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Governor-General and The Order of St. Michael and St. George

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The Government General wears this medal every time he puts on the ceremonial uniform and yet the Jamaican in this black man was never outraged by the symbols he wears on his chest and what it represents. The British colonial system was very good at beating the self-worth out of us, “Anything too Black not too Good”. Brainwashing us to the point that we hated ourselves. We the Jamaican people have been culturally conditioned, stewed to subjugation perfection as we wear and display the symbols of our oppressors with pride, like a blasted badge of honour. They are Superior and Benevolent and we are Inferior and grateful for that Benevolence. Statues and Monuments The Jews would never have a statue of Hitler in the middle of Israel, yes, he is a part of their history, but he is not to be celebrated. The reason why people build statues and monuments, is to celebrate a person’s positive contribution to society and humanity. We do not build and/or maintain statues and monuments to peo...