http://thoughtpresslife.com News, trends, and interesting things Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:14:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 http://thoughtpresslife.com/pagetwo/#comment-4094 Godfrey Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:59:48 +0000 http://thoughtpresslife.com/pagetwo/#comment-4094 you di get a small part of jamaica as seen by those who leave the path of the tourist, Pity you did not spend a longer time to see the country part. One of the problems that i see is the denial that Jamaicans have of the problems. i am a jamaican and i do not let that fact blind my eyes to the problems that exist. the currupt politicians, the gunmen ( who are or has been protected by the politicians) there are many things wrong , but by the same token on the whole jamaicans are a proud people, regretfull so much things are wrong. you di get a small part of jamaica as seen by those who leave the path of the tourist, Pity you did not spend a longer time to see the country part. One of the problems that i see is the denial that Jamaicans have of the problems. i am a jamaican and i do not let that fact blind my eyes to the problems that exist. the currupt politicians, the gunmen ( who are or has been protected by the politicians) there are many things wrong , but by the same token on the whole jamaicans are a proud people, regretfull so much things are wrong.

]]> http://thoughtpresslife.com/pagetwo/#comment-3787 Aja Thu, 03 Jan 2008 19:32:06 +0000 http://thoughtpresslife.com/pagetwo/#comment-3787 I don't understand why people are giving this boy so much trouble. Why should he be expected to know and accept the way things are all over the world? Do any of you? I don't think he was being racist either. Middle-America is generally very tollerant, especially of race. When we walk down the street every day, we don't stop when we see someone of a different race, we don't even think about it. At least the people I know don't. But if you go to Jamaica or anywhere in the Caribbean, for example, and you are a white howlie, you feel like you've got a spotlight on you all the time. People will look at you and see you as a rich snob who has no soul. Why should I be made to feel that way when I want to see the real Jamaica and possibly get some ideas on how to help? I come to appreciate the struggles, rather than ignore them, and I am an enemy. We cannot help the heritage of our physical bodies. I don't remember selecting what race I was going to be when I was born, or where I would be raised, do you? (Though I do certainly appreciate my "soft lifestyle" in comparisson to others.) There can only be tollerance and equality when all sides are in agreeance on this issue. And I'm sorry but it IS sad that they beat their girlfriends. It happens here too but not to the extent it happens there (per capita). Don't criticize someone else's culture while you're accusing them of criticizing yours or another. It makes no sense and it defeats your own purpose. I haven't got anything further to say, except that I am so tired of the hate between the races. I don't see a lot of it in my town because it's very mixed and we appreciate the diversity. I just can't believe it sometimes. I don’t understand why people are giving this boy so much trouble. Why should he be expected to know and accept the way things are all over the world? Do any of you? I don’t think he was being racist either. Middle-America is generally very tollerant, especially of race. When we walk down the street every day, we don’t stop when we see someone of a different race, we don’t even think about it. At least the people I know don’t. But if you go to Jamaica or anywhere in the Caribbean, for example, and you are a white howlie, you feel like you’ve got a spotlight on you all the time. People will look at you and see you as a rich snob who has no soul. Why should I be made to feel that way when I want to see the real Jamaica and possibly get some ideas on how to help? I come to appreciate the struggles, rather than ignore them, and I am an enemy. We cannot help the heritage of our physical bodies. I don’t remember selecting what race I was going to be when I was born, or where I would be raised, do you? (Though I do certainly appreciate my “soft lifestyle” in comparisson to others.) There can only be tollerance and equality when all sides are in agreeance on this issue. And I’m sorry but it IS sad that they beat their girlfriends. It happens here too but not to the extent it happens there (per capita). Don’t criticize someone else’s culture while you’re accusing them of criticizing yours or another. It makes no sense and it defeats your own purpose. I haven’t got anything further to say, except that I am so tired of the hate between the races. I don’t see a lot of it in my town because it’s very mixed and we appreciate the diversity. I just can’t believe it sometimes.

]]>