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Apr 30, 2010 Letters

Dear Editor,
Annan Boodram qualifies the memorial accolades bestowed on Clarence Ellis with the comment that quote, “But Ellis stands in a long line of erudite, accomplished Guyanese who faithfully supported the regime of Forbes Burnham and whose voice was singularly silent on the issue of rigged elections.
Now, supporting a particular party is an acceptable personal choice, but supporting rigged elections is indefensible by any yardstick”. My response to that is that President Jagdeo, and those who are now throwing stones at Clarence Ellis stand in a long line of morally relative Guyanese who, by their silence and unwillingness to publicly condemn it while it was in progress, can justifiably be accused of supporting extra-judicial killings. Annan’s and others hubris in demanding recognition of their heroes despite their faults or wrong doings reflects the kind of hypocrisy that has become popular in Guyana over the past 19 years.
The UN and other international organisations recognise leadership that many disagree with.
To demonstrate the absolute hypocrisy with which Annan examines this issue we only need to note his assertion that quote, “By no stretch of the imagination can the UN be accused of playing politics or of being biased and/or partisan in handing out this honour”.
Well Mr. Boodram, by no stretch of the imagination could the UN have been accused of playing politics or of being biased/partisan when it accepted Guyana’s membership on the Security Council for the first time under the leadership of Forbes Burnham.
If the UN’s acceptance of individual leadership, by whatever manifestation is the gold standard for national non political/partisan recognition, then we need to go back to where it all started, don’t we?
These convenient epiphanies have become real tired refrains from those who ensconced themselves into compartmentalized cultural niches, while demanding that others masturbate their cultural egos. Please!!
Robin Williams

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