me, myself and i
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i'm a 16 17 18 19 year old guyanese who sees a lot. i'm the atheist, the socialist, and the patriot of my sometimes racist family. i do believe that things are very wrong in the world, and i do believe that life is mostly pain and sadness. this causes me to never expect anything good, i always expect the worse. i believe that the devastating inequality of the quality of life of humans is the result of slavery. i believe that we are born bad people, with the innateness to destroy, and we must work against this to be good. i know that love exists because i have that relationship with one person.

i started this site, as an msn web community when i was 16, because i was embarrassed and greatly disappointed by the attitudes of guyanese in america. my greater goal is to help guyana recover from our suppression, and this is one way i can. i believe that the demeanour of guyanese in america is important to the state of guyana--misrepresentation can disrupt the greater plan. by underlining these attitudes, and encouraging pride in guyana and you, as a guyanese, i hope to help the eventual revolution where guyanese in america will have no reason for pretending, our culture will be worn on our chests with magnificent pride. i don't expect myself to change everything, but i cannot sit unoccupied while the integrity of guyana is being destroyed, by guyanese in america. we have no reason to be ashamed, they are the ones that should be, they are the ones that created the ultimate evil--slavery.

i haven't presented much information about myself because i truly see that as unnecessary at this time. the message is more important than the messenger. i also realise that i should be concerned about my privacy and the privacy of those related to me. frankly, i just don't feel comfortable giving out information about myself yet. undoubtedly, i will explain all there is to me, but not now (also, see here). for now, you can label me using my initials, g.u.m.

i left guyana after writing the c.x.c. exams in 2000, and currently attend college in queens, new york. a few persons have asked me about this because it seems to contradict some of the things i say. i consider this a sacrifice. i am here, in this land of greed, because it's the only way i have found it possible to get an education. i make this sacrifice with the hope that one day other guyanese will not have to. no person should have to leave their country for an education--it should be available to all.

continuing with this sacrifice, i became a united states citizen on the 29th march, 2002. it was truly the most humiliating and shameful thing i have ever done. the process was started by my parent when i was much smaller and it was only until recently that i realised i would have to live with it, because it can afford me opportunities, mainly education, that will prepare me to represent and fight for guyana. this is a painful sacrifice i made so that in the future, other guyanese would not have to. but this is after hard work, and the co-operation of all guyanese.

i think it's worthy to note that i am very much alone in the technical and manual activities of guyanatruth and therefore, there may be problems and mistakes, inaccuracies and annoyances. please e-mail me of these issues so i can do whatever is possible to cure the situation.

as you may have already realised, i prefer to write in all common letters. this is just a personal preference.

there is very much to be said, and i am finding ways to express these things without getting irate, or boring.