Why the PPP’s Under-development of Afro-Guyanese Communities Should Matter to all

The anti-democratic, and autocratic PPP government’s underlying philosophy is to keep Afro-Guyanese dependent and begging. They achieve this by depriving African communities of local government resources and all resources, except when they can use these resources to gain positive publicity while disproportionately doling out contracts and government resources to its friends, family and favorites.  The irony is that the vast majority of the nation’s income tax revenue is paid by Afro-Guyanese who dominate professional positions in the public and private sectors, yet they reap very little of the benefits.

As a result of the dastardly and retrograde PPP policy of underfunding local governments in African communities, they often have poor recreational facilities, overgrown sports grounds, neglected community areas and under-resourced schools, leading to a lack of opportunities for jobs, personal development and recreation, and contributing to issues such as juvenile crime and structural poverty among the community’s residents.  This under-development is planned and Black people in Guyana should understand this.

Some posit that the PPP government leaders believe Black people to be inferior, hence their contemptible policies towards them.  But the question is, why would the PPP create an uneven playing field against African people if they believe them to be inferior? The answer lies in the potential and greatness that African people possess, even in the face of discrimination. African Guyanese have demonstrated that their faith and talents allow them to overcome adversity and excel, despite the PPP’s racist efforts to hold them back. The fundamental conclusion then, is that a future without racism is clearly something the PPP fears as there will be nothing in it for them if they cannot rig the system for disproportional benefit and wealth.

To combat this situation, we must acknowledge the efforts of our stalwarts and social activists like Lewis, Hinds, Burke, Benschop, Browne, and Sherod Duncan who stand up to PPP evil and whose voices give hope to African Guyanese, preventing them from descending into hopelessness.

Consequences–Why we all should care
The racist PPP government and those of their racist supporters should pay attention to the foreign investors.  They are so short-sighted that they cannot process the fact that foreigners are aware of the talented individuals in Guyana and will always opt to hire the best people for their businesses and very often those talented people are African while PPP stupidity leads them to continue to pursue the zero-sum strategy of hiring mediocre sycophants and incompetent contractors who are tasked with copying ideas and whose continuous and predictable under-performance affects deadlines, project outcomes, economic prospects and damages the international image of Guyana.

Citizens be Aware
Despite the handful of foreign companies that are here to reap the benefit of easy profits with low returns to Guyanese people, the majority of foreign direct investors also recognize the risk associated with the PPP’s racism, corruption and ineptitude. They understand that civil unrest is possible and they will not endanger their shareholder investments. Foreigners will still come to Guyana, but they will not invest at the rates expected due to the unprofessional airport service, poor road conditions, crime, and the corrupt and racist regime that is eager to rig the system in their favor. So the concept of caveat emptor ( buyer beware) prevails in all considerations of foreign investors.

We Should all Care About Investor Risk
Foreign investors also recognize the risk associated with the PPP’s racism, which could lead to civil unrest and endanger their investments. Irfaan Ali, Jagdeo and their ethnic enablers are rapidly imposing irreversible damage on the body politic by pursuing their racist strategies. Though there is the old adage that the people get the government they deserve, the PPP’s continued abuse of power and limited sense of what it takes to build a united and prosperous nation resonates with most, especially those in the African communities whose ancestors worked to imbue the country with the viability it enjoys despite the anti-national buffoonery that passes for governance.