caribny posted:And need I remind all that the issue isn't about culture or ethnic identity. The issue is to which one prioritizes that ethnic identity over the national in a manner that serves to exclude those who fall outside of that ethnic definition.
23 years of PPP rule and Zed had NOTHING to say about the rampant racism which occurred against non Indians in that era. Now why should he when his prime identity is that of being Indian, with Guyana his place of birth and nowhere in his thinking embraces the notion that in a multi cultural society there has to be a construct which embraces all. He then queries why some would have a huge problem with this type of thinking after they suffered the consequences of it under 23 years of PPP rule!
I do not repeat myself as nauseum like you do. I make my point and move on because I have better things to do, as I have told you before. I have made my comments about racism and the Jagdeo rule. Dig it up and reread it.
You seem to know what I am thinking. Which crystal ball are you reading! I know that you are attributing to others those feelings that you carry and display so many times here.
Where is it stated that being East Indian and being Guyanese are mutually exclusive? I think that exists in your mind. Regarding your definition of clannishness, You make up your own definition by pointing to supposed behaviours and then use that to say that East Indians are clannish. This is not only structurally unsound, but also infantile.
Notions of being a proud guyanese and a proud East Indian being mutually exclusive does not exist in my mind or posts. It exists in the minds of several Guyanese, including you, and that come through in some many of your comments. Find out who they are.
You rarely ever or have never visited Guyana since you have left. Yes, I know you read the news and your relatives tell you. Well, you need to visit Guyana and see the interaction of people of different ethnic groups. Your views are myopic and dangerous.
I do not have a difficulty with people defining themselves as Guyanese and East Indians. Unfortunately, many East Indians do not feel that they are viewed as Guyanese. When prominent people in Guyana use words such as "visitors" one wonders. Yes, all Guyanese have experienced 23,years of the PPP. But, they have experienced 28 years of the PNC dictatorship. No one goes around shouting that Afro Guyanese were partially responsible for the Burnham years. But we have you blaming East Indians for the 23 Years Of PPPmrule. Why the distinction. Because of Rodney and some others? Well, East Indians were struggling also, but they seem not to count because they did nonhave advanced degrees.
You try to overcone the contradiction that exists in your statement that East Indians learning and keeping parts of their culture is a threat to other groups by your infantile notion of clannishness. And please do not refer me to supposedly author or sources because I have read many of them.