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“Show me yuh company and…”
The Parrot has read the letter from the Boss of the Guyana De-Press Association (GDPA), DE Shop-Brawl, in which he debunked the notion that he might be a member of any political party or being so affiliated.
This letter is therefore his official position in this regard. In other words, in future, this will be part of the records to show that he has no such political relationship. But does this really matter?
As a “li’l” boy growing up back in the days, I recall being told ever so often by my protective Mom, “don’t let me see you wid dem boys dah”. In trying to solicit a reason, she would reply, “dem up to no good”.
In her relentless efforts to ensure that I was raised with good morals and values, those words were somewhat repetitive. Not that I was in defiance of her; I was probably curious.
Later in life, in the budding stages in my ability to reason, she explained the old saying of “show me yuh company and I’ll tell you who you are”.
Today, this needs no explanation since, sometimes, people may be conscious of how they may be branded by association. John Mc Cain is very cognisant of the political repercussions of being overly associated with George.
Al Gore was equally aware of such consequences of his association with Bill during the 2000 American Presidential election.
Of course, there are cases where some are unaware of the implications of their association, and some who are aware of a nexus being made by their association with others.
The latter tend to react only after this association may have been brought officially into the public domain; the press. In this case, the “innocence” of the association tends to be diminished.
Getting back to De Shop-Brawl, his reaction through the letter, mentioned, as he noted, was in response to comments made in the public domain. Of course it can be argued that he has the right to “clear his name”.
However, he should have been aware that prior to what was in the public domain, an association was made of his seeming association with the opposition.
I am convinced that he is not unaware of this, since by and large his actions and that of his “company”, the GDPA and their associates, have left little doubt in the minds of many that there is indeed much more than just a mere association with the opposition.
I am still waiting to hear, at an opposition presser, De Shop-Brawl or any member of his “company” telling Uncle Bob “I do not agree with you Sir when you said that there has been no development or progress in Guyana during the last sixteen years”.
What we have seen is that the modus operandi of the majority of his “company” members is to foster the agenda of those who sit on the western side of the National Assembly and who, by extension, “bad mouth” Guyana.
De Shop-Brawl should be reminded that not being an official member of a political party in no way prevents one from defending and advancing the ideologies of that party.
Our own PM is a classic example. So are Ashni, Henry, Manzoor, Leslie, Carolyn etc. So is Fox News in relation to the Republican Party. There were recent protests against them for fostering the Republicans’ agenda. Get the drift?
So remember Mr. Brawl…sorry, Shop-Brawl, “actions speak louder than words” and “show me your company….” You know the rest.
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