Given all the corruption, the complete disregard for the law and the abject incompetence of successive administrations since the 1965 revolution. Given the moral bankruptcy of the so-called leaders in the country, the current cleptocracy (as opposed to a democracy) and the un-likelihood of any improvement in the lives of the common people ARE YOU READY TO THROW IN THE TOWEL FOR THE DR..OR DO YOU THINK DOMINICANOS WILL WORK IT OUT SOMEHOW?
Why?
Why not?

many are waiting for the next administration to see if change will come. If change does not come I think we will all see more burning tires on the streets

I know for sure, we are going to take a lot of pains in order to achieve our commitments.
If we are not able to solve our problems by now, time will be forcing us to learn how to fix them.
Hard Times need Hard Solutions. Is there a price to pay for, just to be or because of being us ? well ...

Though we are making some improvements !!!

And yes, we will succeed. !!!

I hate to be a pessimist; but we have been waiting "para que se mejore la cosa" since 1965; and what we have gotten instead is a long list of failed promises. Things have not gotten better, only worse. It seems the entire world is inching ahead. Even Nicaragua, whose only ten years ago was just emerging form a bloody civil war, seems to be making greater progress than we are.

I don't know what the solution is; but I am fairly sure that whatever is it we are doing now is not going to "do the trick" so to speak. I am about running out of patience. I want to believe; but I have not given anything to believe in.

...At some point, something gotta give...

Very true.

While I like to keep a brave face when talking to family, we have many hurdles.

These things require populist leadership. Our UASD use to be a factroy for producing leaders,; however, I think the last one it produced was Hatuey, who isnt much of a leader.

Someone has to be willing to enter the arena. Before Hipolito's admin, Guido seemed to a leader in the making, but somehow lost his shine and we are back to zero!!

It doesn't matter which party is in power. They are all criminals in suits. They have no interest in improving the lives of anyone other than themselves, family, and friends.

So at the end of the day, the question still remains: Do we keep the faith or do we throw in the towel?
We all love Quisqueya and we all want to realize Duarte's dream; but the reality is we don't have much left to fight for.

This 'girl', stole 'her' avatar from a Dominican dating site.