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Why can’t our politics be like our cricket fans and children?

Aug 23, 2017 Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom, https://www.kaieteurnewsonline...t-fans-and-children/

The Caribbean Premier League came to Guyana this past week. The support given by Guyanese was overwhelming. Full houses packed in almost all nights.

In fact, in some matches the crowds were so thick that people began to wonder whether more tickets were sold than seats or whether unauthorized persons were allowed into the ground. But that is another issue for another time.

For every person in the ground, there were about five persons who wanted to be inside – but either could not get a ticket to buy or could not afford it. People were begging all around for tickets. They just wanted to be part of the support brigade for the Amazon Warriors.

The Guyana Amazon Warriors enjoyed tremendous support. Forgotten in the patriotic fervour which swept Guyana over the past week was the owner of the franchise. It did not matter to Guyanese who owned the franchise; they were there to support the local team and they did.

Why can’t Guyanese politics be like our cricket? Guyanese support their team, regardless of whether it is Harper, Hooper, Sarwan or Chanderpaul as the captain. Race does not matter. The Guyana team is supported.

It should be that way in politics. Why should it matter that it is the PPPC or the PNCR in government. Once the teams play by the rules and there is a democratic winner, then all Guyana should support the winning team. This is what democracy is about.

Unfortunately, we have seen what has happened in Guyana whenever the PPPC has won elections. The supporters of the PNCR take to the streets in violent protests. We have seen what has happened when APNU wins elections. The PPPC supporters feel marginalized. They do not support the winning team.

We have to put that aside. We have to cheer for Guyana so that an election does not continue to be such a traumatic event. Whoever wins must enjoy the support of the other side. And if next time around, the other side wins, the same must happen.

Guyana needs the results of elections to be respected. If this happens, then the people can justly feel that if the government does not perform, then they can remove them without fear of ethnic or political insecurity.

This may seem to be a simplistic way to deal with a very complex problem. But the fact is that if we can unite around our cricketers, especially when their performance was almost rock bottom, then we can stop being disruptive in the wake of elections.

The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) results also came out this past week. A number of students did very well, but the majority of students did not do well. But as usual, the top performers will be showcased, as they deserve to be.

The authorities should refrain from announcing, at this stage, who were the top ranked performers. The government’s ranking is not the CXC’s ranking. Last year, the person with the most Grade Ones was not awarded as the Best Overall Student by the CXC. The regional examinations body has its own system of ranking and that ranking is not known until the end of the appeals period which is about a month from now.

The relevance of this is that there are Guyanese, adult Guyanese, who are undertaking ethnic censuses of the top students. They are counting how many persons of one ethnicity are in the top ten and how many of another are. Do not let anybody fool you, as sickening as it is, this is happening, and has happened on both sides of the ethnic divide.

But look at the excited faces of the children. They are not prejudiced at all. They are not into ethnic head counting. They are just happy for each other.

Why can’t our politics be like these children? Why can’t it be free of racial bigotry and prejudice? Why can’t everyone be happy for an old man like Mr. Granger to finally get his chance at becoming the President of Guyana in his twilight years, just as how some persons were delighted when Mr. Jagdeo became the youngest President?

Guyana’s politics can learn from our cricket fans and our children.

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RiffRaff posted:

was it Jagdeo's money or taxpayers money?

Would the PNC have built a stadium?  What has the PNC built since they have been in office for the good of the Guyanese people? You all love to preach that the PPP never did anything for the Guyanese people!!

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Tola posted:
RiffRaff posted:

was it Jagdeo's money or taxpayers money?

Jagdeo might regain some face, if he use some of his millions to help the people who voted for him to become rich.  

Utter nonsense!!!!!!! 

Bibi Haniffa

These jackasses brayed day and night about white elephant Providence stadium. They even revolted and keep the 50th anniversary at a slap dash construction in Durban park instead of the stadium that jaggy built. 

FM
Demerara_Guy posted:

a month from now.

The relevance of this is that there are Guyanese, adult Guyanese, who are undertaking ethnic censuses of the top students. They are counting how many persons of one ethnicity are in the top ten and how many of another are. Do .

And why shouldn't they. If a particular group (ethnicity or gender) is under represented among the best academic performers then it makes sense to find out why.

So both Indians and Africans/mixed are well represented, but where are the Amerindians?  They don't even get into the best schools much less be represented among the best performers 5 years later.

However all of this attention on a dozen or two kids obscures the fact that once again Guyana's average performance is below par. In addition only 37% of the kids taken CXC are boys, vs on average of 43% throughout the Caribbean. So not only do Guyanese under perform but our boys seem to be especially bad state.

Now proceed to argue about "who come first" in the CXC when it is apparent that most Guyanese came last!

FM
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Bibi Haniffa posted:

And Karma isn't making joke.  When Jagdeo showed up at the game, the Amazons win.  When God is on your side, who needs the PNC?!

Yes bow down and worship your Lord.  Had Amazon lost and someone suggested that it was Jagdeo's fault you would have been screaming that poor performance by the cricketers had nothing to do with him.

FM
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Drugb posted:

These jackasses brayed day and night about white elephant Providence stadium. They even revolted and keep the 50th anniversary at a slap dash construction in Durban park instead of the stadium that jaggy built. 

It is still a white elephant.  But I thought we weren't supposed to be talking about Jagdeo because he hasn't ruled Guyana for long ago. In fact not since Burnham died given the frequent screams about Burnham we hear, even as you wail that we shouldn't discuss Jagdeo.

FM
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Bibi Haniffa posted:
RiffRaff posted:

was it Jagdeo's money or taxpayers money?

Would the PNC have built a stadium?  What has the PNC built since they have been in office for the good of the Guyanese people? You all love to preach that the PPP never did anything for the Guyanese people!!

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how exactly has the stadium helped people?

btw, I supported the stadium

FM
RiffRaff posted:
Bibi Haniffa posted:
RiffRaff posted:

was it Jagdeo's money or taxpayers money?

Would the PNC have built a stadium?  What has the PNC built since they have been in office for the good of the Guyanese people? You all love to preach that the PPP never did anything for the Guyanese people!!

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how exactly has the stadium helped people?

btw, I supported the stadium

It provides a venue that all Guyanese can be proud of to host regional events. Your hatred of Jagdeo and the PPP should not negate the impact of the stadium on Guyana. 

FM

One has to call a spade a spade.

Afro dictators Hoyte and Burnham did shyte for Guyana and a third and emerging Afro Dictator Granger will do worse than Hoyte and Burnham combined.

Development does not exist in their vocabulary or DNA.

Development projects take about three years to materialize and given that Jackass Granger has done nothing except sport up and big raises, he will definitely be remembered as Guyana's biggest Jackass.

Calling a spade a spade, who vex, vex. Facts are facts.

FM
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Drugb posted:
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It provides a venue that all Guyanese can be proud of to host regional events. Y.. 

Yes while the previous government couldn't even provide proper labs at UG and had a library which was embarrassing and toilet facilities that smelt like a sewer.

But be "proud" that Guyana can host CPL for a few days of the year.  Guyanese only. This while St Lucia and St Kitts get the international matches and tourists who arrive spending money.

FM
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yuji22 posted:

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Development projects take about three years to materialize 0

And the PNC has been in power for just over 2.  You don't even credit them for the plethora of oil & gas investment that is occurring now. 

You will note that Exxon waited until the PPP was tossed office before they began to seriously invest.  No doubt because they didn't trust the PPP to protect them against Maduro.

FM
caribny posted:
Drugb posted:
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It provides a venue that all Guyanese can be proud of to host regional events. Y.. 

Yes while the previous government couldn't even provide proper labs at UG and had a library which was embarrassing and toilet facilities that smelt like a sewer.

But be "proud" that Guyana can host CPL for a few days of the year.  Guyanese only. This while St Lucia and St Kitts get the international matches and tourists who arrive spending money.

Nonsense, there is always a naysayer among the critics that will find a fault in what the PPP did and dig up all sorts of needs in the country to make a point.  What about the US, billions spent on arms and yet people are homeless in America, especially Blacks, but we don't hear you complaining as the welfare check is on time every month and section 8 apartment is paid for. 

FM

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