Fenty Last Friday, Granger too
In comparison to a majority of our local social scientists, historians, perhaps, political analysts and, of course, politicians, mine would be a minority viewpoint.
A little ridicule, much critical assessment of either my naiveté or denial – or my ignorant reluctance to accept or understand our ethnic ‘history’ and (alleged) contemporary realities, should be directed my way for the following paragraphs. But I know there are still many who will appreciate my right to my views – especially after my nearly seventy years of being around. So what am I going on about today?
It’s the age-old question/issue or race and race relations in our republic. From the periods of colonial-engineered slavery and indentureship to the Guyana of the sixties and beyond.
This is still my basic view: that though there are numerous pockets of outright racism promoted by specific interest groups,
