Dear Editor,
The pictures gracing the front page of of the Guyana Chronicle on February 24 and 25 are emblematic of what has been, lamentably, an inexorable slide towards decadence in a country that used to have the right to lay claim to being one of the the last bastions of morality in the Caribbean area.
How disgusting those scantily dressed women in such revealing poses! Is this disgraceful spectacle part of what our children must consider normal when celebrating a national event?
Mr Burnham, in his heyday, grasped at anything to seek to divert attention from his nefarious deeds; and when he declared the country a republic, he and his officials imposed Mashramani as a national celebration. Only problem was that decent-minded Guyanese refused to partake in an event that had all the hallmarks of that regime proclaiming “we deh pun top.”
Mashramani continued annually with its mostly partisan flavour and participation. Then, with the return of democracy in 1992, the new regime continued this annual ritual, obviously hoping that all would come forward in a national display of pride and patriotism. But, while there certainly seems to be a wider participation in Mashramani over the years since 1992, albeit with less than the desired degree of enthusiasm for many, the level of decadence obviously seems to have significantly proliferated.
There seems to be a sector of the Guyanese community that is morally bankrupt and would stop at nothing to impose their degeneracy upon others. But how responsible is a national newspaper that chooses to give prominence to such trash?
And what has happened to our religious leaders and/or so-called cultural ambassadors? Are they suffering from the ‘cat bite your tongue’ syndrome?
Let’s wake up, fellow Guyanese, and stop this worsening, metastatizing ailment from further contaminating our society and reaching the point of no return. We must act to protect our moral values, especially those of our children, or face dire consequences down the road.
Yours faithfully,
A Peters
