ALTERNATIVE is not ORIGINAL:
FELLOW GUYANESE:
For decades I wrote to the letter columns of the newspapers on
the Third Force and The Alternative. Our desperate quest for National Unity and
the great desire for a country that is respectful to all citizen, regardless of
race, has missed every attempt.
It is not such an easy task. The attempts so far has not
been structured. It has been more of an appeasement-a window dressing for the
electorate.
Our leaders started out by believing in the unity of the
working class. Refusing to accept the notions of distrust among the races. The
division between moderates and extremists in 1955, quickly polarized the Indoes
and Afroes into the Burnhamite and Jaganite factions.
Racism simmered under the regime of the People’s National
Congress. And after 28 years of their rule, the country was thrust on the road
of democracy.
The People’s Progressive Party immediately dominated all the
other players who had campaigned the Americans to intervene on the governance
of Guyana. A National Patriotic Front never became the National Patriotic Front
Government. A Civic component was added to the PPP. No match for the Stalinist,
the Civic simply accepted the prestige and opportunities. And mum were their words.
The PNC followed with their version of the window dressing.
There’s was the Reform.
In the 22 years of a PPP/C regime, only the ‘C’ remained.
Those Caring Guyanese became opportunists endorsing all the unlawful acts of
the People’s Progressive Party.
Then PNC/R morphed into APNU.
All these alliances/coalitions have been ALTERNATIVES with
the same faces.
The country needs an ORIGINAL movement. An association of
new faces with a few familiar ones as well.
APNU has a very strong contingent of PNC supporters. And in
the event of a victory that could a pose a real dilemma for them in the
selection of a government. It needs to be settled. For an APNU victory, it
needs to embark on some serious campaigning. They need to gather the confidence
of the Amerindians and those East Indians who recognize the need to move the
country beyond racial politics.
An ORIGINAL MOVEMENT could bring in, what Guyanese had hoped
for, for decades. A truly DEMOCRATICALLY elected government. Elected by a cross
section of all the races.
The dilemma. With the PNC/R waiting for 22 years for the
government benches. Mr. Granger has to be bold in his decisions to form a
National Front Government. He must have the same fortitude as President Hoyte
when he returned Guyana to free and fair elections to the behest of the
membership of the People’s National Congress. It is a small sacrifice for
honest and just governance. Much needed since our Independence. With good
governance, there is enormous wealth sharing among the citizens. Standard of Living
will rise.
The mistakes that were made by Dr. Jagan must not be repeated
by Mr. Granger. Dr. Jagan should have rewarded those that stayed with the
People’s Progressive Party until their victorious era, a few American dollars
with Foreign Postings. He would have spared the country of the Unpatriotic men
and women he left behind.
The ORIGINAL is only one part of the strategy. There must be
clear voices with words that seek out the rational minded. They are there. Just
like the Purpleheart and Greenheart in our forests-never to be found all in one
place. But, because of their value, such species are painstakingly searched for
in the jungles of Guyana. Such are the sane men and women who look forward to
better days-found at a home and in the diaspora.
TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS, it is necessary for the leader/leaders
to be supported by an efficient campaign structure. Mr. Felix and Mr.
Roopnarine must seek out those individuals and bring them together to mount a
serious campaign.
Nothing will move the People’s Progressive Party from its
current position unless they are brought to fear.
A Peoples Movement will do that.
Without calling any elections they must witness their end.
For too long they have trampled and transgressed good governance.
Sincerely,
Velutha Kuttapen.
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