Kzaaaz, I'm reminded of the disclaimer on commercials for stock brokers "past behavior is not a good predictor of future performance".
Your point about it being easier for trust to be given to the PNC than it resorting to bad behavior is true and I agree. But the alternative is to accept that the PPP is going great guns - something that a whole lotta Guyanese living in impoverishment won't agree with. So it's a risk, just like in business you have to take risks before you get returns. You have to ask what mitigating circumstances are there with a PNC in government reverting to bad behavior. This is the 21st century with instant communications and a flatter world, and with civilians possessing arms. The 60s, 70s and 80s ain't gon happen again. Putin for instance may give hope to those who want to destroy this argument, but he will not even venture beyond Crimea. So I don't see the PNC government banning flour and peas, destroying the private sector, and putting all those trade restrictions and destroying freedom of the press (heck the PPP is doing a good job with the economic means of owning media nad press in "Guyna all by themselves).
And this is why I am on record as wanting a representative government in Guyana. Check my posts around the 2011 elections. There was hope for a balanced government with the infusion of the AFC. Unfortunately, the AFC by proxy joined with APNU to stifle the PPP. They would have been more useful had they become bargaining partners for all by 'you give us this, we give you that'. So the experiment did not work. And I am not yet ready for a return of a ruling PNC government. And that is all due to their past actions.
Let's not be naive Kzaaz. The PPP of Jagdeo wanted no part of a Ramjaaataaan (to borrow Nehru's intonation) AFC. You have to live in Guyana to understand these political dynamics. I don't live there but I know how to parse the tea leaves when people talk to me.
Both the PPP & PNC blew a golden opportunity at the last Elections. PPP blew it when they refused to Support Moses Nagamootoo to be Speaker of the House. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx PNC (APNU) exposed their hand when the said I will support an AFC candidate but not Moses an Indian. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx SO both PPP & PNC has a lot of apologizes to make to the Guyanese People....Everything Kari, Chief, Kzaaaz and CaribJ asking for.