Is the AFC really a threat to a joint political opposition that involves the PNC?

Sep 04, 2010 Letters

Dear Editor,
Permit me for the last time to respond to the letter writer who prefers to remain nameless and faceless in his studied attacks on the Alliance For Change (AFC) vicariously through me – or attacks on me vicariously through the AFC – by saying there is nothing inherently wrong with his central argumentation for a joint political opposition that may include the PNC.
Because when I take the many parts of his two letters into account, the sum total of his arguments against me and the AFC is found in the closing line in his second letter: “Their (AFC) political strategy supports the PPP and not the opposition.”
My first question is: does he really see the AFC as such a major threat to his concept of a joint political opposition that he would expend such time and energy getting worked up to the point of launching virtual attacks against a letter writer and the AFC?
A plausible follow-up is: does he really see me as that formidable a force in the shaping or sharing or opinions on political issues that he has to go through me to get at his ultimate target – the AFC?
Take, for example, his references to me as ‘ego-tripping’, a ‘fakery’, a ‘prolific letter writer’, displaying an ‘air of comparative self-righteousness’, and a ‘faulty’ analyst. Did I ever say anything negative about this writer, whom I don’t even know? Yet these are his attacks on me for supporting the AFC’s decision not to align with the Robert Corbin-led PNC in the run-up to the 2011 election; however, instead of them being a reflection of me, they reflect a gnawing desperation of the writer.
Again, the issues are not about letter writers or columnists with publicly stated political views or stances, but about the welfare of the people of Guyana under a corrupt, dictatorial-oriented regime and also a compliant major political opposition that has chosen to wait out the corrupt government and its acquiescent party for a phone call saying it is time for shared governance. In the interim, the public is being ripped off, butt-whipped, face slapped, gut-punched, head-butted, back-stabbed, and so on and so forth.
Mr. Editor, I did not set out to do this in my original response, but fortuitously, I may be getting a better gauge of how serious an impact the AFC is having on Guyana’s body politic after only five years of its existence, compared to the PPP with over 60 years and the PNC with over 50 years.
Of interest to note, meanwhile, is the striking similarity in the captions of the writer’s two letters, “AFC’s brand of politics is no good for women, democracy nor Guyanese,” (Kaieteur News, August 31) followed by, “The politics of the AFC is not good for the nation,” (Kaieteur News, September 3), And their contents are not too dissimilar, either, causing me to conclude this is someone with a pre-meditated agenda against the AFC.
Now that I know what the writer’s agenda is, even if I don’t know who exactly the writer is, I wish him well in his support of a joint political opposition that, at this juncture and much to his disappointment, may not include the AFC.
And while I have read his list of gripes with the AFC, I still think the AFC is best suited to provide a categorical response. Otherwise, there isn’t anything of substance I can add to what I have already stated. Good luck to all with political apsirations to end this farce passing for governance in Guyana.
Emile Mervin

Latest News

Is the AFC really a threat to a joint political opposition that involves the PNC?

Related

Similar Articles

The Glenn Lall Show|| February, 7th, 2025

Follow on Tik Tok @Glennlall

THE BLUNT OF THE DAY

Sports

Ken Corsbie – a Guyana Basketball legend passes at 94

Imlach masterclass 126, Alimohamed 66-ball 77,...

Fraser rebounds well, as Arjoon keeps perfect...

Guyana to host historic 3×3 Quest Tournament

Quarter-Finals in Mashramani Street Football...

Vurlon Mills Football Academy launches KFC...

Features/Columnists

Due diligence on investments must become a priority

OAS Secretary General Election and renewed OAS Consensus

Awestruck and starstruck with a twist

Publisher’s Note

Weekend Cartoon

Bridge Watch

Demerara Harbour Bridge

> Berbice Bridge […]

Is the AFC really a threat to a joint political opposition that involves the PNC?

Share this:

Related

Similar Articles

The Glenn Lall Show|| February, 7th, 2025

Follow on Tik Tok @Glennlall

THE BLUNT OF THE DAY

Sports

Features/Columnists

Publisher’s Note

Weekend Cartoon

Bridge Watch

Demerara Harbour Bridge

> Berbice Bridge […]