Anti-PPP march shows how rhinoceroses’ decisions are made in APNU/AFC camp

Dear Editor,
Everyone has a right to express their sentiments on topics and political opinions; it adds value to the multiple narratives needed to drive change.
However, an anti-PPP march in Brooklyn, NY does not cause a change in Guyana. People will still send remittances, visit, and carry on with normal life after. The disposition of Guyanese in the US and Guyana will remain the same. The PPP is in Government and APNU/AFC is in Opposition, and that will not change for a very long time.
It would be remarkable to mobilise the community to implement structures that would benefit us. Examples would be institutions to support the care of the elderly and vulnerable; education and training; youth programmes such as sport; and economic stability of those members most impacted by the COVID-19. We have a great opportunity to pursue ethnographic research into phenomenon impacting our lives in New York.
All of us desire improved financial freedom and opportunities to pursue education, home ownership, vehicle purchases, and other things. Mobilising the community to form institutions like a credit union supports our economic development. An improved economic disposition expands into Guyana, and can support co-production activities and business. It also supports in the long term, through equity and surety, providing a quality of life to be enjoyed by all.
Instead, we march against the PPP along the busy Flatbush Avenue – a location where few Guyanese own businesses and most of us live in apartment buildings. It is great to see that leadership works in the Brooklyn community, but better if that leadership focuses on activities to uplift us. Does APNU/AFC only lead Guyana for members of the Brooklyn Community? It is foolhardy to think that, but this shows how rhinoceroses’ decisions are made in that camp.
Let us see the effectiveness of this Big March.

Sincerely,
Dustin Fraser