Comments on: Canouan http://crookedtimber.org/2006/07/13/canouan/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Sat, 26 May 2012 21:58:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Tom T. http://crookedtimber.org/2006/07/13/canouan/comment-page-1/#comment-164287 Tom T. Fri, 14 Jul 2006 23:47:15 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=4905#comment-164287 I went to hear St. Vincent & the Grenadines play at Constitution Hall back in the late '60s. They were in their psychedelic phase back then, and Vince was obviously drunk, but they rocked! So they have their own island now? I went to hear St. Vincent & the Grenadines play at Constitution Hall back in the late ‘60s. They were in their psychedelic phase back then, and Vince was obviously drunk, but they rocked! So they have their own island now?

]]> By: dearieme http://crookedtimber.org/2006/07/13/canouan/comment-page-1/#comment-164225 dearieme Fri, 14 Jul 2006 16:55:04 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=4905#comment-164225 Do you really think that populations should be asked if they want a bunch of foreigners admitted to their country? Do you really think that populations should be asked if they want a bunch of foreigners admitted to their country?

]]> By: jr http://crookedtimber.org/2006/07/13/canouan/comment-page-1/#comment-164178 jr Fri, 14 Jul 2006 10:05:28 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=4905#comment-164178 Sounds like an interesting place to visit Sounds like an interesting place to visit

]]> By: y81 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/07/13/canouan/comment-page-1/#comment-164134 y81 Fri, 14 Jul 2006 01:44:18 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=4905#comment-164134 Interesting. This type of situation doesn't have to involve foreigners. Late 19th-century histories of Long Island (New York) often reflect the considerable local ambivalence over the development of the Gold Coast (basically, the north shore of Nassau County, for those not familiar with the area). The old Yankee farm families were displaced by the new (mostly Yankee) wealthy industrialists, and their emotions were mixed, at least. Interesting. This type of situation doesn’t have to involve foreigners. Late 19th-century histories of Long Island (New York) often reflect the considerable local ambivalence over the development of the Gold Coast (basically, the north shore of Nassau County, for those not familiar with the area). The old Yankee farm families were displaced by the new (mostly Yankee) wealthy industrialists, and their emotions were mixed, at least.

]]> By: Christopher Ball http://crookedtimber.org/2006/07/13/canouan/comment-page-1/#comment-164125 Christopher Ball Fri, 14 Jul 2006 00:52:32 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=4905#comment-164125 Given that the <i>cheapest</i> room at the Raffles resort is $450 per night, what was the dinner tab? Given that the cheapest room at the Raffles resort is $450 per night, what was the dinner tab?

]]> By: Jon Mandle http://crookedtimber.org/2006/07/13/canouan/comment-page-1/#comment-164114 Jon Mandle Thu, 13 Jul 2006 23:06:36 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=4905#comment-164114 St. Vincent and the Grenadines is a democracy, but the people who live on Canouan are a tiny minority of the overall population. (I believe that the Grenadines - the smaller islands - are collectively represented in the Parliament.) So it would be somewhat like Congress deciding to sell off Central Park to Trump for development. But don't misunderstand - I find it interesting not because it was obviously a bad or corrupt decision but because it's not clear what the majority in Canouan would have chosen. St. Vincent and the Grenadines is a democracy, but the people who live on Canouan are a tiny minority of the overall population. (I believe that the Grenadines – the smaller islands – are collectively represented in the Parliament.) So it would be somewhat like Congress deciding to sell off Central Park to Trump for development. But don’t misunderstand – I find it interesting not because it was obviously a bad or corrupt decision but because it’s not clear what the majority in Canouan would have chosen.

]]> By: Steve http://crookedtimber.org/2006/07/13/canouan/comment-page-1/#comment-164110 Steve Thu, 13 Jul 2006 22:37:59 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=4905#comment-164110 "the decision was made by politicians in St. Vincent." Are the Grenadines a democracy? Steve “the decision was made by politicians in St. Vincent.”

Are the Grenadines a democracy?

Steve

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