We shouldn't expect Glenn Lall and KN to do more, but to save Guyana they must

We shouldn’t expect Glenn Lall and KN to do more, but to save Guyana they must

Aug 07, 2022 Letters

Dear Editor,

It has always been a bizarre mystery to me, why Guyanese cheat and rob one another for menial things just to make their lives better as they feel they have no choice, yet neglecting to fight for the over two trillion US dollars of oil, valuable minerals, timber, and value of the beautiful country itself. It is also bizarre that Guyana has so many media sources and so many Guyanese who studied journalism, yet it is only Glenn Lall and KN are bringing to light, the heist of Guyana’s oil and other valuables, the resulting subsequent debt crisis and the environmental catastrophes waiting to happen because of the selfish, greedy, evil, and inhumane business operations of the oil, mining and forestry sectors perpetrated by unscrupulous foreign exploiters and their corrupted local enablers.

Journalists are supposed to investigate and report facts and, in these days, and with communicating devices in one’s palm, this is supposed to be much easier than long ago, so what happened to credible journalism in Guyana? FIGHTING FOR GUYANA’S WEALTH FOR A BETTER GUYANA SHOULD BE THE NUMBER ONE REPORTING ISSUE IN THE MEDIA. In this light, if it wasn’t for the brave journalism of Kaieteur News’ Staff, we would have seen Guyana being lifted and flown away like the story of Hanuman in the Ramayana, the Hindu Holy Book. For their valuable service to the Guyanese people, the KN staff was attacked, and some killed, they were also assaulted, threatened, sued, and can face complete shutdown, but alas KN’s Staff are Guyana’s only hope for justice, they have given so much, and we can’t ask them to do more, but to save Guyana they must, as no other media source is willing to do what they do.

Although the information presented by KN is factual and credible, because KN sends reporters on site to investigate and report, people are not responding enough to join the fight for “Guyana’s Fair Share” of its oil and other resources. The reasons for this are, they don’t know or believe, that this amount is more than two trillion US dollars. I talked to over one hundred people I know, none of them believed the oil and other resources are valued at over two trillion US dollars, and only one know who Mr. Su is. The people even said to me, if it could be proven to them it’s over two trillion US dollars, they would do something to fight.

KN, if you want the foreign companies to change their current order of business to realise there is enough wealth in Guyana for foreigners, elected officials, and the population, that all Guyanese want is, a decent share of their own wealth plus preservation of the environment, to alleviate the poor from poverty to afford the basic necessities of life plus some future savings, it’s only a few hundred thousand people who need, as Guyana’s population is under one million, not tens of millions of people. There is no massive expense like a railway or subway train system to maintain. KN if you want change the order for Guyanese to get their fair share of Guyana’s wealth, as the wealth does not only belong to the owners and shareholders of foreign companies, then KN you have to take the fight to the next level.

KN, if you want the elected leaders of Guyana, both ruling and opposition to show some spine and do their jobs they were elected to do, which is to negotiate Guyana’s oil and other resources contracts for the benefit of all Guyanese. If you want the leaders to realise the people needs strong and transparent leadership now as the leaders’ walls of lies and deceit are crumbling, that people like farmers, fishermen, sugar workers and now the public service are ready to protest and will plunge the country into chaos. If you want leaders to focus and fight together for better oil and resource contracts rather than attacking each other for power, and if you want leaders to know attacking each other is just auditioning for which party will be the next servants of the foreign masters, KN you have to take the fight to the next level.

KN, based on the current mentality of Guyanese, the next level fight has to be old school at the grass root level as a national campaign, like going to each village with a loudspeaker directly to the people, if people will not show up at Houston let them protest in their own neighbourhood at the same time the Houston protest is going on coordinated by cell phones. Have as many radios broadcasting the protest live including minibuses, fly banners with the same message, the message has to be simple and clear “Guyanese rise and fight for your share of two trillion US dollars”. When the message reaches people’s ears, that’s when they enquire and question it, then you will give the explanation, you have to create a national awareness for one message.

KN, the reason you have to go old school is that many Guyanese who use Google, YouTube and Tik Tok are not looking for news information but for entertainment, or even tuning in to the Friday 7.20 programme, instead they are getting ready for the weekend or in bars after work. Guyanese are not proactive to be updating themselves on news, but reactive as receivers on what’s told to them and you can’t blame Guyanese for this, since they have been subjected to over one century of colonial, religious and political indoctrination. Remember people follow a message because the presenter got through to them by connecting with them, not because the presenter stated facts and truth which KN does.

So KN, if this is fight you want to win, you have to go all in, all the great activists and freedom fighters go by one code ”they fight so others can be free, since if they don’t others will still be enslaved, and evil will rule the land”. However, beware KN, if one day you generate national awareness that threaten the sweet life of the exploiters and their local enablers, the foreign masters will instruct the servant leaders to come after you.

So KN, if you want to go next level you face great risk, if you don’t Guyana is doomed, the choice is yours as nobody has the right to tell you what to do. All Guyanese, if you want to see a better Guyana by getting its’ fair share of wealth and prosper, you should support KN anyway you can, since as of now, KN is our only hope.