(Guest contribution)
We should be happy to live in a country where every citizen is free to express the way they feel (at least within the structures of the law). When I look at society, particularly the Guyanese society, I see and feel anger emanating from its citizens. Well, anger is the first word that comes to mind when I have these encounters.
I cannot help but to think about the behaviour of these people and reflect on their facial expressions, body language, responses, and manners of speech. Rather than just thinking that these people are being rude and lack class on all levels, I think that these can be expressions of frustration, hurt, displacement, misunderstanding and/or just plain indifference. When we experience, hear, or see ‘corruption’, I cannot help but to see and feel the exact same expressions from people.
A special relationship?
So, can I say that anger and corruption are connected in a special relationship? Of course, this would depend on which side of the corruption ‘river’ one occupies. Those ‘receiving’ will tell a different story than those who are being stripped of their livelihood and well-being. There is also another story of those who wade in the murky waters that