Over the years, we have learnt a lot from the genre of writing of former Catholic Standard, Stabroek News and now Kaieteur News columnist, Mr. Freddie Kissoon.
He was also at some point in his 60 years plus lifespan friendly with the WPA, PPP, AFC, and now attempting to do a facial makeover, complete with manicure and pedicure of the Kabaka and the PNC era in Government.

Mr. Kissoon is also someone who has confessed to stealing without remorse, but rather justification, and unlike Katy Perry, he told the world that he kissed a man.
Now there is nothing wrong with the latter part of that admission and he must be congratulated for having the courage to come forward. However, he should tell us if this experience affected in any way his decision to accuse the late Mahatma Gandhi of being a homosexual, without offering any proof.
Another bizarre episode was when Mr. Kissoon used one of his columns to berate fellow columnist Ravi Dev on the sycophancy associated with being obsessed with one’s (Dev’s) personal looks, and should rather allow age to naturally take its toll. Grandfather Freddie is yet to tell us how he has managed to maintain those long black locks of hair without seeming to go grey at his ripe old age.
Now these simple facts are important indicators in establishing the character and agenda of the writer and to ascertain how the unkempt, puffed-up prose or stumbling, lugubrious writings of Mr. Kissoon make it past his editor and publisher, and glide slimily into the awareness of the unsuspecting public.
One must also take into account that no less than Kissoon’s Editor-in-Chief at Kaieteur News had accused and exposed him of being ‘dishonest’ in his writings (February, 2012). In fact, the editor, who was now accusing Freddie of being dishonest, pointed out that he once tried to save Kissoon’s reputation at a time when people were accusing him of being a liar.
It is rather instructive that the Kaieteur News continues to publish columns from someone it has accused and proved to be ‘dishonest’ in their writings. We may never know the magnitude of the damage the dishonest writings of Freddie Kissoon have had on our people and our nation’s image, particularly when not being satisfied with his local targets, he now shifts his attention to global icons such as the Mahatma.
Theorist Erik Erikson coined the term ‘Identity crisis’ and believed that it was one of the most important conflicts people face in their development. He writes that at an advanced stage in life, “Those who are unsuccessful during this stage will feel that their life has been wasted and will experience many regrets. The individual will be left with feelings of bitterness and despair.”
Notice in most of Kissoon’s writings when referring to personal self, he gives the impression of a miser, never willing to take care of his own responsibilities where someone always has to buy a book for him or lunch, etc.
We are regaled with tales that his vehicle is too old, his upscale house in one of the most posh neighbourhoods is too modest in his eyes, his everlasting quest for vengeance against a former President who, while Minister of Finance, did not acquiesce to his demand for a duty free concession, how Guyana is worse than it has ever been in its history under the present government, despite the fact that never before has the Guyanese people experienced this rapid rate of growth and development. It is during these dark times that Mr. Kissoon has acquired most of his assets with which he is not satisfied;and it is during these dark times that the IMF has predicted Guyana’s growth to be the second highest in South America next year.
But back to Erik Erikson and his theory of the ‘identity crisis’; here is what Kendra Cherry, writing on the issue, had to say: Are you unsure of your role in life? Do you feel like you don’t know the ‘real you’? If you answer yes to the previous questions, you may be experiencing an identity crisis.
This brings into focus Freddie’s recent regurgitation of his ‘I am ashamed to be East Indian’ diatribe, incidentally, on the recent observation of Arrival Day in Guyana.
Erikson writes that such an individual as indicated earlier “will be left with feelings of bitterness and despair.”