Citizenship on the Margins by Yonique Campbell

Author:Yonique Campbell
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9783030276218
Publisher: Springer International Publishing

The power and legitimacy derived from these roles are consolidated by his charisma. Within Golden Town, the don is regarded as a charismatic, messianic figure. When people took to the street to protest the government’s decision to extradite him, they proclaimed, that they were willing to die for their don who they regarded as second only to God. People referred to the don as the flower in the garden who must not return to a destroyed garden, whittled down at the hands of the security forces. The don’s leadership style mimics the messianic, populist and hero-worship approaches of Caribbean political leaders (Singham 1968). But there were also clear departures According to Lucy, a member of one of the focus group discussions:The don mek people know say a live up time— it’s not all about politics and defending party. Man from St. Laurent [a community that supports the other political party] and Golden Town a link now; and is the paper [money] the boss a push and him mek the youth dem know say dem must defend the dollars. Before the don none of that never happen; you would not find a Tivoli Garden youth and St. Laurent youth a link so close.5

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