Prashad posted:Sir Gil like you never heard of America's backyard. Jagan Sr never heard of America's backyard either and he brought suffering, racism and genocide to the East Indian people of Guyana.
Prash, haven't you heard about David and Goliath? The latter was a Big Bad Bully who terrorized everyone in the realm. Until a skinny weeny young David challenged him and took him down with a simple slingshot. Cheddi Jagan was Guyana's David who dared to challenge Big Bad Uncle Sam. He lost in 1964 but won a convincing moral victory 28 years later in 1992. Jagan very well knew about the 19th century Monroe Doctrine that declared Latin America & the Caribbean as the US backyard. An outdated doctrine in this 21st century.