Coolies get killed all the time chap. That is just "crime."
Who cares!
Besides, we can't be blaming Indos or the PPP for this poor dead coolie so no need to mention it.
Also, this means 1 less potential PPP voter. So, a net plus all around.
Blacks and Indians are murdered every day in the street without anyone flinching in Guyana because of the dire incompetence of the PPP at fighting crime. It has nothing to do with whether the victim is Indian or Black. People have become somewhat immune to bodies dropping all around them and have to carry on with their daily lives.
However, if a prominent political figure is murdered, it's a totally different scenario. Isn't it obvious to you that killings with a political slant to it will get more coverage? Isn't that the reason why we saw the news of the killing of Russian Opposition Leader Nemtsov being flashed all across the globe on our TV screens? Isn't that the same reason why the PPP are milking the murder of Walter Rodney 35 years later for all it's worth at elections time? As if they really cared when he was shot.
I am perfectly aware of why this killing will get prime coverage. I know well the herd behavior of my species.
I'm also interested to know whether or not this dude was killed by the Government.
However, I think it is perfectly legitimate to point out how the narratives are always different for Black and Indian deaths in Guyana today.
Blacks are getting killed at the hands of an evil Indian racist Government and their apparently coolie police force while Indians get killed in "crime" (most likely because they are themselves criminals)
Those are the two dominant narratives today.
They're both "truthy"
I am not one bit surprised that Ugili decided to milk this as racism. You on the other hand befuddles me.
The psychological drivers here is rationalism vs herding. They are completely different motivating features. One can reasonably insist it is more herding that causes a goat like Ugili and a bull like you to be on the same side here.
I am also troubled that you may truly be manic. PTSD roots that out from the human psyche. I suggest you check it out.
You really me surprise dude. I thought such remarks were above you. Guyanese elections really do bring out the worst in people. It's all about one's side winning at all costs. Anyways, no big deal. It is what it is.
That I want to wait a little before attributing this dude's execution to the PPP is not a very radical position. Not is it borne of partisanship or tribalism. I recall several weeks ago I was equally adamant about waiting to call the Chapel Hill Shootings a hate crime for the same reason.
Did you totally miss the part where I said the PPP is absolutely suspect in this?
Everyone here has an agenda and narrative they're pushing about Guyana and I just don't want to be part of anyone's narrative. I will agree sometimes with some and disagree sometimes with others and vice versa.
Yugi is obviously ill timed in raising this issue. And it is raised for partisan political purposes but regardless it is a valid issue. Dead Indians always get written off as "crime."
I never even offered up a speculation as to who killed this fellow. I said that had he been in his room like a good anonymous forum crawler he would have been alive. He took the manly step to shout his belief in the market square.
Is that what we're down to now? "good anonymous forum crawler"?