| GUYANA NEED TO PUT UP OR SHUT UP |
| Saturday, 23 January 2010 | |
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Dear Editor, The expressions of sympathy that are pouring forth over the plight of our brothers and sisters in Haiti are commendable, at least at face value. But there is one way to determine how many of them are symbolic reactions to a tragic event, and how many are products of substantially empathetic emotions. Unfortunately Guyana has become a nation in which lip service to popular ideals have become a fad for too many. They figure that they can eat their cake and have it too, by beating on their chests in public expressions of virtue, while doing very little in pursuit of converting that which they are publicly preaching into a national reality. Well, as fate would have it, an opportunity has been presented before us, albeit under circumstances that are tragic, to live up to those ideals in which we narcissistically and egotistically tend to enwrap our appearance. Haitians are some of the most industrious and law abiding people when given an opportunity of a near level playing field. The greatest strikes against them, in terms of that opportunity, happen to originate from the fact that they are black, and their historical defeat of a Colonial Army in the quest to extricate themselves from slavery and oppression was, and remains, evidence that impeaches the historical rationalizations for the enslavement of Africans. Guyana's President has been traveling all over the world trying to exchange a pledge that we will not cut down our rain forests, for revenue, Charity, financial aid or whatever. How much more morally and humanly significant would such a venture be, if its purpose was to win international financial support for the resettlement of people in our neighborhood whose existence over the centuries reflect what it can cost for daring to fight for your freedom. The question glaringly remains, will the Haitians be too black for Guyana also, or will our conscience and publicly expressed sympathies and empathies over-ride cultural and political reservations. Robin Williams |
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