mabanidosuye i asunto yangin ti fafayimu. Na seguro na sustansiao asuntomu kosake benifisiosu para i publiko. Si Yuus Maasé!
John S. DelRosario, Jr.
As Gonno
