Dear Editor,
May I remind all of us that slavery and indentured servitude ended as recently 70 years ago in Guyana. Our people were brought to the shores of this country we now call Guyana by the ancestors of the very international observers who are now trying their best to foster instability by meddling in our electoral process using partisan postures and language.
It is said that the governments of former colonial powers have no friends, just interests. If we stopped to consider the war in Iraq, Afghanistan, Grenada, the colonisation of Africa, India, Central, South and Latin America and other places where the European and North American governments supported a political regime and regime change, only to subvert and overthrow said regime.
This is after empowering the regime with finances, weapons and other resources working to fuel societal instability by widening the gap between the rich and impoverished, fuelling discord between social groups much like they are attempting to do right now in Guyana between supporters of the coalition and Peoples Progressive Party. These said powers then used the instability they helped create as the basis for their governments to say we need to stop this, let us intervene, we are here to save you.
My Guyanese people, Guyana is a powerful nation. More powerful than we have ever been in the entire history of this country. Our petroleum wealth not only means improved living standards for our people, but it also means that we are now one of the most powerful and influential nations anywhere in the world. Because of the vast wealth associated with our petroleum resources, we can significantly influence the international financial markets, geopolitical decision-making, the global economy, and the international petroleum industry. We can easily influence the price of crude oil for example.
Regardless of the political party you support, I call on you to support ONE GUYANA!
Regards,
R. Small
Source: https://issuu.com/guyanachroniclee-paper/docs/guyana_chronicle_e-paper_3-14-2020