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Mr. Fitzpatrick, you Aishalton residents should also protest for electricity

Sep 02, 2012 Letters

 

Dear Editor,
It is with great disappointment that I read a letter published on August 28, 2012 in which a ‘Patrick Fitzpatrick’ slammed Linden residents for protesting the increase of electricity tariffs, while stating that students of the Aishalton Secondary School and residents of that community use candles and other measures in the absence of electricity.
The writer went on about Lindeners receiving assistance from the opposition during the protest, while stating that Amerindians have no one they can call upon. He concluded that the Government was paying no attention to his community and the Aishalton School while they were seeking to rebuild Linden.
Are you serious Mr. Fitzpatrick? It is unfair for you to slam of Lindeners to get your point across, especially when these persons were expressing their democratic right to protest.
It is a people’s own fault when they do not demand what it is they need from their Government.
You villagers should be ashamed of yourselves to be living under those conditions in these modern times. But instead of ‘righting’ the wrongs of your community and demanding quality from your leaders, you are pointing fingers at the Lindeners who chose to act when they felt cheated.
It is even more heart-rendering to know, by Mr. Fitzpatrick’s own admission, that three students died as a result of a fire that was caused by lighted candle in the Aishalton School dorms. Yet still these villagers have not pressed their Government for electricity.
I get goose bumps when citizens fail to demand of their Government the things that they want, and in your case, Mr. Fitzpatrick, what you need.
Did we not put these politicians in power? Do we not pay them handsomely to handle our country’s affairs? Why then do we not demand quality?
If the people of Aishalton are not receiving what is due to them as citizens of this country, then it is their democratic right to do as the Linden people did, which is protest to demand what you want.
I don’t know how much it costs to travel from Aishalton to Georgetown, but if it takes a month to gather fees to transport community members to Georgetown, then I advise you to make the necessary sacrifice and head to the city to vent your frustrations.
If they won’t come to you, you go to them. If you need the opposition’s help, then appeal to them. Invite them to your community, show and tell them your problems.
Mr. Fitzpatrick, you spoke about Lindeners using more electricity than average. If so, one would hope that after Linden’s recent events, the community will conserve. Nevertheless, I respect every one of those Lindeners who came out and demanded what they needed.
I can’t help but appreciate Eusi Kwayana’s letter published August 29 2012; “a society without protest is heading straight for slavery”. You should read it.
A man may not be able to wear shoes if he has no feet Mr. Fitzpatrick, but a man with feet would surely appreciate a pair of shoes.
The essence of this letter is to say that the issue here is bigger than Linden and your community. The issue is about reforming our lost nation and restoring power to the people.
Elizabeth Henry

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