So here is the deal Burnham destroyed Guyana. Had Cheddi been president he would have done the same. So it appears to me that neither the PNC nor the PPP are any good for Guyana.
Of course some might argue that the PPP has changed and is no longer Marxist Leninist. It is quite clear that Hoyte changed the direction of the PNC and so it is not what it was under Burnham either.
As to Hoyte not having a choice. He did. He could have done what Burnham definitely would have done and that was to spit in the face of the IMF and the World Bank and plung Guyana into a condition worse than Mali or Niger. To hisw credite Hoyte put Guyana before his personal ambitions, even though he rfisked losing office, which did in fact happen. And when Hammie tried to stage a coup who told him to behave himself.
Jagdeo did NOTHING to the PNC. If the PNC was to blame for the violence then senior officials would have been charged and arrested. No such thing was done. So we are left with the image of the PPP aiding a drug dealer who was attempting to rid himself of the competition. It is more than a suspicion that violent elements like Fineman worked in cahoots with some of these drug lords, when it suited their purposes.
Well even though Cheddi was a misguided commie, you can not blame him for what he might have done. Burnham had good intentions but he depended on the racial division to further his rule. In addition he misjudged human nature in his quest to socialize the nations with guythis and guythat. When people don't have a personal stake in any venture then it is destined for failure.
However you deny Jagdeo his accolades, he tamed the PNC with gunshot or rather thread of, up their rear, this was the only message they understood. Cheddi did not have the courage to take fire to butts, Jagdeo did and now the PNC lose their teeth. He shared milk and got the forces on his side, that is why you see Buxton was tamed, next up will be Linden if they don't behave themselves.
