Politics should take a back seat during the Yuletide season

Dec 24, 2012 Letters

Dear Editor,
In Guyana like most other nations, Christmas is in the air. However, life remains a tragedy for the poor and the working class, who have been abandoned by the PPP regime, as they try their very best to make ends meet with their meager income.
For many of them, begging, which has been a national pastime, seems the only opportunity to enjoy the crumbs from the season. All this is happening against the backdrop of the PPP regime, which has been in power over the last twenty years and continues to assure an impatient nation with false promises.
Last year, many Guyanese did not have a real Christmas because the Yuletide season was overwhelmed by poor political judgment of having elections so close to the season. Indeed, many of the detractors of Jagdeo had likened him to the Grinch who stole Christmas.
Be that as it may, it is our fervent wish that this year Guyanese from all walks of life will be allowed to have a happy, safe and spiritual Christmas. Let’s face it, there are times when politics should take a holiday and that time is at Christmas and other sacred periods.
Needless to say, the true meaning of Christmas continues to elude many Guyanese because of their poverty and unbearable living conditions. We are said to have the most rum shops per square mile in the Caribbean! Talk about the Spirit and spirits!
The sad truth is that materialism and selfishness have overtaken the true psyche of yore, which translated into peace on earth and goodwill towards all mankind. The churches clearly have their work cut out for them. In our view, there are three groups of people most worthy of support at this time; the very poor, the elderly (especially shut-ins) and young children.
We therefore urge the Churches, the well-to-do and corporate entities as well as the political directorate to focus on these three groups so that the true meaning of Christmas can be validated. Too often, it is the greedy, not the needy; the rich and powerful, not the poor and the powerless that get the attention at Christmas.
Those corrupt ones who know how to beat the system are always first in line; thus alienating the poor, humble souls especially the mothers and children of Plastic City, who genuinely need assistance and a dose of generosity at this time of year.
It is against this background that the constant corruption and lack of good governance by the PPP regime has become perhaps the most debilitating aspect of everyday life. Indeed, it may well be said that the Jagdeo/Ramotar cabal has done more to help themselves than to develop the country and improve the lives of the poor and the working class. It is the PPP that has led in continuously turning our people against each other rather than turning them to one another to mold the nation.
This Christmas, one year after the general election, the poor and the working class are no closer towards the attainment of economic prosperity. The only way forward for the country rests not with the uncaring, anti-democratic and anti-working class PPP but with a government that will govern in the interests of all.
The writing is on the wall for this regime. A general election sooner rather than later is the answer, so Mr. Nandlall, bring it on! The people must be united to move Guyana forward into the Promised Land. The sooner this happens, the better for the people who will have Christmas throughout the future year in an environment of less deception and more peace! Merry Christmas to all our fellow Guyanese at home and abroad!
Dr. Asquith Rose and Harish S. Singh

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