–blasts Afro-Guyanese youths supporting Azruddin Mohamed

IN yet another controversial outburst, the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) Co-Leader Dr David Hinds has insulted Afro-Guyanese  in a statement seemingly directed to the  supporters of businessman Azruddin Mohamed ’s We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) political party.

Speaking during a recent broadcast of his programme Politics 101, Dr Hinds said:
“We are the people who had the courage to recognise Black people will be bought again. [it] Will be fair game to be bought again.”
Dr Hinds believes himself to be a ‘fighter’ for Afro-Guyanese rights.

He expressed frustration with what he perceives as the silence and timidity of Afro-Guyanese political leaders:
“They silenced the Black leadership and today we see what happened.”
Back in February, in a separate episode of Politics 101, Hinds launched a scathing attack against members of the Afro-Guyanese community, labelling them “lick bottoms”, “house slaves”, “sell outs”, and “slave catchers”.

Those derogatory statements were directed at Afro-Guyanese, whom he claimed were not on the “right side.”
The WPA Co-Leader said: “… We’re talking to Black people, those of us who are on the right side of the fence, we’re talking to you, to help us to bring them ‘lick bamz**’ Africans on the right side of the fence.”

Hinds’ attack not only sought to denigrate Afro-Guyanese but was an abhorrent attack on the core values of democracy, human dignity, and equity.
He then criticised Afro-Guyanese for not supporting the opposition’s Afro-Guyanese leaders, showing a clear indication that he believes persons should not vote on policies.
“Y’all prefer to lick somebody else’s a** and find everything that is wrong about Black leaders.”

Further, he hinted at having leadership which is Afro-Guyanese, claiming that because Guyana is “racially divided,” one cannot discuss the best leaders without taking race into context.
Despite an investigation being launched by the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC), Hinds offered no apologies but further defended his tirade.
Several other leaders, including APNU’s presidential candidate and leader of the opposition, flatly refused to condemn the inflammatory remarks made by Hinds.