Hoyte had a wonderful opportunity. His trust of Indian professionals and Indian economic ethic was already recognized.
Sorry I haven't followed the topic and checked all the responses but what is "Indian economic ethic?"
I meant to say economic ethos antabanta. The ethos that gives rise to a practice of deferring present gratification for future returns on investment. Hoyte understood investments rather than loans as an engine for growth, but his called for such deferment. Let me know if I can help[ you further understand this Indian mindset.
So you subscribe to the stereotype that Indians in general care more for future return/financial security while blacks only care for the next soiree?
Who talked about Blacks?
I mentioned Hoyte's admiration for an attribute of the Indians in Guyana. Does that speak to other races or ethnicities. You see race when you want to eh? I'm reminded of Jesse Jackson when he said that being pro-Black does not mean anti-White.
While you did not mention blacks the gist of your post suggests that there was progress in Guyana under Hoyte because he was able to recognize these positive traits in Indians. Why would there be progress solely because of Indian economic ethos? Is economic ethos a genetic attribute reserved for the Indian?
Thank you for the flattering compliment but I could not possibly be elevated to such company as Jesse Jackson.
"Indian economic ethos" is just another way of saying what is at the heart of our ethnic divide...black folks are different...they are not like "us". I dare not even broach the idea that Amerinds even have an "ethos" of any kind but that of the subaltern backward others!
My point exactly.
Well... in addition to the "Indian economic ethos", we probably have a "Black lazy thieving ethos", a "Buck lazy backward ethos", a "Nasty putogee ethos", a "??? chinee ethos". The Guyanese people I know and know well must not be Guyanese because there are Indians who could never fit their ethos as well as blacks who could never fit theirs, and same for the others.