caribny posted:Prashad posted:The UDP was seen by the majority of Africans in British Guiana as representing the red man while the PPP at that time had brilliant African Guyanese. That is why without the cream of African Guyanese in the PPP in the 1960s there were few Africans supporting them.
Just about every black person has a red person in their family and there is virtually no cultural difference. A red man is a light skinned black man. In fact no one can tell you at what point one is not black, but red instead. Some will call Granger red, but he calls himself black, while the darker Trotman calls himself mixed.
Just accept the fact. Blacks will sooner accept an Indian leader if they think that they will be fair than an Indian will accept a black leader.
Indians have yet to prove that they will select a black leader over an Indian one, so the notion that Indians view black voting patterns as more racist is a big joke.
The fact that the carib is on here every day bashing East Indians clearly illustrates my point. Folks, the carib does not like a koolie ruling over Africans. He is a product of 400 years of the African fight to be ruled by Africans.