By
Max Sterling
Wonders
never cease in Grenada. According to Lloyd Noel in his much sought
after weekly column - "never a dull moment" in this
little rock of ours.
This recent attempt at intimidation of Grenada's leading newspaper
editor - George Worme, is again proving to strengthen his resolve
that he must be doing the right thing.
We must never forget that the people who are spoken of well and
congratulated publicly by Littler Black or any of his diabolic
disciples have all been proved to be just who they are: a bunch
of nastiness like him and his close cohorts in the Kleptocracy
he heads.
People like George Worme, Chester Humphrey, Madonna Harford, Francis
Alexis, Peter David, and Nazim Burke would do well to accept that
they are doing something right for them not to be mentioned or
thought of favourably by Satan and his clan.
Over the years, just about everyone who was mentioned in glowing
terms by the chief t'ief and were seen close, have manifested
their serious character flaws - just like the chief t'ief. Old
people always say - birds of a feather, flock together.
I went back to the issue of the Grenada Today to read this letter
to the editor which is today the subject of contention regarding
the likelihood of George Worme being arrested and charged with
criminal libel and could not see anything to really encourage
me to understand what is all the "hoo hah" about.
Mind you, when the particular issue was released I did not even
see the letter, far less to read it then. I am sure many people
must have the same experience. Its sternness at describing the
behaviour of the aggrieved as shameful and disgraceful must have
struck a nerve. How else can such behaviour be described especially
in light of the recent detention for seventy-five minutes of George
Worme as part of the preliminary investigation to lead probably
to his arrest under another charge of "Criminal Libel"?
I am yet to see which part of this letter to the editor is libelous
even in a civil context far less to be criminal. Oh what an abuse
of political power. Just as it is said in the Bible, which the
chief t'ief loves to quote: In the last days there shall be wars
and rumours of war; so I believe we can transfer this to the happenings
in Grenada.
In the last days of the Kleptocracy, there shall be moves to make
war with upright citizens. The pattern of this attack on George
Worme resembles too well the pattern of the NNP administration
ably assisted and led by its legal henchman who holds several
positions geared towards terrorizing born Grenadians who have
a right to life in their own country.
I have nothing to say about the aggrieved in this matter except
to ask her kindly to look again at the situation which has called
so much attention unto herself. I did not even pay the article
any attention when it was published. In fact, the recent action
of the police has actually caused me to go back and look at it
to see what could be so scandalous that the path of criminal libel
has to be pursued.
Many people can attest to saying the same thing in relation to
the letter to the same editor captioned: "Doc, stop playing
politics" for which George Worme was charged with criminal
libel some years ago. On another issue - have you noticed like
I have, the several people who were vehemently opposed to Gairy
with all his sophistication as a black man with class, who are
today following this inferior impressionist who would like to
think of himself as a replica of Gairy?
Many of these same people were so acid in their opposition to
Gairy that they took to the streets and joined the NJM so-called
struggle of the 70's to ditch Gairy. They got so carried away
that they could not see that they were used by the new dispensation
which replaced Gairy and removed all their rights and freedoms.
Their blinkered view then has come back to haunt them to the point
where they cannot even think straight and objectively so many
years later.
If they were sensible they would have realized that the brain
behind the revolution - Bernard Coard - was often times on record
during the struggle praising Gairy's social revolutionary status
of the fifties saying that the Gairy of the fifties was definitely
not the Gairy of the seventies.
What was to be expected to be the difference between Gairy's style
of dismembering the snobbery of the upper crust of our society
and that of the 1979 Revolution? Only the time, the functionaries
and of course the process - as the revolution was really a working
class revolution.
How could you tell me that these same people who could not support
Gairy, as sophisticated as he was, can support this low class
crop of leaders under the banner of the NNP ably led by King Dregs,
himself? Not for the life of me can I understand that! I humbly
submit that these same people who contend that Gairy was too corrupt
and dictatorial must have no concept of "corruption"
and/or "dictatorial" even though they are exposed to
worse acts of corruption and dictatorship during the past eleven
years.
Could it have been because Gairy was a little too selective in
his choice of people to carry the weight of commerce in Grenada
through Sugar Daddy Ben Davis, Will, Joe, Sylvester and a few
others? Was there a form of envy towards these working class individuals
who quickly rose to prominence while they who felt they were born
to be at the top were getting left? Or was it that they were really
corrupt and could not find the chance of day to be lime-lighted
as long as Gairy was in power?
I am playing devil's advocate here in order to reconcile this
issue - as I really cannot understand why they seem so afraid
of in some cases, and close to in many cases - this group of inferior
vulgar infidels.
It would appear that the Revolution of 1979 - 27 years ago - really
came to show us who is who, in truth. Many of them as I said earlier
were the same ones who were vehemently opposed to Gairy with all
his class and his few shortcomings in comparison with the incumbent
- yet for all they are bosom buddies with the man whose acts and
omissions make their perception of Gairy look like child's play.
Where can Grenada go with people as confused as these people are
playing influential roles - whether in business, church, community
organizations, etc.? I believe the jail door will bang for Little
Black long before it bangs for George Worme or any citizen who
is on the side of decency in Grenada.
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