Gilbakka posted: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 An outdated doctrine in this 21st century.
Sir Gil, scientists have speculated that Goliath was very tall but he suffered from Gigantism. The Gigantism caused him to have many illnesses such as poor eyesight. So, in reality, he was very weak. Jagan Sr was like Goliath. Unlike Goliath, he did not have poor eyesight but he totally lacked foresight. The PNC had bomb makers trained at CIA camps on the American mainland. When making enemies and fighting your enemies you should know your enemies. Jagan Sr the type of politician he was never really knew his real political enemies. In the end, Jagan Sr died with his boots off in a warm comfortable hospital bed paid for by American taxpayers, unlike the horrible deaths that many East Indians both children and adults of Guyana experienced.