A country where the scales are balanced, and therefore all are treated with respect – can we say that we live there? A place where there are no reasons for claims about racial discrimination or conversations about apartheid – is it here?
The image of a woman handcuffed and covered in mud was disconcerting; homes flattened by bulldozers where children dreamed of what their futures would be – while those same children watched in tears – imagine how long their trauma will last. Businesses were destroyed where hardworking Guyanese made an honest living. These were violations of human rights. How can we see Guyanese being treated like 1/10th of a person and not be disturbed? But I suppose we like it that way. The silence is deafening from many who claim to stand for all Guyanese. The selective outrage is glaring.
