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The Dehumanisation and Demonisation of Black People

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I was sitting in the front yard watching my little nieces and nephews play, running around with not a care in the world. I watched the bigger kids of my family with their friends drive in and back out again, chatting and laughing. I must say, I am happy we live in country like Jamaica, where for the most part we are just Normal Human Beings . I am happy that Jamaicans have the chance to grow up in a society void of daily engineered institutionalized racism, designed to dehumanize black people.  The bigger children and their friends will be leaving for colleges and universities soon. Some will go local, others will migrate to the USA, UK and Europe but I am happy that they got this chance to grow up with a concept of self, knowing who they are without the pressure and prejudices of race. We try our best to describe to them the world they will face once they leave the comfort of our small beloved island home and we hope they are confident enough, strong enough and full of self respe...

A Series of Unfortunate Events - From Brexit to Trump

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A series of unfortunate events, Brexit and Trump has played right into the hands of both Russia and ISIS. EU president: Donald Trump's election has placed America's relationship with Europe at risk, EU president Jean Claude Juncker has warned. In a series of blunt and forthright remarks on the shock winner of the US elections, Mr Juncker accused the new President-elect of ignorance and said he must be taught "what Europe is and how it works". Russia supported Brexit because Russia wanted the UK out of the European Union, they were happy like a pig in slop about the outcome of the Brexit vote. The United Kingdom was like a thorn in the side of Russia because the UK would use her position as a top member of the EU to counter and block Russia's moves. On top of all that the UK was the eye, ear and mouthpiece of the USA in the EU, they both would work together to influence the EU activities, countering and blocking Russia. In fact Russia also wants the Europe...