The IMF has become the latest western institution to receive the wrath of the Jagdeo/Ali regime. The revered financial institution has now joined the long line of western entities to be rebuffed by Jagdeo. They dared to offer their opinion on the possibility of the formation of a national oil company.
Thus far, the Biden Administration, the IDB, the international republican institute and the International Monetary Fund, have all found their way into Jagdeo’s famous ‘black book’. As result, this publication has been compelled to investigate the reason for this march of folly.
The only plausible conclusion has to be the PPP’s fear of democracy. We believe that as the west continues to demand the deepening of democracy in Guyana, the Jagdeo/Ali regime will become anti-western and pivot to countries that suppress democracy.
Bharrat Jagdeo hates democracy that he cannot engineer. This is well known. It was evident in his 12-year rule. If that compelling evidence does not suffice, one can easily find numerous exhibits. We can begin with his ascension to the PPP throne. He was selected and not elected. Janet Jagan installed him in 1997.
He was forged in choreographed fire. His education in Russia further solidified his commitment to democratic centralism. Beneath the veneer of the constant cries of the rule of law and democracy, there lies a disdain for the will of the people. Jagdeo’s insecurities which are a natural corollary of narcissism would not allow him to embrace the organic will of the people. He is an autocrat at heart.
However, the political realities of being a small nation in the ‘backyard’ of the world’s greatest democracy, it is folly not to advance democracy. Hence, the former geography teacher understands that the game of democracy must be carefully played. He understands that in the public square, he must hold up the banner of democracy but in secret, autocracy reigns supreme. So, he designs clever machinations that present the aura of a free society. But is becoming extremely uncomfortable by the day, his cloven feet shall soon be revealed.
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