Dear Editor,
I refer to yet another letter (SN, October 3) from Mr Harry Hergash, an unashamed supporter of the PPP who is a member of the Guyana-Canada Forum in Toronto. Mr Hergash seeks to lecture me on the essential tenets of journalism. Last week, Mr Errol Arthur, this time in the US, wondered how the Kaieteur News and the Stabroek News could endanger their journalistic standards by publishing my views. Both Hergash and Arthur send their letters to the Chronicle where they get printed. Yet these men have the temerity to write about journalistic standards. Of course, it calls into question the motive of any human being that would castigate me for not complying with journalistic principles and arguing with the Kaieteur News and Stabroek News about their standards and yet is happy to have their correspondence published in the Chronicle.
It is not necessary to pen a comment on the motives of the Arthurs and Hergashes of this world. The Guyanese people are no fools. They know their politics. I am glad though that I provide some stimulus in the life of Mr Hergash. He seems to have an excessive interest in what I write. I hope one day he takes a similar stance on the President and ministers of the Guyana government. In closing let me say I don’t need a lecture on journalistic integrity from any person in this wide world that supports undemocratic government. I could not be bothered in the least about the accusations of Hergash and Arthur. I will definitely begin to be worried when people with a deep passion for the observance of human rights in Guyana begin to take offence at what I write.
Yours faithfully,
Frederick Kissoon
LOL –quite correctly analysis by Freddie — “I provide some stimulus in the life of Mr. Hergash” .
This may be true because I cannot understand what is his fuss— when Guyanese are going through the worst period under this government—Indians in the countryside are the hardest hit under this government—but they all stay quite like Mr. Hergash—and when they reach abroad support the PPP—a contradiction in human existence.
People like Mr. Hergash will ignore all the facts and support the PPP —this is similar to the PNC supporters at the heights of the destruction Guyanese economy —by President Burnham and the PNC supporters—ignore all the facts—write whole propaganda articles in the Guyana Graphic—while all Guyanese were leaving the country.
Mr. Hergash need to address the problem with all his “PPP government in power for 16 years—why are our Indian people still leaving?
The Abary is about to become a swamp land?. Sugar is below production quota. Budget was given to the Buddies. Education for country children is at all time low. Blackout—galore. Water is leaking and expensive and unavailable in the land of water , UG un-function-able, forestry a give away—unchecked, virtually no manufacturing because high cost of electricity—with these problems and more—Yet Mr. Hergash choose to ignore these plight that need someone to write on —-instead he writes on some in-significant nuance of Freddie writing.
Living in the past and ignoring all facts, Mr. Hergash has taken over the propaganda job once the sole property of PNC supporters writing against the work and factual critics.
Both Freedy and Harry have the inalienable human right to contribute to global warming.
Both should attend writing school.Perhaps,Matriculation might be a good idea of a start for them.
It is my strong belief that if we were to ignore Kissoon he will disappear after a while. He is given legitimacy by those people who read and reply to his crap that pass for social research.