Dear Editor,
It is pandemic, if not a serious disease in my country, that is, this supposed superiority of one race over another, and it makes you want to puke when you hear it. One would have thought that in a multiracial society such as ours this talk of racial supremacy was a thing of the past, but you are jolted with the stark reality that this asininity is alive and well in some quarters here. In a multi-ethnic society as ours such talk is obnoxious and highly offensive and I condemn it in the strongest possible terms ever. No race is superior to another and the faster the PNC gets it, the better.
So let me ask some searching questions, where are the upper echelons of the party, haven’t they heard, haven’t they seen the actions of one of their parliamentary appointees? Being aware of the fact, then why isn’t there a rebuke statement coming from the leader of that party? I further ask, where are the moral voices such as The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) and the hosts of them, what is their take on this? In this case silence means consent, so are you telling us that you are in agreement with her? Heaven help us! Where are the women’s groups such as The Red Thread and other so called people who are quick to speak out on matters of this nature, where are they now? Are they so stunned by her remarks that they cannot speak? I patiently await a statement from these women groups.
Moreover, how could any sane Indian feel comfortable sitting in that party? How can any sincere Indian knowing full well that they are among people who do not see them as equals, sit with them and accept such a statement? I call on those few remaining Indians to seriously consider their standing amongst that grouping and hastily make their retreat. Come join a party that treats all men and women as equals. But these utterances come as nothing new because from time to time statements like these filter through. You see, in the fashioning of a modern, multiracial society, where peace and goodwill flourishes, our goal is to build a society where all ethnicities feel secure and free in all respects, one that is free from racism hatred and malice.
Sincerely,
Neil Adams
