THE BABY IS STILL IN THE BATHWATER

So the Privy Counsel delivered their verdict today on the infamous Vybz Kartel case who has been serving his sentence for having found GUILTY in a Jamaican court of law.

Elie Wiesel once said……”There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest”…. Look, I really was not following the case but because of who he is I had no choice but to know what was happening! This entire case was a case in a weave basket, full of holes but apparently, it seems the DPP in all her glory, saw it fit to go to court in what can be called at best flimsy evidence and at worst, evidence fit for garbage as they were so corrupted, when the Privy counsel heard them, they held their nose.

It seems Jamaica’s justice seems to be a hit-and-miss at best. Kartel has the money to argue his case all the way to the Privy counsel but this ruling brings to light how many other cases are in the same sloppy at best folder, with shoddy evidence, and those people, mostly poor people, are in jail because the sloppy justice SYSTEM sent them there?

Wherever there is power, greed, and money, there is corruption. The spotlight to me is on the DPP and no doubt she will not be questioned as to her obvious mishandling of the case which highlights the CORRUPTION that pervades the Jamaican system. SMH….We are our worst enemy.

It amazes me that the PC did not just say look, based on the evidence presented before us this case is null and void, period. But to send it back to the Jamaican authorities to appeal to see if there is a possibility of a retrial is incredulous. How in God’s name can there be a retrial? Which evidence will be used? Is it the same corrupt ones used before? And how much of the available evidence is already corrupted? Which juror can you find in Jamaica who can be fair and balanced and not be affected by the noise in social media and the public space? All this is nothing but a slap in the face to the Jamaican justice system and frankly, there will be no consequences.

When you look at our people and how they perform in the Systems they were trained to administer it is no wonder we are where we are. We have brainless leaders in every sector who are nothing but amateurs, devoid of any ability to master the system and make it fair and balanced for the Jamaican people. We are incapable of this and to me, it’s another cog to remove ourselves from the monarchy we seem to accept lock, stock and barrel! We are still a product of the colonial system from which we were born and frankly, there is no one capable of taking this baby out of the bath water. What a travesty!

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WHAT THEY HID IN BOB MARLEY’S ONE LOVE MOVIE – a Review

Recently, I had the opportunity to watch the “One Love” movie, which I found both enjoyable and thought-provoking for its core message. However, as an artist myself, I couldn’t help but notice several aspects that I would have approached differently. My main critique lies in the production and execution, which at times felt overly artificial, missing the raw and authentic essence of the Jamaican setting. The film earns two stars from me for its bold attempt to confront racism and its impact on Bob Marley’s evolution and philosophical transformation. This transformation propelled him from the shadows of Jamaica to become a beacon of change and awareness. Yet, the narrative falls short in linking his growth directly to his Rastafarian beliefs, leaving viewers unfamiliar with the culture without a clear understanding of his journey.

The depiction of Rastafari in the movie was particularly lacking, offering little in terms of justice or clarity to the movement. Additionally, the film avoids discussing Bob Marley’s challenges with Western norms of fidelity, which are deeply intertwined with his Rastafarian lifestyle and the reason behind his many children with different partners. This omission was another missed opportunity for enlightenment.

Casting decisions that favoured foreign actors to capture the quintessence of Jamaican identity were disappointing, though understandable from a production standpoint. Despite this, the limited roles given to Jamaican actors stood out as the most genuine and memorable performances in the film.

Despite these criticisms, the essence of the movie’s message remains vital. It serves as a reminder that Reggae music is more than a genre; it’s a form of consciousness and a tool for fighting for freedom and equality worldwide. Bob was here in his short life for a reason and I think this movie tried to explain why Bob was born, fathered by a white man and mothered by a black woman. What more powerful imagery of someone destined to be a healer and not a divider, a prophet living amongst us, and humans being flawed and shortsighted were too busy caught in the rapture and not seeing the miracle that lived amongst us.

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MICHAEL the GREAT

I cannot BEGIN to tell U how historic this interview is in the context of present-day players on the same political stage. A deep, critical and introspective thinker, someone who was able to reflect on his leadership, identify the mistakes and define on his terms his successes and failures.

He was also able to accurately describe and prescribe the present as it was and the future as it turned out to be.

Thank you, Michael.

We will never for you. 🙏🏿

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A KING and COUNTRY WITH DIRTY, MURDEROUS CLOTHES

Charles was crowned today with the usual pomp and pageantry the UK has made a brand for itself.

Jefferson A Smith, the author of Strange Places, famously questioned, “How do you explain plastic to a medieval forest bard?”The short answer is that you can’t. Try explaining a guy calling himself King to a society that has only heard of such figures in movies and history books. The short answer is that you can’t.

Britain is going through an identity crisis as a result of Brexit, on the one hand, and a King frantically attempting to remain relevant in the twenty-first century, on the other.

Britain is clinging to its former glory, and in the current economic climate, their MPs implicitly back the Royals because they know it brings precious tourist revenue, which Britain cannot afford to lose. So they hold their noses and do what they are renowned for: hypocrisy, and vow devotion to this unfortunate King.

Of course, Charles has dirty hands. What may be comparable to his ancestor’s betrayal, if not the manner but surely the purpose, is how he publicly treated his first wife and mother to his kids by openly keeping a harlot in the marriage. So here we are, 70 years later, with King Charles 111.

Both Britain and the Royals are fighting for relevance, as the Politicians have divorced themselves from their European family and have decided to go it alone, while Charles is desperately trying to please the masses by using his looted jewels and horse-drawn carriages to deflect all naysayers to his moment in glory, which he has spent a lifetime preparing for. Both have blood on their hands and are a modern-day anachronism that seems to be standing as the British people appear to have lost their hunger for a revolution, one that the French and Russians have so heroically shown how to achieve.

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May 6, 2023.

ONE LOVE- BOB MARLEY’S MUSICAL GENIUS NOT RESPECTED IN JAMAICA

The music video of Bob’s One Love being sung in one of the most unexpected places illustrates the man’s universal appeal.

When I visited Egypt around 2000, they had no idea where Jamaica was until I mentioned Bob Marley and they all shouted Oh Yes..Bob Marley, One Love- stamp, stamp and I was off in Cairo.

All of this is to say that, as a result of the current government’s recent political maneuver to ensure their supreme leader’s immortal presence in the day-to-day operations of Jamaica, they etched his face alongside Comrade Manley’s as well as grouped the others to show parity.

When asked if Bob was deserving of hero status, I recall a government official saying that Bob’s case was “complicated.”Well, he has locks so I guess that’s complicated. Secondly, he was A-Political so that’s also complicated. He was nonconformist and anti-establishment so that’s complicated and he smoked weed so I guess that’s MAJOR complicated. Meanwhile, while we continue to argue about locks, weed, and who is which P, the world continues to portray Jamaica as a puny, little, backward island that cannot even recognize the magnitude of one of her sons whose music continues to unite all race, religion, creed, and yes, even despots with his simple words- One Love.

And so Jamaica continues to try to breathe from the foot of her new enslavers!

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OIL BUSINESS IS A RELIGION

The world has become a prisoner of OPEC’s oil oligarchs. However, demand and supply dynamics are not at work in this case. The game is being played by the corrupt minds of small men.

It is ironic that, as globally connected as we claim to be, we become more morally disconnected with each passing day. Here’s a bold statement: there is NO shortage of oil in the world, only short men with corrupt minds.

Let us not forget that the pandemic disrupted the daily flow of coins into the oil oligarchs’ piggy banks. 2020/21 were not good years, but they all managed to stay afloat. We are now in Act 2 of As the World Turns, and the players are squeezing the jugular of humanity by inflicting pain on those who need the resources the most. If Covid did not kill you, the price of oil will.

So the real and big question isn’t the predictable behavior of the worthless few, but why does the World bequeath its vital resources to a few who hold it hostage for its own survival?

Andrew Vachss, the writer, summed up the greed of corporate oligarchs perfectly when he said, ” In my world, people are always plotting. You have no idea of all the crimes people in business commit every day. Like it was nothing. Or there’s a set of special rules for them. Remember when Bush made that whole speech about ‘corporate ethics’ last year? What a fraud. You think stuff like Enron or WorldCom is an aberration? It’s only the tip. Business is a religion. Probably the only one practiced all over the world.”

How truthful is that?

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NUCLEAR IN BACK POCKETS, HARD ON IN THEIR FRONT

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It was only a matter of time before the chains of war began to unravel and old mother Russia dared to reprimand Ukraine, her abandoned husband, for failing to return to her open arms as he had previously. For some time now, these two characters had been at each other’s throats. Russia, enabled by their master puppeteer Putin, is enraged; he is enraged at the Ukrainian people, at their elected leader, at Europe for courting Ukraine, and at the West for facilitating Ukraine’s romance with NATO. Ukraine, on the other hand, is unflinching. He wishes to move on, and he has, but Russia, like an obstinate and disgraced lover, has decided to seize Ukraine by the throat, literally seizing him by force. The conflict has begun, and the world has formed alliances.

Tom Freidman, a columnist for the New York Times, expresses one such allegiance. He asserted that while this is a war fought by Putin, it is also a war fought by America and NATO. He stated his reasons and observations and concluded that, while the situation is more complicated than the famous Capulet and Montaque analogy, this quarrel dates all the way back to the collapse of the Soviet Union and the eventual collapse of the hegemony into small Tsarinas, Ukraine being one of them.

When you read Tom Friedman’s piece in the New York Times, you’ll notice that his interpretation is somewhere in the middle, not trying to upset the apple cart. The problem is that the cart has broken and the apples have fallen to the floor. Putin is holding a gun over the apples, daring the onlookers, Europe and the hog USA, to pick them up.

Freidman failed to mention that NATO’s expansion is purely political in nature, as these “new” countries needed some form of security to protect them from Russia, which they know will retaliate against their independence sooner or later. That is why Ukraine wanted to be a part of it. Why? Because they have witnessed and learned from World War II and the likes of Hitler. What is the point of NATO if it begins to pick and choose who can and cannot enter this illustrious club?

Putin, like Hitler, is a man stuck in the 1990s. He’s an anathema, and like Hitler, he wants to rewrite history solely to reclaim the dominance of OLD RUSSIA, the Russia that has long since vanished since Gorbachev abdicated to the winds of change, and I use that word deliberately.

Putin understands, just as he understands he is a failed leader, that NATO is no longer a threat to Ukraine in the same way that Russia is a threat to Ukraine. dreaming of the days when Ukraine was so in bed with Russia that it bore Russia. But, like any good strategist, he needs an EXCUSE to meddle. He’s been working on this excuse for years, and as expected, the US and EU guys, like Chamberlain, ate the bait, with the exception of Orange fellow. He was a Putin supporter with Russian motives, so he was Putin’s agent in the West. In exchange, it appears that Orange Guy would receive economic benefits in Russia, similar to Russian oligarchs who have tentacles all over the world.

The bottom line, as far as I can tell, is that NATO has failed Democracy yet again, playing pussyfoot with people’s lives while despots disguised as leaders decide how people should live and to whom they must answer. Putin is following in the footsteps of old boy Hitler, and China is waiting in the wings to stage Scene 2 of this Nazism. The white boys are back, and this time everyone is armed with a nuclear device in their back pockets and a hard-on for conflict in the front of their pants.

(c) All Rights Reserved. Kwesi. February 2022.

A JAMAICAN WOMAN

Barbara (c) 2022. Emayges. All Rights Reserved.

She has been waging a fight for survival, as evidenced by the folds in her face. She gathers her wares and prepares her meal alone in the dark, cobwebbed, and fortified great house. Dinner is rice and peas, she stated with a smile that is not defined by her bubbly cheeks, but rather with the sparkle in her eyes.

Her hair is messy, and her eyes mirror the hard years she has experienced in the life she has indeed been handed. She is from Kingston, her daughter has migrated, and despite the absence of loving relatives, she perseveres because her life is at stake.

She works on the reimagined plantation owing to her limited options. She is another of those left behind by the modern economy’s violent and strangling hands because she lacks sufficient talent to enter the circle of wealth, that is so tight and exclusive that it is easier for a camel to walk through the eye of a pin than for her to enter that decadent space.

As a consequence, she lives and picks her fortunes using the four-leaf clover, which really only she can see. She is a strong woman. She is self-sufficient. She is a child of her forefathers and mother. She is Africa’s Caribbean symbol. Barbara is a Jamaican woman.

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THE OUTHOUSE

Photo (c) emayges 2022. Hydel Great House, Trelawny, jamaica

There was always the odd one
The one who smiled the broadest
Laughed the loudest
Bowed the deepest
And jumped to do every task
The Massa ordered….

There was always one of them
Who pushed and shoved his enslaved
Brothers and Sisters
Helping Massa keep them in line
And the first to tell Massa
Who stepped out of place

We called him Uncle Tom
Tom the fool
Tom the clown
As he made sure to dress like Massa
To signal to his fellow brothers and sisters
That he was in charge
That he was Massa to them
That he was Massa’ favorite

Favored enough to sleep in the Outhouse
The Outhouse where Massa
Took his slaves virginity
Man or Woman
He didn’t care.
The Outhouse was the
House of tyranny
The house of sodomy
The house of suffering
And Uncle Tom delighted himself
To lay his head
And closed his eyes
Forgetting what happened there

The Outhouse of destruction
The Outhouse of Sodom
The Outhouse of decadent power
Stands alone in the cane fields
Anchored in time
And the stench of morbid slavery
Whipped by the ever-flowing winds of change.

(c) 2022. All Rights Reserved. Seti

“Why Women Are Attracted To Bum Niggas” by @Bdell1014

Saw this post and thought I would reblog it for my audience to see. Interesting read. Love to hear your thoughts.

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This blog entry is going to break the barriers that constrict the social boundaries of why dumb hoes settle for lames, bums, and ain’t shit niggas. Beautiful, smart, ambitious women settle for mediocre men because compared to the others he’s a step up. Too many women know how they want to feel, but settle for anything just so that they can feel something. All emotion, and no logic. Based off my skewed opinions and observations, I’ve come to a realization on why the vast majority of women in this generation will choose a nigga with no priorities over a guy that does and I’ll decode that in the following paragraphs.

Bum niggas stay winning because too many women are content with mediocrity. Dumb bitches will turn a bum into a saint by accepting the lie that she’s suddenly special and he’s going to get his shit together. Denial is a hell of a drug. Insecure ass women cant accept any guy being more successful…

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