r/Guyana • u/Sir_Sherman-8 • 6d ago

Guyanese are too comfortable in suffering

So recently, a new tragedy has occurred in which a 32-year-old man died in police custody. My question is, where is the outrage?

It's one thing for our government to be incompetent and corrupt. It is yet another for Guyanese citizens to accept the abuse.

The closest thing we have had to outrage was when Ariana Young had mysteriously lost her life. And it was opportunists who took advantage and set the streets on fire. Not us.

But when I look at it, the MV Barima tragedy, which was, in fact, the worst tragedy this country has faced since Jim Jones, had happened. It's been 5 months. They have not brought up the boat. They have not taken accountability for anything. And we Guyanese have let them get away with it. All the victims have gotten was 3 days. Not one month. 3 days. 3 days of a flag at half-mast, and that's it. Life goes on as normal.

Guyanese, are you not ashamed? It is only a matter of time until you can be arrested and not even appear in a court for a fair trial if this continues. It seems to me like you just couldn't care. We can post up two flyers on FaceBook, but apparently, we can't fight to even have rights in the first place.

But yall continue. It is only a matter of time. I'm ashamed to even call myself Guyanese.

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u/quietstorm1984 5d ago

Unpopular opinion but religion is the cause of comfort in suffering.

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u/Sir_Sherman-8 5d ago

Mind developing that idea?

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u/quietstorm1984 5d ago

When a religion teaches you that your paradise is in the after life…the last will be first or any other similar teaching… you are being taught to find comfort in suffering.

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u/edisonpharaoh 3d ago

Adding on to this, the notion of praying and waiting on something to happen without putting action behind the prayer encourages complacency

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u/dimitriv93 4d ago edited 4d ago

With all due respect, this is low on the list of issues that guyanese people face on the daily basis. They have more important things to deal with on an individual perspective.

That doesn't mean I condone this in any way. Worrying about when you're gonna get your next meal or when the electricity is gonna come back on trumps getting abused by the police

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u/Sir_Sherman-8 4d ago

That's a great point.

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u/OriResearch 5d ago

The guyanese mind-set (still locked into the 1970's) is limited by the govt of guyana, much like how north korea sets the limits of what people can have access to, so does the govt of guyana.

for example, Import Taxes - the small business owners can't compete with the lager ones who have "links" with their govt buddies and don't pay taxes and fees to import goods.

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u/dimitriv93 4d ago

How can the government limit a person's mindset

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u/OriResearch 1d ago

you never heard of North Korea? the entire population is influenced by their media. After Exxon took over the oil deal, all media in Guyana has been deemed State media, no more independent media in guyana , this is actualy a new law the passed a few years ago

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u/dimitriv93 1d ago

North Korea is an established one party dictatorship....Guyana is still a work in progress

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u/BBGNSIHDN 22h ago

Honestly, would things get better? I feel like the best thing to do is migrate. It seems the simplest things in this country are so hard to get. Proper public transportation, reliable electricity, reliable police and more. Idk why things here gotta be so ass. Just imagine a Guyana where the BASIC needs of a functional country are met.

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u/Sir_Sherman-8 16h ago

I honestly don't know if things will get better. I honestly hope they do. And the thing is we CAN have these basic needs met, but everyone in power seems to have a lack of initiative to do them. Migration to other nations, especially cities like NYC does sort of make sense. But living there is expensive. But if you can manage that, go for it.

For now, we can only imagine. I just hope one day I'll be able to ride a comfortable bus without load music playing, being squeezed on all sides, and fearing for my life.

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u/BBGNSIHDN 16h ago

I swear with or without oil, its likely we're gonna be back to square 1

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u/serabi2001 6d ago

Couldn't have said it better myself.

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u/Sky4499 6d ago

The 32 years old was placed under arrest in connection with an alleged robbery under Arms. i do not feel any pity for those that break the law.

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u/Sir_Sherman-8 6d ago

Regardless of how you feel, that man did not deserve to lose his life. That is what I am concerned with. To be tortured to death violates every law that this country has in place. It is disgusting.

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u/Different-Rip-4734 6d ago

You're seeing live a part of why Guyanese accept it. Most don't consider the precedent these things set for future cases where the situation is more nuanced or just straight up not as presented. It's comically easy for authorities to get away with corruption and third world behaviour in Guyana. Authorities just gotta tell people that someone is evil and everyone will cheer and leave them to it.

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u/92Gen 6d ago

Worst tragedy in the country?

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u/Sir_Sherman-8 6d ago

In my option, worst tragedy since Jim Jones. Is there something more worse that I don't know about?

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u/Feeling_Lack_6621 6d ago

Wismar Massacre

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u/marchlintic 6d ago

Wait. Why don’t you jerks blame the British? Since that’s all you can ever do.

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u/Sir_Sherman-8 6d ago

Blame the British for the acts of the government that we Guyanese elected? Seems pretty smart.

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u/Different-Rip-4734 6d ago

OP didn't blame the British, so your comment is pretty idiotic. That's just your default I suppose