Reply to "Politics have driven mistrust and falsehood in Guyanese society."

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Tola posted:
Even if free, would anyone want to remain and work for a master who previously beat them to perform a job. Once a slave always a slave, in the eyes of the slave master.
The free African slaves did not have a choice who replace them.
Initially, Africans did not mistrust Indians until the Indians started undercutting them for less pay, for the same job.

Bai, let me speak slowly so you understand. Africans didn't want the job so it wouldn't matter if the Indian took a small pay or a big one. Now I can understand if the Africans were mad at the Indians for taking the jobs if they (Africans) were hoping to extort the plantation owners. The work was there for the taking if the Africans wanted it. They decided that they don't so the plantation owners looked elsewhere to suitable labor and the Indian was chosen. Can't blame the Indian for that.

8/2/199:38 PM

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