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The majority prefer men with horsepower than men on top of the horse

Jan 29, 2013 Letters

 

 

Dear Editor,
Mr. Lionel Lowe (KN Jun 27) penned that he would always recommend that people take the man on horseback (meaning PNC) over the men with the horsepower (meaning PPP) to govern Guyana.
I don’t think anyone would quarrel with Mr. Lowe about his description of the pervasive nature of corruption in our homeland under both regimes, but none of the politicians have made a serious effort to reduce much less eliminate it. Not even the AFC, the party that is supposed to be the conscience of the nation. Almost all of the politicians just want to take charge of the state so they then can fill their pockets.
Less than a majority of our population subscribe to the view held by Lowe that the men who “rode us” to poverty were better than the men who are stealing today.
A few teachers were chatted about our experiences of governance in Guyana in Bushwick on Sunday. His view would reflect those of the majority of Guyanese. He condemned both (PPP and PNC) governments for poor governance.  He described one as thieving everything, showing no progress in the nation, starving people to death, and causing them to leave for foreign shores. He described the other one as taking something, giving a little to people, and doing something productive with the rest.
Under one regime, there was no progress and mass starvation. Under the other regime, you can see progress even though they are thieving. Under the dictatorship, you would have been killed if you spoke up or your head would be buried in filthy drains (ask Nokta about his experiences under the dictatorship). Under the other government, you can say or write whatever you want.
A colleague of mine said he would prefer the latter anytime over the former. The one with the horsepower will take you somewhere, whereas the one on top of the horse will forever ride you and you won’t get past your grave. Or maybe you will get to America or Canada. In that sense it is positive, because one can get to migrate to Canada or New York where Lowe enjoys a healthy life.
And if one goes by numbers, most people would back my colleague and not Lionel Lowe. Only about 40% of the population support the men on horses while in democratic elections in 1957 thru 64 and from 1992 thru 2011, the majority supported the men with the horsepower to drive society forward.
Vishnu Bisram

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