The bad decisions of a few have the potential to cause serious consequences later

Sep 03, 2023 Letters

Dear Editor,

Mr. Hamilton Green recently wrote a letter on slavery that was interesting. He emphasized that descendants of African slaves have little knowledge of their roots and culture. Based on the knowledge of the injustices during slavery and given that the Bible doesn’t express it as an ill, maybe the Elder can explain why Africans and Afro Guyanese still embrace the teachings of the Bible. This area seems to be an area where an elder in the Afro Guyanese community can have an impact. Especially someone who has walked away from the teaching in the Bible. After all, Ham’s descendants were made slaves in that teaching.

Is Hamilton the elder, willing and capable of changing what Afro Guyanese believe in via the Church? I do remember the history taught at QC, where they taught us that Africans enslaved other Africans in Africa. The books used were called ‘The People Who Came’. Some of the slaves sent to the “new world” were slaves in Africa. Slavery in Africa is reported as still in existence today. Ethnic conflicts continue in Africa and in the past, this was a source of slaves within the continent. Maybe the elder can share his recommendation on how to prevent slavery from continuing and returning to our shores. Looking forward to his enlightening response.

Today all Guyanese live in freedom. A freedom that many take for granted. Having these discussions can be powerful reminders of how different our existence is today compared to what it was like in the past. We should never take for granted the life we currently have. Things can change quickly in the world. This is a truth that our ancestors know very well as it changed for the worse during the 1400’s to the 1800’s. It is also a truth we as a nation now also know and are experiencing as things change for the better. History can be the best teacher for us to learn from. We must avoid the wicked from taking root amongst us, because when they do many hardships usually follow. That has been the experience of all of our ancestors who went through colonialism and that was the experience many of us had when corruption was allowed to flourish after our nation’s independence.

Many questionable decisions are being made today. Some of which can lead to our Nation’s economic collapse. We must stand firm together and make it clear that we have no intention of returning to the hardships of the past because of the reckless actions of a few. As the saying goes “Prevention is Better than Cure”.

Best regards,

Mr. Jamil Changlee

Chairman

The Cooperative Republicans of Guyana

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