I made many explosive statements in part 1 and promised to back them up with facts and findings. The degree of deliberate confoundment which has been invested in obfuscating the truth on this matter is so voluminous, widespread and sustained, it requires much more than one or two articles. Thank God we have a whole … More The problem Pseudo-Jamaicans have with Black Identity – Part 2
*So a wa yu waa mi kaal dem den? Ruos bredfruut? Professor Mattias Desmet, Professor of Psychology at the University of Ghent in Belgium, seems to be giving voice to the dull agony I feel this morning as I find myself re-immersed in the atmosphere of Kingston, which for me, has always represented a sphere … More The problem *Pseudo-Jamaicans have with Black Identity
Celebrations and causes can compete or compliment. I recall when someone had the bright idea to redub Black History Month as Reggae Month instead. I was not pleased. (And I was then a music industry CEO). Sure our music is cultural capital worthy of being celebrated … well at least some sections more than others. … More May is AFRICA Month
How to dismantle a democracy: For billionaires only. It might not be a bestseller, but it would not need to be. The fact is, the power of the people is great when it works for you, but people are highly unreliable. Even Jesus Christ got a taste of it. The crowd that crowns you today … More Petrified, Hypnotized, Zombified, Neutralized.
With all the talk about the Rules-based International Order collapsing and the anxiety over what will the emergent global body politic look like when the game reverts to Big-fish-eat-small-fish, I feel compelled to make some comments on basic ideas that no longer represent a consensus of human opinion, and why, and what to do about … More Sovereign Intelligence
Admittedly, Trump is a bit of a character and there is a certain level of cinematic drama involved with invading a country, kidnapping its president and dragging him through the streets of your cities limping in leg-chains. Why not go ahead and say it? Its gangster. But there really is no spectacle here, not really. … More The Law of US Almighty
The news yesterday morning highlighted a fairly common scene. The PNP held a press conference speaking specifically to the emerging incidents of leptospirosis and the health threat posed to the nation in the aftermath of Melissa. At the podium was Dr Alfred Dawes, PNP spokesperson on health and in the background were party dignitaries headed … More Systems of predation / Systems of service
Regardless of who wins at the end of the day, successive Jamaican governments and especially their presiding prime ministers are not just exceptional, but phenomenal human beings. Whether Andrew is returned to high office, or asked to take a temporary break, he has given yeoman service to the Jamaican people; his track record of achievement … More Standing Ovation
The idea of a Christian vote in the Jamaican context is an interesting proposition. For such a voting bloc to exist and to be of societal value requires an internal cohesion which can only be achieved through common connection to universally trusted sources of information and universally respected voices of authority. Even then, weighing in … More A church voting bloc?
The following was originally published under the title Resilience or Reliance earlier this year. In light of current focus in some quarters I am re-releasing for contemplation of all who will and can. “The settlement of Jamaica was not financed by any joint-stock company as in New England or Virginia; or by any lord proprietor … More Di solution – a life or debt decision
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