Tuesday February 9th, 2010
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Gopeesingh: I was referring to silent cleansing
Published: 26 Jul 2009
The term “ethnic cleansing,” which was used by Caroni East MP Dr Tim Gopeesingh in Parliament on July 17, has many meanings. When explored, the term is sometimes used to describe persecution through imprisonment, expulsion, or killing of members of an ethnic minority by a local majority, to achieve ethnic homogeneity in majority-controlled territory. However, Dr Gopeesingh said he was referring to “silent ethnic cleansing.” In a telephone interview on Friday, Dr Gopeesingh said the main issue in Trinidad and Tobago was the existence of massive political discrimination, which was pervading the wider society.
Claims have been made that he misled the House, on July 17, when he said he was informed there was “ethnic cleansing” in T&T. Thus, a motion has been called for Dr Gopeesingh to be referred to the Privileges Committee. Dr Gopeesingh said he felt strongly about widespread discrimination, and used the 1933 German law that restricted Jews from certain aspects of life as an example. He said, “Over the last year, many doctors indicated to me that I was their only voice in Parliament.”
He said he could never be a racist, because his best friends were Afro-Trinidadians and the majority of his patients were non-Indians. When asked if there was racial discrimination against Africans, he replied, “There is a lot of reverse discrimination as well, and anybody who discriminates is guilty of a crime. “No form of discriminatory practices should be tolerated.” He said the issue of racial discrimination should be discussed at a national level.
Thank you for explaining
Thank you for explaining yourself.
I got you 100%, some people do not understand
the concept of ethnic cleansing.
No one has to die in ethnic cleansing.
We have heard this for years over and over, but its time someone gets the laws to parliament, fix the laws and not make our law books look like pirates of the Caribbean and after we can allow any party to run the government.
Please, represent the people with the voice of decimation in Trinidad and Tobago in parliament.
Hope one day my government does not see the citizens as PNM, COP, UNC, etc. But just citizens of Trinidad and Tobago.
This type of cleansing has nothing to do with Indian, black, Spanish, white, or anything else, If you do not belong to the ruling party, you get nothing, example new mayor, no qualification, not track record, but she know some people, so she got the hook up.
It is called political decimation and we need to fix it now. Or only PNM will run this country, what about hart, we need examples of him to show what our generation what we dont need to do,I want this over so the younger generation can see the joke of who father more stupid, and not make the same mistake.
Robbie want to talk about the coup, we don’t need that, the man in jail with more problems than he can solve, Robbie if you want to make amen’s now, we want hart. I want my children to see now, and not live in the politics of Manning and Panday, over and over and they are all dead with panday, manning, Robbie, max and all them old schoolboys.
How much people sleeping with someone for their jobs in Trinidad and Tobago (state enterprises).
Nonsense, he is now further
Nonsense, he is now further back tracking.
just come clean and say I was wrong, I should have said political discrimination!
Either way he was talking nonsense as there is absolutely no proof that any of those on his "list" were ever victims of discrimination of any sort.
Get real!
He can back track, but I
He can back track, but I going forward, do you want the unc to win and everything is panday, and all celebration is overwhelm by Indian stuff, last time panday was any way I thought I was in India.
We want the laws now!
We want the laws now!
It's unbelievable to me how
It's unbelievable to me how so many people in this country is under the false impression that , political discrimination, racial bias, nepotism, bribery, political favors, good old boy's club, corruption, paybacks, collusion, creeping dictatorship and the like do not exist in "sweet T&T"? They cast a blind eye to all these absurdities happening right under their noses. The only explanation I have for it is, "blind loyalty". Denial is a terrible thing my friend. You need to pick-up and read other literature other than the guardian for your edification. You need to widen your horizon and let your mind wonder beyond the confines of this speck of dirt in the middle of the sea. For all you know we can all be devoured up by all that water that surrounds us tomorrow and then what?
thanks Dr Tim and Ryan, the
thanks Dr Tim and Ryan, the only way to have done this in the beginning is to show you have reasons for cause, arm yourself with statistics for the discrimination front and reverse, and of the number of patients dying in POSGH. One cannot just stand up in Parliament with a blank piece of paper and no data, how many doctors?, races?, ages?, experience?, over what time?, then people will take you seriously. I am sure if Dr Tim wants to make this a manisfesto issue, he has to insert data and graphs and timings. The TT public is an educated public. Dr Tim is a medical doctor, he deals in facts, scientific, medical & mathematical facts of how many patients have died from a certain class of drugs or disease, so he has to be careful on ethnic background, hereditary issues, on the blood pressure, on factual blood chemistry, on age, on body weight before he gives a diagnosis and prescription. So has he done his homework?, I say No, The Govt is not my favourite but scandalous issues, sensitive issues, you got to bring the facts out first to cover yourself.
How about the media provide
How about the media provide these answers from the university, just like today when we spoke about the economy, I am not in the position to pay people like jack, panday, manning or cop to do my bidding, but I do create a very good augment.
Last stats I post today came from the CIA, how about the government of Trinidad and Tobago act accordingly and give me the facts and reports that they are reading to come to these conclusion and I will say my government is good, because it is call the Freedom of information act.
Put it on the media, we need to understand it.
How about the media
How about the media conducting some investigative reporting for a change instead of just reporting stuff to sell their rags?
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Ryan my friend, you know my
Ryan my friend, you know my feelings re the media doing anything about investigative reporting, zilch, nahee, Even when I do the research for the media they don't publish it, thus the the person who poses the issue, first hand, in public domain has to be ready to argue the case. Facts and figures go a long way in this sensitive issue. You see how the UK Govt is releasing data on the swine flu, who, how, why, when, where, man, woman, child, immigrant, # who called up the doctors, # who visited their doctors,underlying illnesses, # mis-diagnosed etc. Facts. The TT media, press are in a world of their own. They will not investigate discrimination in TT. but thats another topic for blogline.
is time we fix all this
is time we fix all this .......
you ever watch the kids playing in the san fernando boys government school until their parents teach them anything, they have the best lives.
The old time politics of
The old time politics of Manning and Panday have to go, I said weeks ago, we want a young ceo and young board of directors. I guess jack see what real. Time for the old boys to retire.
Agree! (Say no to racism or
Agree!
(Say no to racism or any kind of prejudice)
ajfyzabadbutlertown
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Whatever Tim!!... You're
Whatever Tim!!... You're back pedalling pretty fast now. Why didn't you say this in the first place instead of spewing this S*** about 'ethnic cleansing'. Are you trying to take the piss? Act like the educated man you supposedly are. Otherwise sit down and shut up.
Canada refugee claims by
Canada refugee claims by Trinis: Someone still has not apologized for the false claims of racism made by SOME Indo Trinis against Afro Trinis in the late 1980s. They did this to falsely gain immigrant status in Canada.
Good thing the Canadian authorities recognized the scam and punished us by imposing a visa requirement where we had none before.
(say no to racism or any other form of discrimination)
ajfyzabadbutlertown
"The term “ethnic
"The term “ethnic cleansing,” which was used by Caroni East MP Dr Tim Gopeesingh in Parliament on July 17, has many meanings." - I dunno Only one meaning comes to mind...but now that he's saying he meant 'silent' ethnic cleansing, it's okay cause the elf sitting next to me agrees....
NEVER AGAIN THE
NEVER AGAIN THE UNC!
Gopeesingh: I was referring to silent cleansing
Malissa Lara
The term “ethnic cleansing,” which was used by Caroni East MP Dr Tim Gopeesingh in Parliament on July 17, has many meanings. When explored, the term is sometimes used to describe persecution through imprisonment, expulsion, or killing of members of an ethnic minority by a local majority, to achieve ethnic homogeneity in majority-controlled territory. However, Dr Gopeesingh said he was referring to “silent ethnic cleansing.”
THANKS DR GO PEE SINGH WE WILL USE THIS INFO WHEN MY FAMILY IN T&T GOES TO THE POLLS NEXT TIME IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE "SILENT CLEANSING" ETC.
I PREDICT THE UNC/COP WILL NEVER WIN ANOTHER ELECTION EVER AGAIN IN THIS COUNTRY.
THANKS DR GO PEE SINGH WE
THANKS DR GO PEE SINGH WE WILL USE THIS INFO WHEN MY FAMILY IN T&T GOES TO THE POLLS NEXT TIME IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE "SILENT CLEANSING" ETC.
Mike you just sold your self out.
You dont live in Trinidad and Tobago but you talking all this.................WHEN MY FAMILY IN T&T.
SO WHO YOU TRYING TO HELP MIKE, NO ONE, YOU ARE JUST ONE OF THEM WICKED PERSONS, THAT LIKE TO TALK.....
It wont matter that UNC/COP
It wont matter that UNC/COP cant win another election if the PNM wins another election. Because that will be the time to pack up and migrate. I went Canada a couple weeks now, and there was no crime, no gangs and a very nice cool feeeling. Of course, everybody works for their money, unlike here, where CEPEP and URP ghost gangs are the order of the day. WHile I disagree with Dr GO-Pee-singh about ethnic cleansing, I agree that there are a lot of irregularities when it comes to appointments by the PNM government. Being in education, I see this all the time. But say what, we live with this everyday. I think I'll maybe go into consulting.
I wonder if there are two
I wonder if there are two Canadas. I would like to know the location of the Canada that has no crime , because it certainly is not the one in North America. Any one with internet connection can go on-line and read the North America's Canadian newspapers and watch the news on TV channels. Crime is everywhere, some places have a higher percentage than others.
Being fed-up with crime in T&T can cause us to say foolish things, but lets try to be accurate about other countries.
All this cleansing talk
All this cleansing talk would be repeated in the next 24hours from the other side if a new government came into power tomorrow. Why do I say that? If my memory serves me right [correct me if I am wrong], when the UNC was in power there was talk that they had or were in the process of removing every person of African descent in [high position] and replacing them with UNC persons [who were mainly of East Indian descent]. The 'race' card is run by whoever is not in power and when they get in power, its a horse of a different 'race'.
Whenever there is a change in the administration of a country, the leader always reorganizes things. I don't know when we will get a leader/government who will appoint persons not based on their political associations or ethnicity [there is only one race.....the Human race], but will appoint the person who would most likely get the job done [a Trinbagonian]. Until such time the UNC could bawl like 40 Tarzans, and if they ever get back in power it will be the PNM's time to bawl like 44 Tarzans. [and the beat goes on].
Finally, "I exhort therefore that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men. For kings and for all that in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour." [1Tim. 2:1-3]