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The struggle for a satisfactory political solution must continue
Real estate news By Stabroek News
Sunday, January 20th 2008
I believe that this year will be decisive in determining the political direction of the nation. For the African community, 2008 in political terms is to use a popular Guyanese saying: "a make or break" year. We have to and must intensify the struggle for a political solution that is in the interest of all Guyanese. As we prepare ourselves and the nation for this important engagement it is in our interest that we set in train a process of reflection of our past struggles in order to avoid making the same mistakes that were made. In this present struggle that the African community is waging against Guyana's new oppressors it is necessary that we grasp the lessons of the anti-dictatorial struggle.
A lot has been written about the glorious achievements of the anti-dictatorial struggle in Guyana, which resulted in the return to office of the PPP/C. This period in the nation's history saw the birth of the Patriotic Coalition for Democracy (PCD), a coalition of opposition parties that came together to fight for free and fair elections and the restoration of democracy. To date, little has been written on the failures of this struggle. There is a great need for an objective analysis of this important period in the nation's history.
In other societies the academic community would have undertaken this task a long time ago. They would not have left it to the politicians and political activists who would have been more inclined to give their partisan interpretations of the period. As an active participant in that period of struggle I have no interest in downplaying the achievements of this patriotic effort. But it is necessary as we seek to shape the nation's future to avoid the pitfalls of the past. To achieve this I am attempting to open a public debate on this aspect of the struggle since I believe that this discussion can help, not hurt the present struggle that is being waged to achieve meaningful political changes in the country.
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