Guyana: An African Dictatorship?

[@john-hk5pu]

I'm from Lethem, I'm an Afro Amerindian mix. Lethem is an Amerindian majority town where many of them are dual citizens of Guyana and Brazil. There are some of the older generations who dont speak any English only the language of their tribe. Almost all of the younger generations speak both English and Portuguese but not their native languages. Aside from the recent Venezuelan migrants no one speak Spanish. I would argue that Lethem and the surrounding areas are more connected to Brazil than Venezuela because many of them have relatives over there.

[@dopamine3255]

Lethem is miles away from the Venezuelan border unlike region one essequibo that's why you find a lot of people in the bordering area with Venezuela in region 1 speak Spanish vice-versa.

[@Draintheswamp888]

Just like BERBICE where many Guyana speak creole Afrikaans ..

[@Draintheswamp888]

@@john-hk5pu it’s sad this is due to our weak corrupt politicians who don’t promote our true culture country wide ..

[@ew374]

@@Draintheswamp888yes. But the people can continue trading. Ignore the government,. They all garbage without sense

[@djames84722]

@@Draintheswamp888 Ithaca Village for sure, Rosignol.

[@Zilero]

What an incredibly intimate look at the interior! You’ve gotta be the only person on KZbin going to these super remote places - loving this series so far!

[@glynphelps9027]

no there a lot it has become a genre

[@Zilero]

@@glynphelps9027 oh interesting, have you come across any other good ones you’d recommend?

[@StevenBiko1]

I hope he gets it in the worst way, no return. 😂​@yatradeocoomar5166

[@queenmotheraishaseopaul1278]

So many inaccuracies. There was no African political party. What are you trying to achieve?You are attempting to distort and change Guyana's History. Anyway, you are not the first to try that. Do you really understand and know the characteristics of a dictator??.

[@arvinitwaru6261]

Hello cia these dictators you refer to. Was working to secure independence from colonizers great Britain 🇬🇧. You trying to paint guyana 🇬🇾 as a dictatorship. So you can start your plunder of it's oil. We don't need a white man to tell us our history with the white prospective. And agenda. We know. By the way Jim Jones was a white American. Who took advantage of the kindness of the people of guyana. More reasons you don't belong here.

[@amarsookram]

Your opening statement “the world wasn’t watching” is highly inaccurate. The USA/CIA fully supported the dictatorship in Guyanese.

[@queentiff9827]

And they are fully supporting the dictatorship now. The theft of oil monies, sugarcane workers mention, land theft, what about the killings of many activists. They are supporting the politicians pocketing the revenues and not allows the citizens to benefit so America can get what they want.

[@Gods_Worship_Sanctuary]

So what do u have to say about the current dictatorship that taking place in Guyana under the current regime???

[@Sid-gu5qk]

I think he meant the world media.

[@007mooo6]

​@@Gods_Worship_Sanctuarythe usa support it too

[@Westindiangyal1111]

​@Gods_Worship_Sanctuary There is no dictatorship going on in Guyana.

[@Kayyoumali]

You have certainly captured the essence of that period of time of my beloved country. Thank you for making it, and I look forward to the next episode...

[@Lost_in_Context]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@resireg]

​@@Lost_in_Contextthe secret is to be apolytical. The moment it is good guys vs bad guys, it becomes boring. People have good and bad at the same time

[@zochbuppet448]

@Kayyoumali Do he didnt. He has no clue what hes writing / talking about. He has absolutely no knowledge of the country, besides what he read. All be did was mentioned top level varbage / waffling. But doesn't know what really when on or the context behind some of the stuff of what happened. All Burnham did was put put into place PPP /Jagan policies which was the same in both parties. Both Burnham and Jagan were socialist and started out from the PPP, the same party.

[@ShaheenGhiassy]

I like the history + travel combo. Nice work

[@ralojnr2329]

You have your info incorrect. Guyana was under sanctions from 1970 to 1992 by the us government, for its role and contributions to the African liberation struggles against apartheid. This is what is responsible for its economic woes and hardships during the PNC administration. Guyana was under colonial dictatorship for more than four hundred years, where its indigenous peoples and Africans were enslaved for more than 400 years. During slavery some of the world's worst atrocities were committed against the enslaved. Slavery ended in the eighteen hundreds and was followed by indentured servitude, which ended in the late eighteen hundreds. Free Africans were barred from buying fertile and prime lands but were sold over priced barren waste land and drainage reserve land, which was deliberately flooded at crop time to destabilize the free Africans, and to force them off the lands. While the indentured servants were given free arable lands for farming and for housing. Guyana didn't experience any development from the end of indentured servitude to Guyana's independence. However, after independence, the new government built over a hundred thousand houses all over Guyana. Free school from nursery to university. Free text books from nursery to university. Free school meals. Free or subsidized transportation for school children. Free school uniform for school children. Hundreds of millions of dollars in loans for farming and home ownership. And the list of achievements goes on and on. Now what the colonizers did wasn't a dictatorship? But the rapid development we achieved is a dictatorship? Make that make sense

[@Blue-moon001-z7h]

That part you mentioned with Guyana under sanctions because of it's role and contributions to the African liberation struggles against apartheid is misleading. Guyana around the early 1970s up to around 1985 was enveloped in communism so it's no surprise it was sanctioned. You also forgot to add the ban on food stuff and tampering ballot boxes during elections as well as tampering with free speech and individual freedom for its citizens. Guyana did have developments going on before its independence, such as the eradication of malaria and the construction of the sea wall which was completed in the 1950's, Railway lines which have since been discontinued in the 1970's and which were among the first in South America. Guyana's anonymity on the world stage is an asset that it's politicians exploit. For all the talk of Guyana's development I don't see the expats now living in the UK, USA, Canada, and other countries in any hurry to resettle there permanently. There was a mass migration in the mid 1970's and 1980's. This was all thanks to nationalization and rapid deterioration and a lack of transparency of public services amongst other things. You only have to visit Guyana and learn it's history to know that.Otherwise people will just give a biased opinion of the country by default. That's not my opinion, that's a fact. And there are many books to support this. Also it's all well and good to have political independence but in Guyana's case it was badly mismanaged with the effects of mismanagement still felt by it's citizens to the present day.

[@ralojnr2329]

You are spreading false and misleading information. You can not argue with the truth and facts. The sea wall, as part of the sea defense, was built by Africans slaves to drain the area that is now known as Georgetown, under the Dutch. Sanctions are what destabilize and destroy Guyana. Guyana gained independence in 1966 and was left with a crumbling infrastructure. Our

[@ralojnr2329]

Our antiquated and outdated utilities, namely the Guyana Telecommunications company, Guyana Electricity company, and Guyana Water Authority, were operating at a huge loss and were subsidized because of the high operational costs. The British Railway company stopped the railway operations in Guyana because the government refused to subsidize a failing company. So they took back the carriages, leaving the rail behind, but were charging a huge tariff on something that Guyanese weren't using. So, the government asked the company to remove it. When we fight against enslavement and colonization, we are deemed dictators and loosers. The enslavers and colonizers are the victors. Who gave you a colonizer permission to comment inaccurately on our history? Who are you trying to fool? Leaving our freedom fighters and ancestors alone, Mr. Racist. Or I am going to ask KZbin to have your content removed because of it's Racist attack against my ancestor.

[@Blue-moon001-z7h]

@ralojnr2329 I'm not fooling anyone. That credit is due entirely to you. Antiquated and outdated by today standards ? Yes. You called me 'Mr.Racist and a 'Colonizer' when I clearly stated two points. First, I stated that it was good to have independence, so your accusation of being a 'colonizer' is null. I also stated that you" have to visit Guyana and learn its history. Otherwise, people will just give a biased opinion of the country by default." I guess in your head that makes me a racist and a colonizer without taking the time to reason properly. You side stepped me stating that the rigging of elections and tampering with ballot boxes and tampering with free speech and individual freedom of its citizens, and then have the nerve to say I'm commenting inaccurately on Guyana's history and make threats to report my comment while giving your own comment a like. The rigging of elections was done by the PNC and is accurate and true. I will attach a link to prove this. You're free to report me. You have my genuine encouragement to do so. Just remember that KZbin will read the comments that you and I have had. You also side stepped the fact that mass migration occurred in the mid 1970s and throughout the 1980s. Again, this is a fact, and there is information such as books and other sources of information that verify this. In fact, there's an area in New York, for example, called 'Little Guyana'. Understand that people don't migrate for fun or on a whim. They migrate for opportunities and a better way of life and, in this case, without oppression. Again, there are books that speak about Guyana's mass migration. You also sidestepped the ban on food stuffs which is true. The government at that time let down it's own people who had high hopes for their country and caused a massive brain drain. I suggest you read 'Beware my brother Forbes', an article written by Jessie Burnham (i.e., the former president's sister) and sweeting bitter sugar by Clem Seecharan chapter 31 in particular. Again, these are facts. Here is a video pertaining to the rigging of elections in 1973. There's also one for 1968, which you can look up if you're interested in verifying what I'm talking about or maybe you'll look to report those videos as inaccurate,racist and colonist as they don't suit the narrative you have. m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/fWasaWCgZsusfck&pp=ygUVUG5jIHJpZ2dlZCBlbGVjdGlvbnMg

[@Blue-moon001-z7h]

I see you have deleted my earlier reply. that says a lot about how interpret things and have a complete disregard for information unless it suits your narrative. Anyone that objects is deemed a racist and colonizer. You sidestepped alot of things.

[@rawbotanicalsjamaica739]

Wow. As a Jamaican watching this hearing him talk about bitta cassava and sweet cassava. It shows how similar we are while being so different. Thank you for sharing.

[@markwachter9159]

Great stuff brother. Keep 'em coming. Feed the algorithm everybody!

[@ianhercules7290]

This report is a blasted lie. BURNHAM WAS THE BEST LEADER.

[@thijndeveer2592]

This is what travel is about. Truly understanding a country. I found your channel last year when i was doing research on sri lanka before going there. Just awesome content. Keep travelling and researching. I have no words for the quality of your movies. Insane

[@Lost_in_Context]

Thank you so much 🙂

[@RyanChand-c5b]

I agree this is what traveling is for

[@suddie1215]

This "documentary" is what you get when you allow a relatively uninformed outsider to tell your story. Regarding the claim that there was no infrastructure; the British left a functional railway system that ran from Rossignol to Georgetown on the East Coast, and from Vreed-en-hoop to Parika on the West Coast. I know because I rode those trains many times. The Burnham government decided to scrap the railway around 1971 and replaced it with cheap Tata buses imported from India. The buses all fell apart within about 6 months but by that time the railway lines were being ripped up and the locomotives given to several African countries. If my memory is correct some steam engines went to Zambia where they might still be in operation. Then the 1973 Arab oil embargo occurred and Guyana did not have the foreign exchange to import food or fuel; the government was forced into taking loans from agencies like the IMF and World Bank, and countries like Trinidad. This is a major fact that's never mentioned in this "documentary."

[@queentiff9827]

You brought up some valid point. Even though I was born way after the time you speak of, his details are quiet inaccurate. He may have put it over so eloquently and to be persuasive but Alex did not get the facts.

[@hafizkhan4031]

@suddie1215 you mean the railway was sold, and the money went into a dictator pocket. The current Guyana Govt needs to publish all documents pertaining to the railways, leaving Guyana.

[@StevenBiko1]

@@hafizkhan4031. The monies went to Hamas

[@hafizkhan4031]

@StevenBiko1 A black sleuth dog that never stops barking ,that is the effect one gets when one drinks Congo pump tree leaves for tea ,and eating black pudding sadly no brain development to have a meaningful discussion or mabie one of those that the Guyana Govt pay to raise as a child because of single mother help from social services ministries.

[@hafizkhan4031]

@StevenBiko1 black sleuth dog that never stops barking ,brain dead" Aead" that thinks that 32 is greater than 33.

[@vinesnts]

Though we think the Guyanas are different from the rest of South America, the end of this episode reveals the opposite: The cassava, mango, papaya and their techniques to remove the poison from the poisonous cassava to make tapioca for example.. this is where we are connected, by nature! We are all from the same land, so we are at least connected by agriculture. I'd love to visit Guyana, specially Annai. Love from Brazil.

[@Joe_Yacketori]

This series is so exceptionally good, man. The history mixed with your own footage format is ingenious, and your footage and narration is just incredibly well done. You seem to have an incredible talent for finding remote places and interesting folks who live there, and putting it to film in the most interesting way possible. And you don't ham it up, you just let the subject speak for itself. I am looking forward to going through your whole backlog.

[@youngboyyneverbrokeagain]

This is bull

[@Joe_Yacketori]

@@youngboyyneverbrokeagain Alright, then let's hear your articulate, persuasive rebuttal.

[@coldavid1573]

As a Guyanese who lived and still live in Guyana,I must say this video is fill with inaccuracies😮...

[@CamilleRodrigues-q5b]

IT'S THE TRUTH ,I KNOW FOR A FACT.

[@coldavid1573]

@@CamilleRodrigues-q5b I didn't ask a question...smh

[@zk4761]

What's more important is that people are having the discussion. Go from there.

[@twilight.lotusthoughts7575]

Like?

[@rda6029]

The irony is that for the last 30 years Guyana has been run by the PPP which is a corrupt indian nationalist party!

[@robbieohanlon396]

Always amazing, unique and interesting content. Please keep it up!

[@itachiuchiha1167]

Now this is entertainment, I'm all for it! Exploring the country and showing people places not commonly known, amamzing job you've earned yourself a sub

[@henrg]

Really interesting mix of historical and documentary footage. Great stuff!

[@calebburton848]

I love your videos my man! The mix of travel and history on your channel add depth you don’t get often. Keep it up. Looking forward to seeing what you make!

[@mattturner2040]

So good man, love the format, absolutely fascinating. Always looking forward to the next one!

[@leahjolliff71]

I agree the format it great. He did a good job.

[@producedbypodcast]

Amazing job with your videos, looking forward to seeing more!

[@mouriritz]

I really enjoyed watching this video! The mixture between telling Guayanas history and showing yourself actually getting to know the country in person is just perfect! Now i'm subscribed, keep up the good work!

[@omaveira1979]

You ignorant people ought to learned your history. If you haven’t by now you still have the slavery mentality. There are hundreds of documentations on how America and England put Burnham in power and banned all food products, yet his home had all these things. Burnham told the Guyanese people he would do anything even sell his soul to be in power. I was maybe six years went the bombs were falling. I can still hear the bombs falling up to present. Not a nice sight for a little child.

[@ESC_jackqulen]

This video is worth the wait ❤thank you

[@davidlist7507]

Beautiful cinematography, thank you very much for your KZbin content I really like your approach to the content!

love the video production and visuals of Guyana and its beauty. Your respect of the people and their cultures is wonderful and heartwarming especially from tourists. Additionally, the story of LFS Burnham while a small glimpse of the dictator is refreshing to be publicised. Many denies the atrocities and hardly anyone ever mentions it (likely most wanna forget it while others were 'fortunate' and/or propagandised), but I have heard so many stories from my grandparents and elders. The Ballot Box Martyrs is one of the many stories in the fight for a free Guyana.

[@rosedookie2760]

Under Burnham many must never forget the Wismar massacre that took place in the 1960s. I was living in Guyana as a young child when that happened. I met many Guyanese over the years and some believe that's in the past but it should not be forgotten because it happened two times again in modern times. Guyana is a beautiful country and I think the Government in power is doing an excellent job

[@preema1231]

Thank you for taking me on this ride .. Enjoyed

[@saphtou6057]

Currently binging your series on my country, and man, I've gotta say the journalism is amazing.

[@louvendran7273]

Guyana was basically the reverse of Uganda. When will people learn about mutual respect co-operation? I'm sure the US & India will their claws into Guyana to extract its share of the cheap oil. I hope the leaders of Guyana can begin with housing the poor, building up hospitals around the country, educating its people in engineering, construction, health sciences, farming, etc. to establish a self-sufficient, vibrant state. As I've seen the first construction projects are to house the American subcontractors & staff of Oil companies with luxurious seaside apartments & private schools etc for their civilian needs. So round 1 lost. Good luck, as inequality & family squabbles will increase as the petrodollars flow in.

[@thea-levelmathteacher7673]

Uganda’s decision to expel Indians was the best

[@blackinton2526]

How can you compare Guyana and Uganda two completly different situations. Guyana is made up of people that were imported in while Uganda has it's native population, You are Tamil are you Indian? then let's look at India who have caste systems and people like black African descendants Siddis in India and Sri Lanka who are basically not even apart of Indian and Sri Lankan society they are completely outcasted look in the mirror before accusing Uganda of anything. It's India that's ranked the most racist country not Uganda

[@misterjohnson6641]

Uganda is doing well, too WITHOUT Masonic Westerners.

[@cleanbowled1767]

Forbes Burnham of Guyana was not the only Caribbean leader to sport the Nationalist / Marxist-Leninist hat in the Caricom region during the latter half of 20th century. Different hybrid versions of this political ideology was adopted with various degree of influence across the Caribbean. In Grenada under Maurice Bishop, Dominica under Patrick John, Antigua under Lester Bird, Trinidad & Tobago under Dr. Eric Williams, Jamaica under Michael Manley, St. Vincent and the Grenadines under Milton Cato and of course Haiti under father and son Francois and Jean-claude Duvalier who cleverly straddled the Democrat-Communist fence to America's chagrin.

[@TrevorDiamante]

In fact, MANY of these men were actually classmates at the post-graduate level! However they varied in methods. Manley was much more a democratic socialist, than a communist dictator, in fact he went very centrist liberal in his later career.

[@paulritter8109]

I just watched these three Guyana videos back to back. They are incredible! Our work in television news and have done so for over 25 years, and this is some of the best reporting I’ve ever seen. I can hardly wait for the next one.

[@Lost_in_Context]

Thank you, you’re very kind! Next one coming soon

[@meg_allen]

So glad to see a new upload in this series! I enjoyed the first two Guianas videos so much and loved learning even more through this video. I hope that the boom in views your first video saw can carry over to this one as you and these videos absolutely deserve the viewership

[@Lost_in_Context]

Thank you so much for your comment and for watching!

[@dwaynei2894]

The rupununi uprising was a blood bath my Grandfather was in charge of the police station at the time Five police officers - this included the constables James McKenzie, William Norton, Michael Kendall, Sergeant James Anderson and Inspector Whittington Braithwaite - along with two civilians, Victor Hernandez and Thomas James, were killed

[@brucebrand3068]

May they rest in peace and not be forgotten

[@LollieL108]

After Guyana's independence the poor became poorer. Women were queuing up to buy food to feed their families and most times after queuing up in the sweltering heat, they were told that there was no foodstuffs. Yet the rich were getting what they needed through bribery. I am a Guyanese living in 🇬🇧. I worked and exported foodstuffs to my relatives. The barrels were often opened and items went missing. I am now happy to know that Guyanese are living in a little luxury due to the discovery of oil. The President of Guyana is doing a wonderful job. Wish I was still living in Guyana.

[@selwyngriffith1406]

Interesting perspective from one who contributed. Thanks for your views!

[@fractaldesignnode304black9]

Mr. Alex you’re the best, we’ll miss you in school

[@NC-qc7wd]

This is better than any TV show. I am so impressed with your challenges and motivation to make a good history report. Just Brilliant.

[@trailblazintim1622]

This covers a lot of heavy topics, thank you for taking the time to focus on the good parts of the modern land of Guyana- the stop in Michelle's island, local football, and the Annai visit show the beauty.

[@zochbuppet448]

Yes unfortunately alot of topics that he has no clue about and should not be writing about. A white guy from literally the opposite side of the world, making videos about the internal politics of a country he never know existed

[@ruhrok]

bro i await your uploads like a dope fiend 😭 i check like weekly, its been 2 months i’m so excited

[@gammonface]

Haha, I came to the comments to say the exact same thing ! I'm glad this channel is finally starting to blow up. The production value is unreal.

[@Lost_in_Context]

Thanks guys, trying to get out videos as fast as I can while also writing and researching upcoming projects. There will be much more regular uploads starting in around October I think

[@ruhrok]

@@Lost_in_Context it’s honestly no rush man! we sincerely appreciate it! the quality over quantity approach is so worth it! i enjoy watching your videos so much, after i found your first video on guyana i went back and watched so many of your videos including your entire series on sri lanka! thank so much man, keep up the great work! we’ll be here whenever the uploads come regardless!

[@n09p]

@@Lost_in_Contextdefinitely appreciate your thoroughness! These videos are so important especially for our future generations. A lot of our people don’t know the history of Guyana especially those who live abroad. Please take your time getting these videos out - Quality over quantity. Sending love and appreciation from NY!

[@ralojnr2329]

Flour was never a ban item in Guyana. Let me educate you. In 1967 the Guyana Government made an agreement with NAMILCO to mill flour in Guyana. In 1969 NAMILCO started its operation successfully with wheat provided under the PL 480 Title 1 and Title 3 programs and Section 416 (b). Under these programs the US Government through the USDA provided the wheat to the Government of Guyana. NAMILCO purchased that wheat at market prices from the Guyana Government and milled it into flour. In 1982 the US government ended the pl 480 agreement with Guyana. So all imported food items that was under that agreement now had to be purchased with hard currency, US dollars. But remember that Guyana was under sanctions and didn't have access to it's own assets including foreign exchange. All Guyana's assets were frozen under the US and European sanctions. So it's not that these food items were bad, but restricted due sanctions. Now you come with your false narrative, defending your evil ancestors and defaming our heroes. We survived 400 plus years of genocide and in recent times 20 plus years of sanctions. Now here we go again. You the colonizer agent stirring up trouble. Stop being deceitful with your false narratives.

[@killzone866]

So Burnham was acting like a dictator (after being gifted the country), lead to people fleeing the country as he wanted to make it a raced based society and stoked the flames of violence and you want to blame the "colonizers" instead of reflecting on the legacy Burnham left us? Come on now. Why would the US after installing him and supporting end that support?

[@VishnuRamdin-xe7yd]

Guyana is an incredible country .i am so glad i was borned in the best country in the world with so many adventures. I may be a canadian but guyana will always hold a special place in my heart.

[@resireg]

So, most Hindu Guyanese abandoned the land..I guess no patriotism there

[@EMan-cu5zo]

Why did you leave to g o to a place so cold? Also to pay half of everything you earn to the crazy’s running the place?

[@darknessreigns3038]

What logic did he use to come up with the title of the video? How was Guyana an African dictatorship?

[@dopamine3255]

Under Burnham.

[@StevenBiko1]

@@dopamine3255. dope fiend

[@StevenBiko1]

@@dopamine3255 The Brilliant LFS Burnham lives in you and your kinds empty heads and thoughts forever. 😂😂😂😂

[@dopamine3255]

@StevenBiko1 I'm not the one who constantly blames bharat jagdeo for all my self-inflicted failures in life and constantly bang I'm my youths heads that he is the cause for them to even stump their toes 🤣. Jagdeo lives in you all. Touche!

[@linmac1686]

It was like an African dictatorship and ran like one which is true.

[@CrisWhetstone]

I'm really enjoying these videos with the great combination of history and travelogue. Have to say, seeing Adam with a smart phone in his hand was interesting. We would love to know about how connected every day Guyanans are with the outside world.

[@Lost_in_Context]

I think pretty connected, like almost everywhere smart phone penetration is thorough

[@CrisWhetstone]

@@Lost_in_Context Thanks Alex. I was surprised at Adam and his smart phone due to how remote You indicated the people on the interior were. Having service to support a smart phone surprised me a bit given that description. Thanks for the follow up. Looking forward to the next video in the series. Thank you!

[@twilight.lotusthoughts7575]

They aren't tribes living with no outside contact lol. It's just that due to poor roads and distance they are a bit disconnected from resources but they all have phones, access to Internet, they get supplies from Brazil or when they go into a city, etc.

[@mrchris6684]

This video is divisive you can actually feel it, try again buddy but next be more balanced in your reporting.

[@mikhailv67tv]

The content is in-depth and very professional.

[@StevenBiko1]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@mikhailv67tv. Anything spoken from the mouth of a fork tongue devil, should not be considered in- depth and very professional.

[@cassavamellin]

Who cares. It is friggen guyana

[@killzone866]

thank you for the in depth analysis.

[@zochbuppet448]

@@mikhailv67tv He's travel video guy and an outsider from Australia / New Zealand making a video about a very complex political period of history, about a very complex country he has absolute no clue about. This is why people shouldn't be writing on things they are clueless about.

[@hubertsolomon5272]

They did not want to give him the right deal for the oil so he said leave it and he was right

[@ishmaelbenn4002]

Really, under president Linden Forbes Samson Burnham it was a dictatorship. Do you even know what a dictatorship is . For your information we are not AFRO GUYANESE or African descendants. We are aboriginal American Indians.

[@seanallan490]

I can't even look at this in accurate documentary 😭

[@Sonturist]

Roads, bridges, schools and hospitals is what Guyana really needs.

[@anamulhaquejasim1523]

Goddamn.❤ You mix history and travel so good even drugs can't compete with your content❤

[@Danny.Hyde2022]

Just want to tell you love your videos .

[@ccauf815]

Thanks for the quality content on an area I know little about. Looking forward to the next videos.

[@navidutube]

Bravo! Nice videos, well explained....

[@JonathanGsReturn]

A truly outstanding documentary all round; fascinating. Good onya Alex!

[@firdaushanapiah7691]

Professionally done! You deserve bigger views

[@fredrikh2911]

Hi, I just travelled this stretch of road this summer. Great memories! Spent 29 hours from Lethem to Georgetown. Got stuck in the car for the night, and at the ferry dock the next day, I remember some other passengers telling me it would take another 12 hours to reach the capital. Got there at midnight, which wasn't the most pleasant experience. Hopefully, the road conditions is set to improve massively in the coming years. Apparently, it will only take 6 hours to cross the country when the new road is done. A huge improvement for the country, but I will never forget the dirt road adventure that this journey was.

[@MrKiljeaden89]

Unbiased, and highly informative. All that combined with a pleasent narrative.

[@mrchris6684]

Majority of Guyanese blacks are extremely educated

[@hafizkhan4031]

@mrchris6684 Yes, reason why head is spells with an "A" instead of letter "H, and 32 is a greater number than 33."Have a good day that much for extremely educated.😂😂😂😂

[@gshrdy5415]

Yes too extreme, you can't bare it.

[@StevenBiko1]

@@hafizkhan4031. Untouchables are historically illiterates

[@apiklala]

Not true but you can spread your fake neqs

[@StevenBiko1]

@@apiklala another illiterate untouchable

[@DesiDude-k3b]

Your information is inaccurate on forbes Burnham 😮

[@KuyaCraig]

Alex your channel is underrated

[@nosho409]

Incredible video. So glad I found your channel.

[@teddydog6229]

Thanks so much ! I read a book years ago called 'Journey to Nowhere' by Shiva Naipaul about the Jonestown catastrophe. A lot of the book dealt with the Forbes Burnham dictatorship and got me really interested in the subject. But finding further info about it was extremely difficult. Even with the internet there wasn't much to go on so this video was a real feast ! It's about time the Burnhamite nastiness has come to light.

[@Сибірськийукраїнець]

Your format is very interesting! Keep doing this!

[@lancecorporal7605]

awesome your channel should have more subscribers...

[@Lost_in_Context]

Thank you so much 😀

[@rosedookie2760]

Hi I just found your video and subbed, thank you for sharing this video

[@kumbeetjirimuje4193]

Stellar production and story telling Alex.

[@capricerowland4850]

Exactly, story telling. His story.

[@zochbuppet448]

@@capricerowland4850 Its not his story. hes not from there. He has absolutely no knowledge of the country, only what he read. No he needs to stick to his own country and not the past complex politics of a country he has no clue about

[@capricerowland4850]

@ exactly my point. His STORY! His version of a story about the history of Guyana.

[@richardshiggins704]

Very interesting . Colonial Britain was the cause of much political and social discord worldwide . The arrogance of it all .

[@ClockworkOuroborous]

There's 65 countries that used to be part of the British Empire. There's a reason that 48 have a holiday celebrating them leaving.

[@RyanChand-c5b]

@@ClockworkOuroborousONG!

[@ekesandras1481]

the numbers are although exagerated: the British brought a few thousand Africans and later a few thousand Indians, not hundred thousands. The population later naturally increased in Guayana by people having many children, but still is below one million.

[@leonardoo6150]

Commenting to support, great content!

[@Lost_in_Context]

Much appreciated!

[@ColmQuigley]

Great video Mr Alex!

[@marshmallows4431]

I think this was so enjoyable to watch and thank you for continuing the education about Guyana 🇬🇾. I also though think that it is important to recognise that those of us who were not around will not know why people such as Burnham really behaved in the way that they did.

[@NielsZussblatt]

Between the Sri Lanka series and this one, you seem to be following the works of John Gimlette, who I see referenced in the notes. Is he a particular inspiration, and do you plan to cover Paraguay and Madagascar someday as he did in his writings?

[@Lost_in_Context]

Well observed! Paraguay and Madagascar are very much projects I hope to do in the future. I'm not consciously following him but there we definitely have an interest in the same kind of places: countries with interesting but somewhat obscure histories

[@Donmusty]

Great stuff keep it going...you have gained a new follower today!!

[@brandisyounge3561]

How is this an African dictatorship? Burnham's forebears left Africa 400 years ago. You Sir, are letting your prejudices show.

[@wyndhl8309]

356, an elephant 🐘 born in Africa and taken to, let's say Guyana or China, will give birth to nothing but elephants. Burnham was, therefore, African ethnically, his ancestors having been captured, brought to Guyana (BritishGuiana) and ENslaved. Having been born in Guyana, Burnham was a Guyanese African by reason of birth. Not unlike, let's say, East Indians, Chinese, Europeans, etc., all of whom retained their ancestral appellations despite leaving their motherland hundreds of years ago, Africans have also retained their "Africanness". Burnham - and Guyanese Africans - are no different 😮😢😅

[@justsaying4303]

@@wyndhl8309 afro guyanaese

[@cecilhodge5220]

U sure right

[@wyndhl8309]

@justsaying4303 Afro is a contraction of African; Indo is a contraction of Indian; Chino is a contraction of Chinese; Euro is a contraction (or shortening) of European, "Guy" is a contraction of Guyana, as in Guysoco, and so forth. In acceptable standard English, one should say, Guyanese Europeans and not European-Guyanese, the United States creole dialect. Similarly, one says, "white" man and not man white, in standard English. However, in many romance languages such as Spanish, French, Italian, Romanian, the adjective takes a post nominal position: man white, king black, etc.

[@brandisyounge3561]

@wyndhl8309 Bad analogy, an elephant is an elephant wherever it is born, likewise a human being is a human being regardless of where he's born. I noticed you didn't define the nationality of the elephant, you're mixing oranges with apples.

[@cleanbowled1767]

Simply put, Burnham yeah, Jagan nay through the blurred and tinted lenses of the Crown and the White House of the day reflecting an interventive and crooked and "foot on scale" foreign policy approach across the Diaspora.

[@MrHmjg]

loved your sri lankan series. had indo Guyanese friends in canada in the 70's

[@ThePaintballgun]

Great content man keep it up

[@laion_uy]

This account should have +500k followers

[@LVTRAVELS1969]

Awesome Video my friend!

[@gavinmelville2757]

So what's happening in Guyana now what is going on with this administration, the British and Americans did the same to Guyana what they also did to Africa and so many resourceful nations

[@capricerowland4850]

Burnham said in a speech once” killing I is a waste, another Rasta will take I place” the lyrics from Bob Marley. That is exactly what we are seeing.

[@puddy2216]

Guyanese must tell their own history. There are too many false narratives out there.

[@linmac1686]

This is pretty accurate as a Guyanese I say this.

[@novertification]

I'm curious as to where you get your data. Your recent obsession with Guyana, display of only the PPP/C flag in your videos, and deliberate attempt at painting any opposition to the PPP/C as evil give the vibes that you are being paid to promote the PPP/C in an ongoing political campaign. If you must speak about LFS Burnham, then start at his point of being in the PPP and why he left. Also, if you did adequate research, you'd discover that Cheddi Jagan didn't win those elections because of Indian support but because of First Past the Post, a system that allows the minority to rule the majority. For this reason, Peter D'Aguiar vociferously demanded that Independence not be granted to British Guiana until the constitution changed to allow all Guyanese, especially our first peoples, adequate and proper representation. When the system was changed, Jagan lost, and he never had the confidence of the majority of people in Guyana.

[@killzone866]

Peter D’Aguiar, leader called it “a seizure of power by fraud, not an election.” This was in reference to Burnham winning the 1968 election.

[@john_____]

Same thing have been done in Sri Lanka by Indian slave labours who were brought by british , portuguese ,dutch and then immediately their slave labours outnumbered the native people in Sri lanka .

[@CliffordLewis-cf2lk]

If him was a dictator him never shoot down the guyanese people in the streets in protest how about that

[@dreyb1801]

That football game looked like so much fun. ❤

[@theblackstarnews9448]

They were not African "slaves." They were enslaved Africans. Big difference!

[@johnnycrepaul547]

Many Guyanese with money left Guyana only the poor remains.

[@PinkhighlighterAndra]

Calm down people. He addresses the Africa association here 5:05. The term African dictatorship might mean a dictatorship aligned with African liberation, or a dictatorship in the style of African dictatorship. Either way, Burnham wasn’t living up to US hopes for a closer alignment with them. Y’all need to put on your listening ears and open your mind to the concept that Guyana’s history occurred within the broader context of world history at that time.

[@patrickandrewdaniels7430]

You're mixing facts with fiction. How can you accurately describe a country from a few short visit. It would be good to get a video about your country

[@akashsingh6969]

iam a guyanese and proud to be one...however, most of what you are saying in your documentary is false and i must stress on the part MOST !!!,,,,,,so next time when you want to give your views about someone elses country you get the facts right......

[@zayna_j]

As a Guyanese New Zealander, these videos are so fascinating! Please keep it up!

[@Lost_in_Context]

Thanks a lot for the comment! Guyana has an incredibly interesting story that more people should know about

[@surfboarding5058]

As a Kazakh Fijian I approve this message

[@zayna_j]

@@surfboarding5058 😂😂

[@zochbuppet448]

@@Lost_in_Context And its not your job to tell. A foreigner from the opposite side of the world shouldn't be making videos on the EXTREMELY COMPLEX INTERNAL POLITICAL STORY of a country they know nothing about

[@andy_runs305]

Great video. Traveling through the interior seems like traveling back in time to much simpler times.

[@LindenAndrews-xb7nt]

You are wrong about Burnham!!!

[@xrydersx]

This was a great depicted piece of Guyana history. If there are inaccuracies please let the public know by posting your facts. If not just be quiet and enjoy the video

[@zochbuppet448]

No you cannot be white guy from the opposite side of the world (AND NO HE'S NOT BRITISH LIKE WHAT EVERYBODY THINKS) making videos about a the very COMPLEX internal politics of a country you never even knew existed

[@raymondrodrigues3368]

Guyana needs people to develop the hinterland regions it's is here the country potential lies not in region 4.

[@sethbardsley5870]

Fantastic series, keep up the great work!!

[@Lost_in_Context]

Thanks, will do!

[@IwanSetiawan-y5x]

From 1970 to 2024, what has the Guyana government done in the interior, why is there still no development in road infrastructure?

[@keatonlibengood7738]

Loving this series

[@longierooo]

Bro finally! I’ve been waiting for this part 🐐

[@JurassicStoriesfilms]

This is one of the best documentaries I've seen.

[@Ginizhu]

Guyana an African dictatorship? I would advise anyone who watches the video to do actual research and speak with actual Guyanaese researchers. Instead of listening to a clearly biased DIYer with an obvious agenda. A ton of context was missing from this video, but again, anyone can make a KZbin video these days and advertise it as fact.

[@killzone866]

ok then start. list out things that are missing.

[@VishnuRamdin-xe7yd]

Correction how guyana was an african dictatorship?Guyana is in the continent of south America not Africa.

[@leoniesewell5587]

He was referring to Burnham

[@linmac1686]

He meant an Guyana became like an African dictatorship which is true. I am Guyanese and it was run by an African descendant and it was dictatorship. He knows it is in Sourhb America. He has shown several map.

[@genevievedolan1288]

I guess it is meant to be a provocative statement. He includes a question mark at the end.

[@wendellanthony9801]

So y r they still leaving now

[@englishcountryside4581]

@4:30 Cooperative Republic meant that the 6 races would now be “one” ❤ They were to cooperate and live as “one people ” No race would be superior. ❤ One People ❤ One Nation ❤ One Destiny ❤

[@delgadojonesable]

Who are you to tell us we are not the same,we are Africans, doesn't matter where we are globally ❤❤

[@darknessreigns3038]

It seems to me like the dude still mad at Burnham for trying to connect with his African roots.

[@Sid-gu5qk]

Genetically, yes, culturally, not as much, no offense, just facts brother.

[@brucebrand3068]

No, wake up. You are either Black- Guyanese or African ,decide. Ask the Africans' (not from Guyana) if they think Black Guyanese are Africans.

[@samanth.]

​@@Sid-gu5qkwhat do mean culturally??? Africa has 54 different countries & over 3000 different ethnicities with different cultures, there's isn't one African culture

[@Sid-gu5qk]

@@samanth. Are you also trying to say that Guyanese are culturally African? That's what my comment was about, notwithstanding the semantics of which part of Africa their ancestors came from.