Dear Editor,
I refer to the report of a Guyana Human Rights Association (21.04.2024) which seeks to label my advert of 14th April 2024 as divisive. The GHRA said, “The advertisement also singled out individual opposition parliamentarians for their supposed ‘heinous acts’”. I would ask the GHRA which of the thirty-five plus acts that I highlighted they (GHRA) found acceptable.
Of the seven opposition politicians singled out in this particular ad, three, Nigel Hughes, Khemraj Ramjattan, and, Moses Nagamootoo are lawyers who are quite capable of defending their honour should they determine any statement made is defamatory and/or untrue. Also named is former President David Granger who has brought suit against persons who he thinks defamed him; what would stop him from doing the same were the acts mentioned untrue? I stand by every word that I write every single time.
The GHRA also correctly points out that my advert named and shamed persons (and organizations) that carry the label of ‘civil society’ for their silence during the five months when APNU+AFC attempted to steal the elections. The GHRA said “accusing many named private individuals of remaining silent over rigging of the 2020 elections” which the GHRA says is causing “People of integrity shying away from involving themselves in political life ensures it becomes a race to the bottom, reinforcing the truth of what Edmund Burke (said), namely, “When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.”…
This is a great exercise in irony, for surely the ‘good’ who associated were on the side working to prevent the rigging/ stealing of the elections and preserving democracy. In my opinion, the people of integrity stood shoulder-to-shoulder with the PPP, CARICOM, and, the wider international community to force APNU+AFC to relinquish power; anyone who considers themselves ‘civil society’ should be guided by an innate moral compass that never points away from confronting subversions of democracy.
The adverts will continue with the express purpose of reminding all and sundry that “The APNU+AFC is good at making promises they never intend to keep, they will come again with talk of cash giveaways, lower taxes, no taxes, integrity in office, fighting corruption; and whatever they think will get you to vote for them. I will not stop reminding you of who they (APNU+AFC) are; the most self-centered, shameless group of politicians ever assembled.”
Sincerely,
Robin Singh
