Last week the Guyana Chronicle engaged in a very dangerous piece of hate-writing that has summoned the attention and ire of many Guyanese. On July 2, it published an editorial entitled, “Opposition rampages to sow disunity in the country”, in which the editor made quantum leaps through the jurisdictions of speculation and fallacy. In so doing, several damaging racially political statements were made that must be vociferously denounced by all right thinking Guyanese.

Written in this editorial is this statement: “Black youths are socialised by opposition leaders to think that Indians robbed them to get rich, so they automatically feel that they have to wrest by force, even murder, anything Indians have. Hatred of Indians is ingrained into their psyche. Many Indian persons, who grew up in the arms of black people in rural communities have today become fearful anytime a black youth gets too close to them.” Is this a fact or is the editor making an assumption based on misguided emotions or irrationality? In order for such a statement to be remotely credible, it ought to have been supported by evidence. That the editor can make such a dangerous presumption without any basic form of empirical evidence is not only unprofessional journalism, but reckless and dangerous racial incitement.

The editorial went on to point out that: “When PNC leaders encourage young black men to attack members of the Indian community for gain and they experience the sweetness of freeness, it is merely a matter of time before they turn their voracious ways toward PNC supporters, which has been happening for a while now.”  Once again the reader is left baffled with this kind of senseless drivel. There is no evidence whatsoever produced by the editor that justifies the statement that the “PNC leaders encourage young black men to attack members of Indian communities”. Again the editor comes across as lost between superfluous speculation and reality. This fallaciously drenched editorial ought to have had the editor summarily dismissed. This kind of writing must not be condoned in any democratic society such as Guyana. It is dangerous, disgusting, revolting, and only seeks to further pit the two main races in Guyana against each other.

Guyanese must continue to reject this kind of race baiting that the PPP and its hapless minions are trying very hard to keep alive in Guyana. The flames of racial conflict must always be hastily extinguished with sensible reasoning and a determination by all Guyanese to live in peace and harmony.

The writing is on the wall for the PPP. It is hemorrhaging from within and it knows that its once loyal supporters are fed up with its corruption and criminality. The party has lost two stalwarts in Moses Nagamooto and Ralph Ramkarran. The later arguably taking the soul and conscience of the party with him.

The PPP needs to rally its troops now that Guyanese voted against them on November 28, 2011. The PPP’s legacy since coming to power in 1992 is an ever lengthening list of corruption. There is no impressive development record of which it can boast. Therefore it feels it must return to the worn out ancient tactics of spreading fear and race hate. It feels that it must make Indians feel afraid of blacks so that Indians will ‘return’ to the PPP desperate for some misguided form of salvation.

However both Indians and Blacks are fed up of the PPP and its corruption and its poor governance. Guyanese voted for change in 2011 and they will continue to do so until the PPP government is removed.

Guyanese must be acutely aware that as the PPP becomes more desperate so will be their measures to garner their lost supporters. Editorials like the one printed on July 2 will continue. There will be all sorts of malicious tactics implemented in attempting to spread fear among communities, particularly Indian communities. All Guyanese must be steadfast in refusing to be part of any such conspiracy.

Leave the PPP to its own demise. Let its members and supporters get over their apaan jhat hangover.