racial friction in Jamaica

[quote author=krishna link=topic=60565.msg384795#msg384795 date=1323814302]
so a domestic dispute is enough to burn and loot and kill chinese justified?

thats racism
[/quote] no this was just the fuse , resentment was simmering among the brethren , at that time 90 % of retail was controlled by the chinese ,the rest among the syrians and lebanese and they always undercut the black jamaicans who could not compete . It was like the mafia.

[quote author=dave6 link=topic=60565.msg384791#msg384791 date=1323814088]
well another thing this documentary does is expose the hypocrisy.
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what hypocrisy ...The plight of 6 million Afros and Indos :

over a coupla thousand Chinese and Europeans and Middle Easterners..

Lookit here... CarpetBaggers became affluent !

[quote author=Kwami link=topic=60565.msg384798#msg384798 date=1323814777]
no this was just the fuse , resentment was simmering among the brethren , at that time 90 % of retail was controlled by the chinese ,the rest among the syrians and lebanese and they always undercut the black jamaicans who could not compete . It was like the mafia.
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while i understand how the creole jamaicans must have felt.

If that causes killing looting. its racism

the chinese was being protected by the british

The Caribbean has many more serious issues than bemoaning the Plight :

Of a couple of Chinese and Euros...

[quote author=dave6 link=topic=60565.msg384758#msg384758 date=1323809550]
actually the reaction is much more positive than negative and i have accomplished my goals with this project and i will continue to accomplish my goals as the series continues and i add more segments to this project and continue to screen it at universities around, Jamaica, USA, and Canada, Austria, and Germany, the fact that you find no value in this project((thought it has angered and frustrated you)) even though you admit that you did not watch means you should move on and stop wasting your time while the thousands of others who enjoy the project will continue to do so.
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[quote author=Kwami link=topic=60565.msg384796#msg384796 date=1323814411]
not far off but corn meal porridge and powdered milk was a staple in my youth  days courtesy of hand outs by the ppp
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u ate well under the ppp

Methink is " wishful thinking " that this will be in any University curicculum !  ::lol:: ::lol::

[quote author=krishna link=topic=60565.msg384809#msg384809 date=1323815105]
u ate well under the ppp
[/quote] prior to 64 the ppp subsidised poor people

Quote: you find no value in this project((thought it has angered and frustrated you))

dont put words in my mouth Dave.  you wish your project has frustrated and angered me.  not in th least.  ..not a factor at all.

yu see I know wat you apparently do not. 

everything must stand the test of time.  how long do you think you doc will last as a point of interest for people looking for info on the westindies..acurate and properly presnted and useful stuff, they may use to further themselves and their interest/projects?

do yu think on merit your work will be included in achieves collected by regional governments for academic use for example?

if is is it wud be as an example of racism and upper class attack on westindies/westindians... which is what your work actually is as far as I see. 

and if yu do this as a calling, whatever else yu produce is likely in the same vein.  you are, in the realm of docs, wat such as Tony Cozier and Reds Perierria are in cricket journalism

if your work becomes a use value it wont be for what you think and expect I am sure.

as it stands I am doing you a favour by paying attention to you and your work. you are right.  I shud stop. there is absolutely no benefit in it for me
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time tells about everything...based on truth and accuracy, and good intent. 

on that basis your work has nowhere to go but a dusty long term, position on youtube, despite the support of such as SCA and krishna.

with lone support of such as those 2 yu in bad shape indeed