Losing all sense of reality

Dear Editor,
I recently watched an interview hosted by Oprah Winfrey with the legendary Jim Jones’ son and after that viewing, I asked myself the candid question, what in the world would have led so many persons – a great portion of them being educated people – to willingly go forward and commit suicide, why? And immediately the answer came to me – when someone is truly brainwashed they lose all sense of reality and this is the ultimate result. Now, in that same light, I turn my attention to the Guyana scene where similar sentiments run high when you consider the actions of the Opposition PNC-led coalition.
Here we find a group of individuals who are brainwashed through and through and they are playing out that mantra on every stage they can possibly can. They have become so brainwashed that there is no limit to their actions as they go from stage to stage, all in the attempt to prove themselves credible, honest and just before the eyes of their onlookers. I call this the second level of brainwashing which is illusion. This second tier is fitted with a religious touch to it, which makes them even more dangerous, because when you can so delude yourself into believing something then try to convert others into believing that crazy pursuit then something is definitely wrong with you. Here is where the idea of rigging had its genesis.
When you assess the situation for what it is worth, you get a firm grasp as to where this rigging philosophy came from. Theirs is the “God-given” belief that the party can actually win an election, so despite the hard copy of the SoPs staring you right in the face, telling you that you have lost, Lowenfield can boldly disregard that and render copies of his own to forge a win for his party. I must say Burnham must have done an awfully good job at brainwashing his subjects!
When that did not work, they would resort to other pesky acts of delusion such as Cathy Hughes’ alarming outburst of someone stealing her laptop, that someone meaning one from the Government’s side of the House sneaking up behind her back to steal her laptop. That falsity would have gained ground had it not been for the lawmen’s timely intervention. When the Police insisted on reviewing the CCTV cameras, she suddenly found her laptop in the exact same place where she left it, poor Cathy, how delusional, to say the least! Then, there was another and yet another of those missing laptops and notebooks as the ludicrous allegations kept coming, all in an attempt to stall the national debate and create confusion.
Finally, these psychotic behaviours came to a head with Mrs Sarabo-Halley’s claim of being physically attacked and injured by Minister Kwame McCoy, she was so dogmatic about it that she went on to hold a press conference to publicise her case. When cornered by the fact that she must present evidence to back up her claims, she too backpedalled to issue the statement that the CCTV cameras would not reveal anything of the assault. Now, this very disturbing, because here is it you are calling out a male member of Government on as assault issue but fail to produce the evidence. This is a very reprehensible act and I urge the accused Minister to file a lawsuit so that this matter can get the necessary legal attention and bring this nonsense to a close, because failing this, more grievous accusations might be forthcoming from that very same source which the Minister might be without the necessary evidence to prove it.
What triggers these acts of psychosis, I would say is a vivid manifestation of brainwashing, because these are not mad people as we might want to categorise them in the normal medical interpretation of things, rather, it is a case of a mind that has been utterly brainwashed. This double dose of brainwashing causes someone to carry out these disgraceful acts. Fabrications, lies and innuendoes become a preoccupation, you tell yourself these many times that it did happen and you act it out as reality.
So, when all else fails, then there is the resort to race and class. During this past week, we were subjected to the most dehumanising language in race and class that quite frankly I would not want to hear ever again in the House. The hallowed chambers should resound with healthy debate on developmental issues and the moving of this nation forward, not on nonsensical issues and partisan political posturing.
Hence, I would make the clarion call for truth, justice and respect for the rule of law to prevail and to top it off, some good jail time should wipe that brainwashed foolishness out of them. I rest my case.

Respectfully,
Neil Adams