What can bridge our differences?

Jan 30, 2014 Letters

DEAR EDITOR,
Mr Elton McRae in a letter to SN of 1-26-14 titled “Burial sites linked to faith based organizations in BV-Triumph are managed by an established code”, seeks relief for alleged misrepresentation, he says, was not in his original letter.
Further, the gentleman who also resides in the NDC, informs: “I view the report with distaste as a citizen of Guyana, as I try to understand how the Government Information Agency (GINA) can justify the promotion of an activity linked to family members of a serving Minister of Government.”
With absolutely no connection or relationship with GINA, his appeals to get relief are off target, since my letters were never the original source of the news items.
Failure to recheck elsewhere in the press is a problem only he can resolve. His criticisms and concerns again remain unfocused. Whether their “mischief” was contrived or directed to cause discomfort can, regardless, only exonerate onlookers like myself with only a public view. Why would it matter anyways if his intentions were honourable beyond reproach? My best wishes still go with him in his quest.
Contrary to Mr McRae’s reminder, his objections that the NDC would be “burdened” in service to residents by maintenance costs had been earlier noted. When Guyanese can find so much disagreement in daily living following them to the grave and beyond it only craves positive conclusion. Whatever the pitfalls, the benefits should not be worse.
In consideration of him singularly as the prominent complainant, the criticisms were analyzed to be with undisclosed motivations other than his ostensible “maintenance costs for the bridge”. He gets full credit for his honesty when he writes: “In closing I wish to mention for the benefit of Mr Mohamed and others, including the editor of the Guyana Times, that I believe every Guyanese should share the abundance of Guyana, without prejudice.”
Why that was appended was a surprise but understandable. In any event, such a candid admission was completely and totally alien to our exchange when it began, but it nevertheless exists. Everyone’s benefits, accrued or lack thereof, hardly mandate anyone to trade, barter or share in another’s well kept abundance, hidden in the bush, secretly. Let’s hope objections do not dissuade the Ali family from future charitable contributions to Guyanese after their $840,000 new arch and bridge to the NDC.
When things fall apart Chinua Achebe style, criticisms are in order. But when a bridge is built; given as gift by a public-spirited family, to a cemetery of all places, it still finds retribution and cause for disagreement. Only GINA can answer why they continue to share Guyana’s “abundance” like they have nothing better to do.
Furthermore, even though Mr McRae’s Guyanese citizenship is correctly quoted to emphasize all its constitutional rights, he feels completely entitled to divorce himself from all his obligations, including any responsibilities to rid those in charge of Georgetown’s Le Repentir cemetery. What can anyone conclude when he advises “I must beg Mr Mohamed to take his displeasure about the affairs of Georgetown to an (sic) arena where it would matter.”
Good Samaritan diplomats, substantially better than me have tried if he does not know, and failed. Why he did not pursue a similar course within the framework of the NDC instead of the media “arena” for a shadow box dialogue with both the living and dead is a mystery best left unresolved.
After all this, does Mr McRae have other rights to express more displeasure by birthright? Why not, for democracy’s sake, if the Editor permits. As if completely oblivious, out comes admonishment that “Not being satisfied with his mischief he (Mr Mohamed) then attempted to improperly anchor his federalism argument on my letter. These and any similar interpretations and use of the letter I wrote pertaining to the bridge reflect a dangerous intent.”
Sometime later, after due reflection, Mr McRae can share the refreshing abundance how “dangerous intents” are evident and avoidable in inclusive Federalism in comparison to complete partition. But that can wait for later, unless more democracy brings lesser.
Sultan Mohamed

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