For some time now I have had the most uncomfortable feeling that:
(a) We aren't being told the truth about anything;
(b) The mainstream media is in cahoots with the Government and that it/they will do almost anything to protect the Government;
(c) The Government simply doesn't have a clue how to solve our problems.
Let's start with the second one first: there are most unnecessary and disturbing rumours that certain journalists, namely Urvashi Tewarie-Roopnarine and Adesh Samaroo have beens suspended/ fired/ sidelined from their jobs because they had the temerity to ask the Health Minister certain uncomfortable questions. Also, that the host of TV-6's 'Morning Edition', Fazeer Mohammed, has also been sidelined basically because he was/is too critical of the Government. Is any of this true? Because if any of it is true this will be of great concern. Essentially it will mean that there are some very dark forces at play and that the so-called "independent" press is deep inside the pockets of the Government. You don't have to be a genius to understand that.
What also is of concern is that all of the journalists allegedly sidelined are Indian. If it is true that they have been sidelined then the very ugly suspicion of racism will come to the fore.
Unfortunately, the longer this goes on the more difficult it will be to deny and the more the perception of race will raise its ugly head. We simply cannot afford things like this to happen. If the journalists have been suspended then this is legitimate news and we ought to be told why. If they haven't, then equally, there has to be some sort of explanation that can put to bed these ugly and unnecessary rumours. We simply cannot afford for rumours like this to take hold.
As for the first and third points, well I have already written what feels like a million words on the two issues. Readers will know where I stand on them.
Evil prevails when good people sit on their asses and only talk but do nothing. I think it is long overdue for this government to be over thrown. They are much to comfortably doing as they want for too long.
ReplyDeleteThese two issues 1)Muzzling the press and 2) Racism, are serious topics to be tackled immediately. If left unattended, these issues will leave us in a position where we will not be able to return from. We demand freedom of the press. Our national antem says, evey creed and race find and equal place. Another issue which has just propped its head is the selection of a new police commissioner. Why change the system? Are they trying to put a system in place so that they can put one of their puppets in place?
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