Dear Editor,
Can you tell me, where are we headed as a nation? Where are we headed when the husband of an MP cannot put in a call to another MP, the Sports Minister, to ensure immediate alleviation to a pressing issue our athletes were facing? Given, the Minister should have been aware and should have been keeping in contact with the Guyana contingent, but it was indeed in poor taste to go the political route. We revel in showcasing to the world what a divided society Guyana is by highlighting our flaws instead of working together to solve them.
Where are we headed when two other MPs, one being the Minister of Local Government (again) engage in exchange on social media? How are we surprised at the violent, at times bestial society in which we live when the supposed leaders cannot engage in proper communication or civil behaviour with each other, but instead go after each other in the most demeaning of ways? Advocacy for conflict resolution and socioemotional education in schools is necessary, but we need it first and most in the parliamentary chambers, as children emulate what they see more than what they are taught.
Sincerely,
RK Singh
