In these dark and trying times, it is easy for despair to creep in. It is easy to feel like the fight for justice, dignity, and fairness is a losing battle. Every day, we witness acts of corruption, state abuse, theft, and even politically motivated violence under a government that seems more concerned with power than people. The PPP regime, helmed by a man who postures as a strategist but behaves more like a buffoon, has polluted the fabric of our institutions and traded national integrity for personal enrichment.
But I write to you today not to echo your frustration, but to remind you of something far more powerful: hope lives.
The great Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. evvel said, “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” And bend it must. No regime of oppression has ever stood forever. No despot, however clever or surrounded by sycophants, escapes the judgment of history or the resolve of a people awakened.
Bharrat Jagdeo and his circle may believe they are untouchable. Surrounded by handpicked loyalists, intoxicated with arrogance, and insulated by stolen wealth, they have forgotten one fundamental truth, the longest rope has an end.
Our African ancestors, chained in brutal bondage, believed in freedom even when it was centuries away. Our Indian ancestors, tricked and trafficked across oceans under indentureship, dreamed of self-determination. They could not see the path ahead, but they had faith that a new day would come. And it did.
Today, that same spirit of resistance, dignity, and faith must live in us. Because though the PPP may control the courts, the contracts, the propaganda, and even the police, they do not control the future. That belongs to the Guyanese people.
Let us not be disheartened by the cowardice of those who enable them or the betrayal of those who have traded principle for privilege. Despots always surround themselves with weaklings. The dictator cannot sleep alone. But history shows us that regimes fall not because of bullets, but because of the will of the people.
There is a movement rising, young people, working people, religious leaders, small business owners, and patriots from every race and region. You may not see them on the evening news, but they are gathering, organizing, and praying for a better tomorrow. You are not alone.
Let this be your reminder: It is always darkest before the dawn.
Guyana will rise, not through one man or one party, but through a collective spirit that says enough is enough. We deserve leaders, not looters. We deserve justice, not jokes. We deserve a government that serves the people, not itself.
To the people of Guyana, Hold fast to hope. Keep your hearts brave. Do not fear.
As Nelson Mandela said, “It always seems impossible until it is done.”
The day is coming when Guyana will be governed by visionaries, not opportunists. When every child, in every village, can dream boldly, speak freely, and live with dignity.
That day is not far off. Stay ready. Stay united.
And never, ever, lose hope.