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Freddie must stop pelting mud at others

Jul 25, 2012 Letters

Dear Editor,
In his column of July 17, Mr. Freddie Kissoon engaged in mud pelting. Freddie stated there is “a pure Indian racist” (as opposed to being an impure racist?) writing for a competitor newspaper under a pseudonym without defining the term or explaining what “the guy” writes that make him a racist. Freddie stated that the guy “writes about him and resents him” and that the guy thinks “Freddie is stupid …”
By what logic do such views make the writer a racist, Freddie does not indicate. Clearly, not only is Freddie obsessed with that individual but he apparently also hates the person.
Are there not “pure racists” from other ethnic groups attacking Indians daily? And aren’t the writings of these anti-Indian worse than the guy? Why isn’t Freddie commenting on them?  Why is he so obsessed only with Indians? I ask Freddie to examine the writings and ranting of Lincoln Lewis and some other Afro-centric writers.
Which Indian write so venomously and with such poisoned tone as these individuals? And are these anti-Indian haters not pure racists? And how about Freddie himself for attacking Indians almost daily without justification – is he not anti-Indian? He is yet to write one positive commentary on Indians.
There is no explicable reason or rationale for Freddie to bring up my name in seeking to answer his question about “a pure racist” working for the competitor newspaper.  How would Freddie feel if I were to write derogatory remarks about him?
Can Freddie tell readers in what sense my writings are poisonous? Freddie, please select one of my articles and show how it is poisonous and or any of my arguments are inaccurate!  Aren’t the writings and speeches of Freddie’s African friends far more poisonous than anything I write?  Also, almost every piece penned by Freddie poisons the state of relations between the two major races in Guyana.
Doesn’t Freddie accept responsibility for the damage he has done to race relations in making myriad of unsubstantiated claims and putting down Indian people? Many of Freddie’s writings are a call to violence against Indians and are very dangerous for race relations in our fragile nation – far more than what any Indian writes.
For the umpteenth time, I would say that Freddie needs to be objective in his comments and support allegations with evidence but by now everyone realizes that such actualization is not part of Freddie’s makeup. Freddie needs to stop pelting mud at people and write intelligently like a college educated person. Oh Fred, can you distinguish between a pure and an impure racist?
Vishnu Bisram

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