…on the evil of men
If it weren’t for the plague that’s being visited upon us, your Eyewitness would’ve been in church on one of the few days he chooses to go there. He doesn’t wear his religiosity on his sleeves like you-know-who, who drops on his knees at the drop of a hat! But with that thought came the inevitable rumination on what in the world goes through the minds of fellas like David G. on days like these.
Even if he weren’t the mendacious hypocrite he is, is he totally “unbothered” by the example of one like The Christ, who sacrificed it all for the greater good?? From the letters, blogs and comments on Facebook, it’s painful to see how many still believe that this charade is being done for their sake. What exactly has he done for them? Saddled them once again as a people whose leaders will be accused of having rigging in their genes, and so, by implication, tarring them with the same brush??
No, this blatant rigging – which does not even deserve the name “rigging”, but is just a plain, old fashioned, choke-and-rob number – is solely for the benefit of Granger and his coterie. They’ve so enjoyed their five years of fat that they want to do it again…and again…and again!! Don’t think, dear reader, that if Granger’s allowed to get away with this, there will be any change.
Burnham is the man’s great hero. And what did Burnham do after he went into government in a coalition with the UF?? The declassified US files reveal he told them he wanted to govern on his own, unfettered by the UF, which he saw as a humbug. One time, he promised, one time more!! He’d then work to wean away the PPP’s support base and come back the next time with a massive landslide!
He did get a landslide, all right! A two-thirds landslide that he gave himself after the GDF killed a couple of civilians when they brought the ballot boxes to Camp Ayanganna and did their own special count. Evil has its own dynamic: once you’ve justified it once, it becomes increasingly easy to do. That’s why they call it a “slippery slope”! And for those followers who’re cheering Granger on as he battens down at State House, let them be forewarned that evil is all-consuming. By the time Burnham expired on the operating table at GPHC, not only was he literally consumed, but all Guyana – including, and even especially, his followers – were on their knees. Starvation stalked the land, as “white mouth” served to distinguish Guyanese from their neighbours.
Is this the “legacy” we want, as promised by Granger??
…on the state of the rig
Well, Lowenfield got Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday to amend his 156-day timeline for counting the votes more in line with the 10-day plan submitted by the PPP, or the 12-day one submitted by the other parties. One news outlet said Lowenfield had to “tweak” his plan!! Tweak?? Hell, he would have to pass his plan through a shredder and flush it down the sewer!!
Against the background of what Lowenfield and his coterie in the GECOM Secretariat have subjected us to, your Eyewitness wouldn’t be surprised to hear on Tuesday there’s no new plan. Didn’t we know the three days allocated are holidays??!! Ridiculous? Well not as ridiculous as Lowenfield submitting the Mingoed numbers on Reg 4 to the Commission.
But Lowenfield’s only one prong of the PNC rearguard action in the “war of attrition”. Didn’t you hear of the new challenge floated by one of Volda’s purse carriers? That the recount is illegal?? But the Constitution says GECOM can do what it wants.
Tell that to a (friendly) judge, says the PNC!!
