Laisenia Qarase, should at
least spare a moment and look at the suffering of our indigenous people rather
then spending months in preparing lucrative manifesto's, false promises or
hunting for preferential partners only for winning an election.
Fiji is sinking deep into crime. Our educational standards are declining and
illiteracy is increasing. There is no shrinking in the inhabitants of our
prisons. Violence and suicide have poisoned the perspective of our people and
yet Mr. Qarase and his fellow indigenous leaders are unbelievingly dispassionate
about the whole affair or its implications on the entire population.
This country is under a constant assault caused by a scourge, which knows no
boundaries and tolerates no diversity and, this scourge is racism.
One characteristic of racism is discrimination or to grant special rights and
privileges to some racial groups and then to deny the same rights and privileges
to other racial groups.
The result of racism has always been a legacy of hate, hardship, misery, and
bloodshed.
Hence, (campaign) promises of prosperity, economic success and peace in return
for racism by our indigenous leaders are blatant lies, to their own people.
The interim administration is openly encouraging racism by availing
parliamentary positions and public funds to racists. Qarase's team is
manipulating ethnic, cultural and physical differences to instill fear into our
population to spread this evil disease into our society.
Indigenous and Indo-Fijian leaders are not too dumb to notice racism. The recent
highly publicized effort by some political parties to recruit a couple of
candidates of the "other race" is evidence that the leaders are
actually ignoring the existence of racism.
Could this be because of the remuneration it generates for them?
Whatever the case, there is no denying that racism results in disintegrating
cultures, poverty, ruined youth, crime, turmoil and even genocide.
Leaders are using racism to exploit the desperate needs of our indigenous for a
workable solution to resolve their hardships and suffering. Such a solution
however, is a problem masquerading as a solution.
One does not need Einstein's brains to notice that the providers of this
solution are the very source of the hardships of our indigenous people.
Qarase's solutions have only resulted in escalating poverty and crime, rising
violence, plummeting education standards, religious intolerance, a widespread
decline in morals and the collapse of the our social and cultural values.
In fact, every area of society in which the Qarase team claims authority and
influence has only worsened because of their presence. Persistent statistical
figures are available to make this an easily demonstrable fact.
Such dirty tactics only undermine the real abilities of our indigenous, who are
just as competent as any other race on this planet.
It is essential that awareness begins to dawn amongst all Fijians so that Fiji
may fully retrieve its right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. It
is essential that leaders direct their strategies towards creating a truly free
and safe future for our people, without the destructive use of racism.
Swadesh B Singh
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