Airman, yuh bias bad!! yuh cyar compare the african american struggle wid the indo trini's. the last time indo trinis was discriminated against on a political level was during the colonial era. when DR williams was PM, no group benefited more than the indo trini community, and that's ah fact!!
it was not a result of the labor party, cappeldeo, panday, or the colonial crumbs that fell from the elizabeth's table, but rather the independent movement particularly the williams PNM regime and the black power struggle! as a matter of fact, indo trinis benefited more from the black power uprising and the williams regime moreso than nigger charlie himself!!
one day, when the place mellow out, take ah walk or ah drive through the PNM strong hold, EDR behind the bridge and see how underprivileged the place is. ppl still livin in tenements and shitting in back yard latrines, wid barley any running water and dilapidated roads.
during that era, eric williams give loads of agricultural loans to rural farmers which indians make up the bulk, and free government farm land, but only gave his main supporters POS east, 10 days/ welfare (d.e.w.d). remember, when the british abolished slavery and brought in indentured labor, the indians made up the majority, while most african headed in the rural parts of the country seeking employment,
is there the indian community lucked out in the post colonial era, that's BC most farm land was in rural waller field and central trinidad which is heavily populated by indo trinis. very few afro trinis knew anything about farming , and had no interest in farming save ah few.
to me this ramlogan fella have an axe tuh grind, and i doh blame him, BC indians were given a negative image in the local media and social circuit, that's majorly BC most indians lived isolated from the rest of the population ( which is their own damn fault) but as far as in-opportunity? nahhhh, they were never denied.
