Dear Editor,
HIS name says it all Sherod Avery Duncan-SAD. And his TV show ‘the RING’ is a sad expression of a man who is trying to twist each and every issue and transform it into a political one, peddling falsehoods.

His attempts to blame the PPP/C as the ‘dark forces’, behind the unfortunate septic tank deaths not only highlights his callousness in addressing a sensitive issue but bears testimony to a depraved mind. SAD claimed that since August 2020 ‘dark forces’ have been operating in Guyana. If there is any ‘dark force’ in operation then it is evident when one looks at the host of ‘the Ring’. Something is definitely wrong with SAD. This man owes an apology to the public for making such an outlandish claim. But he was just being himself.

The rantings and ravings can only be described as a display of lunacy, not to mention his vocabulary which is derived from the depths of the gutter. SAD should try to look at issues which really need to be addressed. I know how hard it can be for a man who was kicked out from a high position and is now craving for relevance but he needs to understand that it was not Minister Priya Manickchand who dismissed him. It was not the PPP/C. It was his own government which booted him after an audit disclosed that over 20 financial transactions did not follow the financial regulations. This is a euphemistic way of saying that the transactions were allegedly fraudulent. Even though his comrade, the Prime Minister Nagamootoo tried to bail him out, Mr Harmon was adamant that, ‘Duncan remains dismissed’. This was what shattered SAD to the extent that he is now spewing his anger and venom at the PPP/C. Imagine this man even has a severe problem with the way the President wore his suit!

His mindset is that of a racialist and his utterances solidify this presumption. In one of his clown shows he claimed that the PPP/C will appoint Indians to replace Lowenfield, Myers and Mingo and that he would shave his hairless head if he was proven wrong. This is definitely an effort to poison the minds of the Coalition supporters and support his theory of ‘racial discrimination’ by the PPP/C.

This became more apparent and disgusting when he attacked the person of the Minister of Education. Ad hominem/ad feminam attacks are the worst fallacies to support an argument but are frequently used when a sound argument cannot be proffered. The jingle is testimony to a mentally sick and depraved mentality. If there are issues against any minister or government official then there is a mature and professional manner to deal with these. But unfortunately this has been the modus operandi of the Coalition since they cannot find any relevant issues. SAD should realise that the masses out there will not fall for the lies and deceitful statements being peddled in ‘the Ring’ as truths, the fouls and the low blows are too glaring. The fight should be clean. The lies peddled in 2015 will not work again.

Can you believe that SAD was in ‘the RING’ lambasting Dr Frank Anthony for the spread of the COVID-19 and the resultant deaths? Is he aware that it is the Coalition backed GTU which is in the forefront with its ‘Boots on the Ground’ protests against vaccination? The Honourable Ministers, Frank Anthony and Priya Manickchand made every effort to get teachers and students vaccinated to stem the spread and they were ridiculed and called despicable names. Is this man so barefaced that he cannot realise that they created the COVID-19 crisis and is now blaming the government? But this is modus operandi of the Coalition. What has the opposition done so far to get Guyanese vaccinated? What had they done at the start of the pandemic in Guyana. It beats how a man can actually try to peddle lies after lies with a straight face. But SAD seems to be the worst product of neo-goebbelism. His mentors in the AFC taught him well. I am sure Nagamootoo and Ramjattan must be very proud of their student.

Yours sincerely
H.Yusuf