{"id":50109,"date":"2025-02-09T17:31:32","date_gmt":"2025-02-09T17:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rastafarivisions.com\/wordpress\/?p=50109"},"modified":"2025-02-09T18:04:13","modified_gmt":"2025-02-09T18:04:13","slug":"bones-of-appeasement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rastafarivisions.com\/wordpress\/bones-of-appeasement\/","title":{"rendered":"BONES OF APPEASEMENT"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"50109\" class=\"elementor elementor-50109\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-351a15e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"351a15e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f713d2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f713d2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"background: #b9b9b9; margin-top: 15px; width: 100%; padding: 20px; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; border: 20px solid #824b4b; -webkit-border-radius: 80px; -moz-border-radius: 80px; border-radius: 80px;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; font-family: arial black, sans-serif;\"><span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 12px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">BONES OF APPEASEMENT\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 12px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rastafarivisions.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/a-bone-of-appeasement3.jpg?ssl=1\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"42671\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/rastafarivisions.com\/wordpress\/3d-small-people-mediator\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rastafarivisions.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/a-bone-of-appeasement3.jpg?fit=635%2C784&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"635,784\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Getty Images\/iStockphoto&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;3d small people - Mediator, Isolated white background&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1477612800&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;art3d2&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;3d small people - Mediator&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"3d small people &amp;#8211; 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color: #000000;\">The reality of being ranked as<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: arial black, sans-serif;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; color: #000000;\">THE MOST INDEBTED NATION<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 12px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span> IN THE CARIBBEAN<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; color: #000000;\">has very serious and far-reaching implications.<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; color: #000000;\">It does not matter who is the prime minister<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; color: #000000;\">or how much Bob Marley they like.<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; color: #000000;\">They are forced to balance between two masters,<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; color: #000000;\">and the final decision will always belong to <span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 12px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial black, sans-serif;\">the controllers of big capital,<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial black, sans-serif;\"><span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 12px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>not Rastafari people.<\/span><span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 32px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; color: #000000;\">BIG CAPITAL,<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 12px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span><span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 12px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial black, sans-serif;\"><strong>THE INHERITORS OF SLAVERY-WEALTH<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 12px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span> are naturally committed to <span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 12px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span><strong>maintaining the status quo,<\/strong><span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 12px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; color: #000000;\">and in that status quo <span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 12px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial black, sans-serif;\"><strong>THE INHERITORS OF <span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 12px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>SLAVERY-POVERTY<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; color: #000000;\"><span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 12px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial black, sans-serif;\">are not to become <span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 12px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>economically empowered.<\/span><span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 32px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; color: #000000;\">Therefore the developing marijuana industry is planned <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; color: #000000;\">for the economic benefit of<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 12px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial black, sans-serif;\">those who benefited from rum and<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 12px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span> sugar cane production.<\/span><span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 32px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; color: #000000;\">Where does that leave Rastas?<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: arial black, sans-serif;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; color: #000000;\">FIGHTING FOR THE BONES OF APPEASEMENT<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; color: #000000;\"><span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 12px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>that will allow them to get <span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 12px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial black, sans-serif;\">a feel-good high <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial black, sans-serif;\">while<\/span><span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 12px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: arial black, sans-serif;\"><strong>THE INHERITORS OF SLAVERY WEALTH<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 12px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial black, sans-serif;\">continue to rake in the billions.<\/span><span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 32px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; color: #000000; font-family: arial black, sans-serif;\">So the real fight is really a fight <span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 12px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>to change the status quo<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 12px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span> that has been handed down by Chattel Slavery.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 24px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; color: #000000; font-family: arial black, sans-serif;\">AFRICAN LIBERATION.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5\">\n<div class=\"D_F W_6D6F r_BN gl_C\" data-test-id=\"card-toolbar\">\n<div class=\"D_F ab_C en_0 b_Z14vXdP e_3mS2U I_ZkbNhI P_Z1otBpf\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; color: #000000;\"><span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 12px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rastafarivisions.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/slave2bresized.jpg?ssl=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14512\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/rastafarivisions.com\/wordpress\/slave2bresized\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rastafarivisions.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/slave2bresized.jpg?fit=530%2C414&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"530,414\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"slave2bresized\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rastafarivisions.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/slave2bresized.jpg?fit=300%2C234&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rastafarivisions.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/slave2bresized.jpg?fit=530%2C414&amp;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14512\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rastafarivisions.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/slave2bresized.jpg?resize=620%2C484&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SLAVE MASTER\" width=\"620\" height=\"484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rastafarivisions.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/slave2bresized.jpg?w=530&amp;ssl=1 530w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rastafarivisions.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/slave2bresized.jpg?resize=300%2C234&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000; font-family: arial black, sans-serif;\">Ras Jahaziel rastafarivisions.com <span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Sun 9 Feb 2025<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BONES OF APPEASEMENT\u00a0 The reality of being ranked as THE MOST INDEBTED NATION IN THE CARIBBEAN has very serious and far-reaching implications. \u00a0 It does not matter who is the prime minister or how much Bob Marley they like. 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