Speaking Of Protests...
The people of Panama were out in the streets...
If you saw the picture previous to this you'll understand, if not then let me explain.
It seems that there has been an influx of "invaders" into Panama and the indigenous folks don't like it. I'd like to point out that the term "invaders" was used by our tour guide and didn't come from me.
Most of the "invaders" come from Asia bringing their wealth and flaunting it, pushing the Panamanian people out to the fringes. Now, the government likes this influx of Asia dollars so they tend to dismiss any grievances the Panamanians have and basically say "Nuts to you"!
The people don't have many other options other to protest and according to our tour guide they protest quite regularly. We happened to come across one of these protests and I managed to fire off a quick shot before we were whisked away. If you're interested in learning a bit more:
newsroompanama.com/2025/02/15/suntracs-confirms-the-closu...
deepnewz.com/panama/panama-raids-suntracs-offices-issues-...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SUNTRACS
Now when I think of protests this is what I think of. A collective of people united behind a common grievance using their voices to peacefully express their displeasure with the current situation. Totally different from the "protests" we have been seeing here in the US.
What we see here in the US seems to come closer to anarchy than protest. Violence is the norm and the only cohesion between the people seems to be the desire to cause chaos and sow discord. Uhh......I need to climb down off my soapbox now, I'm starting to stray away from my shot....
Speaking Of Protests...
The people of Panama were out in the streets...
If you saw the picture previous to this you'll understand, if not then let me explain.
It seems that there has been an influx of "invaders" into Panama and the indigenous folks don't like it. I'd like to point out that the term "invaders" was used by our tour guide and didn't come from me.
Most of the "invaders" come from Asia bringing their wealth and flaunting it, pushing the Panamanian people out to the fringes. Now, the government likes this influx of Asia dollars so they tend to dismiss any grievances the Panamanians have and basically say "Nuts to you"!
The people don't have many other options other to protest and according to our tour guide they protest quite regularly. We happened to come across one of these protests and I managed to fire off a quick shot before we were whisked away. If you're interested in learning a bit more:
newsroompanama.com/2025/02/15/suntracs-confirms-the-closu...
deepnewz.com/panama/panama-raids-suntracs-offices-issues-...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SUNTRACS
Now when I think of protests this is what I think of. A collective of people united behind a common grievance using their voices to peacefully express their displeasure with the current situation. Totally different from the "protests" we have been seeing here in the US.
What we see here in the US seems to come closer to anarchy than protest. Violence is the norm and the only cohesion between the people seems to be the desire to cause chaos and sow discord. Uhh......I need to climb down off my soapbox now, I'm starting to stray away from my shot....