Once again, the Geriatric Hamilton Green has risen from political obscurity to spout his tired, dull, and dangerous rhetoric—this time showing a shocking lack of shame by criticizing “dictatorship” while being one of his longest-serving supporters in Guyanese history.
This is the same man who proudly stood beside Forbes Burnham—the original mastermind of election rigging in Guyana—and helped create one of the most shameful chapters in our democratic history. From the late 1960s through the 1980s, not a single national election was free or fair under Burnham’s rule. And where was Hamilton Green? Not just cheering from the sidelines, but fully involved in the machinery of manipulation, ensuring the will of the Guyanese people was silenced in favor of authoritarian control.
Now, decades later, this very fossilized figure appears to lecture the nation about democracy. Spare us.
Green’s recent statements once again reveal the tactics he previously endorsed. When he talks about “rigging to save us from these devils, these bastards, these demons,” he’s not just being inflammatory—he’s openly supporting the same electoral fraud that has robbed Guyanese citizens of their rights for decades. It’s obvious. It’s unoriginal. It’s just the same old authoritarian rhetoric repackaged in more frantic language.
Let’s be honest: Hamilton Green understands that the PNC faces a demographic challenge. Afro-Guyanese comprise only 29.1% of the population. In a democratic race, numbers matter—and he knows they are not on his side. So, what does he propose? Not building a broader coalition or striving to unite Guyanese across racial and cultural lines. No—his answer remains the same as always: rig the elections. Because when the votes aren’t in your favor, steal the results. That’s the only strategy Green has ever known.
And don’t be fooled; his views aren’t fringe within the PNC. They reflect a deep, festering rot still present in some parts of the party’s leadership. People like Hamilton Green, with his outdated thinking, belong in history books, not on public platforms.
For someone who claims to care about Afro-Guyanese empowerment, Green’s political style is the worst kind of betrayal. He does not uplift; he divides. He does not defend democracy; he sabotages it. His tone, tactics, and ideology make him an outsider in today’s Guyana—a nation striving to be inclusive, fair, and democratic.
There is no room in modern Guyana for the poison Hamilton Green continues to inject into our political discourse. He is not a statesman. He is a relic of dictatorship pretending to be a patriot. And no amount of rubbish quotes or lofty speeches can hide the truth: Hamilton Green is, and always has been, an advocate of electoral theft and rigging, not democracy.
Hamilton Green’s recent invocation of “dictatorship” and Hitler’s Germany in a July 5, 2025, letter to the editor in Kaieteur News is not only inflammatory—it is profoundly ironic.
For a man who once played a central role in a government known for electoral rigging and manipulation, Green’s latest remarks suggest either a startling lack of self-awareness or a deliberate effort to rewrite history. He might think Guyanese have forgotten, but the nation remembers all too well what he said just over a year ago, in February 2024, at a lecture hosted by the Burnham Foundation in honor of his master, Forbes Burnham’s 101st birthday.
It was there that Green urged the PNCR to “keep rigging [elections] to save us from these devils, these bastards, these demons,” referring to the PPP/C. That statement was more than a provocation — it was a full-throated endorsement of anti-democratic practices. Coming from a former Prime Minister who served during some of the most corrupt electoral cycles in Guyana’s history, it served as a grim reminder of how far some are willing to go to justify political power at any cost.
Now, Green’s sudden concern for “dictatorship” under a legitimately elected government would be laughable—if it weren’t so dangerous. The facts are clear: Guyana’s elections in 1968, 1973, 1980, and 1985 were marred by widespread fraud. Green wasn’t a bystander—he was part of the machinery. In 2020, we saw another desperate attempt by his political successors to undermine the electoral process. Thankfully, it was stopped by the courts, international observers, and, most importantly, the Guyanese people.
Green’s continued use of inflammatory rhetoric raises serious concerns about the message he is sending to his political base. His call in 2024 for the PNCR to “indoctrinate youths” and “begin preparations” to “bring the PPP/C to its senses” cannot be dismissed as harmless political talk. These are not the words of someone promoting peaceful engagement. These are coded signals that promote disruption, unrest, and division.
Equally concerning was the racial framing in his speech. When Green stated that “the only people who deserve to be ‘pan tap’ are those whose ancestors suffered for centuries,” he was promoting a narrative that seeks to divide the multi-ethnic unity of Guyana. It was unacceptable then, and it remains unacceptable now.
Green likes to talk about “decency,” but actions speak louder than words. There’s nothing decent about endorsing theft and rigging elections. There’s nothing respectable about promoting racial superiority. And there’s definitely nothing decent about tearing down democratic institutions while pretending to defend them.
Guyanese can see through the fog of false narratives. They recognize the difference between defending democracy and trying to dismantle it while pretending otherwise. And the voters will not accept lessons on democratic values from a Geriatric Hamilton Green who once helped destroy them and now seems determined to justify that legacy.