RASTAFARI UNITED NEWSLETTER

SEPTEMBER 2005 THE PEOPLES NEWSPAPER #10 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO RASTAFARI UNITED

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IN THIS ISSUE : TRINIDAD & TOBAGO RASTAFARI UNITED INC. Page 3— Rastafari Speaks 15 b P.C.O.L Page 4— The Fyzabad Storm GOWERS WELL RD. Page 5— Report from TTRU Trinidad House FYZABAD TRINIDAD, WEST INDIES. Page 6—Bro Valentino 1970 Calypso Page 7—Bacchanal corner [email protected] Page 8– Black Stalin Page 10—14—Black Man’s Kryptonite Http://www.aiyamar.com

Cover Art— Ras Ravin-I Design and Layout— Ras Ravin-I Contributing Writers— / Ras Jahaziel/ Frank Chattoo/ Ras Ravin-I Photographs— Ras Ravin-I / H.I.M Photos— TTRU Rastafari Archives TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO RASTAFARI UNITED

Human Diversity

"The very diversity of the worlds peoples today constitutes one of mankind's great resources; the different philosophies with which nations approach their problems lead inevitably to a vast array of methods and techniques. These variations are necessary, for each people must find solutions which are responsive to its particular needs... each nation will inevitably pursue that course which ap- pears best suited to its own unique characteristics, but no nation can pursue its course in isolation, and no nation can develop and prosper with its back turned to the rest of the world in terms of trade, techniques, resources and ideas. Each of us de- "Let us not recoil in hatred against those pends on the other, can learn from the other, and in who, even while protecting their freedom pursuing it's own destiny will go further and suc- from bias and prejudice, reveal by their ac- ceed more quickly with others, Indeed, the free ex- tions that the poison of racial discrimina- change of support and ideas is an essential condi- tion has left its lasting effects, and by this tion to world understanding and equally to world reaction reveal that we, no less than they progress." are prey to unreasoning emotion, that we, no less than they are susceptible to that "We seek to consolidate and guarantee our own virus which is called intolerance. precious liberty as independent nations.

We seek freedom for our still dependant brothers. "The specter of racial discrimination which has for so long cast its dark and evil We seek Africa's economic growth and develop- shadow over much of this globe is slowly ment, the betterment of the way of life of Africans disappearing. Men are coming increasingly and all men. to be judged by their talents and abilities rather than the less meaningful and far We seek the closest collaboration with those oth- more superficial standards of race and ers - Asians, Europeans, North & South Americans religion. who share our desires and who are willing to coop- erate with us.

We seek that self-sufficiency which will enable us True education goes hand in hand with to play our rightful role in international affairs & live one's culture and heritage and strength- in full harmony with all men." ens one's belief in God Almighty.

"Educational programmes follow the dictates of the times. Academic edu- cation is not enough, it should be augmented by other practical learning taking into consideration the needs of everyday life.

Until Bigotry, Prejudice And Malicious Inhuman Self– Interest Is Replaced By Understanding, Tolerance and Goodwill, Until Then, There Will Be War…… H.I.M Haile Selassie 1st.

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THE FYZABAD STORM. By Ras Ravin-I

st On the 21 of September 2005, the village of In a country of 1.3 million people, where the coun- Fyzabad experienced a “storm” in which at least try’s revenue can adequately support every single 50 houses suffered severe damage. Several citizen, are you still going to tell me that we still rooftops were blown of, while others were com- have “certain categories of people” and “we are pletely destroyed. going to seek to modify our housing policy?” Mr. Prime Minister, as a citizen of Fyzabad and Trini- Mr. Patrick Manning, the Prime Minister of Trini- th dad, I have to ask you, what exactly was your dad and Tobago showed up on the 24 . The fol- housing policy before this storm? lowing is part of a comment made by the Prime Minister, carried in the Trinidad Express newspa- Now, let me see if I can understand this whole sce- th per on the 25 of September 2005. nario, you have allocated $850.million dollars to build a new stadium, do we really need this sta- “After his tour, Manning said what became dium when we already have 50? Let me reiterate more evident to him was the conditions under sports is not a rising problem, our problems are: CRIME – HEALTH CARE- POVERTY- HOUSING- which some citizens live. INFRA STRUCTURE- CORRUPT GOVERNMENT I have been talking with Minister (Joan) Yuille- OFFICIALS- should I go on? And now you tell me that you have to “seek to modify your housing pol- Williams and the Minister of Social Develop- icy” come on man, get real. Trinidadians are not ment (Anthony Roberts) and we are going to that stupid or are we? have to, among other things, seek to modify our housing policy somewhat," Manning said. Let me refer you to story carried by the Express on the 23rd of September, 2005. "We will have to target that policy a little more to deal with certain categories of persons who The heavy rains, strong winds and lightning, which live under such conditions. That was very evi- began at 4.30 p.m. and was over within an hour, dent this morning and we will have to address punished the poorest living along Mon Desir that.” Road, Delhi Road, Siewlal Trace, John Jules Trace, Latchman Avenue and Montiel Trace. What stands out in my mind is that, the govern- Did we commit some unforgivable act against god ment’s housing policy has no provisions in place and humanity? to accommodate the poor people of Trinidad AND Fyzabad of all places in the country! Don’t Scores of homeless storm survivors slept in ham- you people remember that it was in Fyzabad that mocks and under trees on Wednesday night, with OIL was first found! Don’t you all remember that few in authority aware of the extent of the dam- it was in Fyzabad that the Oilfield Trade Unions age done in Fyzabad. were first formed! Have we forgotten that is was Fyzabad that put Trinidad into the oil producing Where was the National Emergency Management? country category! While Fyzabad remains with “certain categories of people” and now that the At around 10.30 a.m. yesterday, chairman of the oilfields are no longer producing the volume of oil NSHC Krishna Ramkumar and the commission's as before, the roads remain in a terrible state of CEO, Dr Lionel Douglas and project manager Wal- disrepair because the “energy sector” has no use dron Louison had begun surveying the damage. for the abandoned oilfields anymore. Yesterday equals the 22nd, the storm was on the 21st. How big is Trinidad?

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THE FYZABAD STORM. By Ras Ravin-I TTRU TRINIDAD HOUSE REPORT— Bro Frank Chattoo

GREETINGS IN THE NAME OF THE MOST HIGH The Daily Express was told that the Fire Ser- SALASSIE I. JAH RASTAFARI, GREETINGS JAH vices is considered the first response unit in a CHILDREN. disaster with the Office of Disaster Prepared- ness and Management (ODPM) stepping in Let the power of the pen be mightier than the at the earliest opportunity. gun. Let not the system make us into rabble- rousers. Let us use the power of the tongue to wage From 4.30 pm to 10.30 am is 18 hrs. I could fly the just struggle for the benefit of all mankind. from Trinidad to Miami and back 3 times, be- fore the NEMA responded to a local disaster in Time is of the utmost importance, they say it’s the a country that is no bigger than the State of end…….. but it’s just the beginning …….. Rise up Rhode Island, USA- the smallest state in the from your slumber there is much work to be done. US. It gives T.T.R.U. Trinidad House great pleasure But only one fire appliance was on the scene to address the Rastafari Nation worldwide. Wednesday night, and firemen reported only four houses affected. After three (3) successful projects at base camp; What time did the storm hit on the 21st? (IT T.T.R.U. MOTORCADE RALLY WAS REPORTED AT 4.30 PM AND WAS T.T.R.U. SEMINAR: - 06/08/05 OVER IN AN HOUR) The village Fyzabad T.T.R.U. HEALTH FAIR:-15/08/05 does not even have one fire truck, but we live in an oilfield area. We have fire service in the T.T.R.U. was able to demonstrate by challenging its oilfields! The fire service is in Siparia. How far groundation works at their base camp. These pro- is Siparia from Fyzabad? SIX MILES Mr. jects were coordinated and managed by T.T.R.U lo- Prime Minister!, SIX MILES. How long does it cal and international and were well organized and take to get from Siparia to Fyzabad? Ask any attended by many Rasta houses and committees. resident, approximately 10-15 minutes. These successes simply demonstrate that with This situation shows a serious lack of interest the unity of Jah’s children………no power on earth and care for the citizens of Trinidad and ex- will be able to smite us by day or by night. We Rec- tremely poor management of OUR resources. ognized that in T&T, which boast of “economic pros- These resources belong to the people of Trini- perity “ a great percentage of our population are dad and Tobago. They are NOT YOURS. So destined to become sufferers because our system is why do we still have people living “below the declaring false images in the name of truth. poverty line?” ASK YOURSELF THAT. Our struggle is to emancipate ourselves from slav- ery by raising our consciousness for peace, bread and justice. Fyzabad a town, surrounded by great resources in oil and natural gas has become eco- nomically stagnant since the 1930’s Buttler Riots and the 1970 Revolution, no returns has been in- jected back into the community from oil and gas. It was reported by Prime Minister Patrick Manning on Sat. 24th/09/05 Republic Day during a visit to those areas affected by a freak storm that hit Fyzabad on the 20th /09/05. He stated that ‘nobody should be living in those conditions’. Our advice to our P.M. is that you are responsible for the proper living condi- tions for our citizens. T&T could afford it Mr. P.M.

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September 2005 The Freedom Fighter. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO RASTAFARI UNITED

TTRU TRINIDAD HOUSE REPORT— Bro Frank Chattoo “DE ROARING 70’S By Bro. Valentino. 1986 No progress has been made in our community in Unemployment, Education, Health, Sports, Culture Remember when Black people was denied and Infrastructure. T.T.R.U. has already started The privilege to work in dem banks groundation works an educational, sports and cul- You forget who gave you this advantage tural complex………together with an electricity and But to NJAC you should say thanks water supply. These projects are funded by way of Remember when white faces donations and fund raisers. Used to hold the top positions So let us give all thanks and praise UPCOMING EVENTS To the 70’ revolution

I-TAL-Q -07/10/05— Trinidad Trini have a funny way of forgetting SPORTS AND FAMILY DAY -30/10/05— Trinidad Their history to them like it doh mean noth- Musical Show Featuring the Black Rebels—USA ing The history that went down here in the In concluding T.T.R.U. stands firm in the heat ‘ah 1970’s de battle’ against crime and the criminals that has As doh it never was today in the 90’s taken control of our blessed land……… But doh care how they try to tarnish These historic memories T.T.R.U. Executive, I will always remember the roaring 70’s

Trinidad House. Tell them to teach the children About this piece of history 21st of April The year of our lord 1970

Remember Basil Davis and Guy Harewood and Bro Valentine Beverly Jones, Brian Jeffers and the others Whose lives went down the line I wonder if these people Gave their lives for a hopeless cause And for their deaths all those responsible People the verdict is yours

A lot of men lived fast and died young In this most historic decade When Randy B used to come to town With his Flying Squad on parade The emphasis was on education And when the young folks got too bright The same institution Turn around and out they light

Tell them to teach the children About this piece of history 21st of April The year of our lord 1970

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TTRU Idren Reasoning 2001. Photo By Ras Ravin-I

Yuh know something.. I man really like de way people talk, Ah like de way how dey make demselves sound, its funny ...listen there is nowhere in this livity that says that one has to sound like ah Jamaican or ah West Indian to show dat yuh know bout Rasta- fari… so tell meh why all yuh want tuh sound like all yuh from de Caribbean? Now explain meh dat !!. As soon as all yuh stop combing all yuh hair, de word-sound change, is... wat ah gwan...is fi dis and fi dat….look here…..

as all yuh know, dere is many different verbal expressions aroung the world, so why all yuh want to use the verbal expressions of de Caribbean to ex- press the "I" and not use the expres- sions all yuh are accustomed to?, it would be a lot easier to communi- cate to one's environment in the learned language of dat environ- ment.

Yuh done know how de grapevine 50th Anniversary Of His Imperial is….dey say...de white people dem growing dreadlocks, ...me, I only Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie: listening…. Dey say some ah dem First Visit To The United States have African name, an dey only wearing African clothes, some ah 1954-2004 dem even telling we how tuh be black , an if we question it…. dem by Ras Nathaniel say “reverse racism” # Paperback: 148 pages Look lemme hush meh mouth be- # ISBN: 1412037026 fore one ah yuh bust meh head.

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BLACK STALIN “THE CARIBBEAN MAN”

Born in San Fernando in 1941, Leroy Calliste began singing calypso in the late 1950s, writing his own music and lyrics. He entered the Southern Brigade Calypso Tent in San Fernando in 1959, singing a song called "Why I would like to be a ". He joined the Original Young Brigade Tent in Port of Spain in 1964. In 1967 he joined Lord Kitchener's Kaiso Revue. In 1979 he moved over to the Mighty Shadow's King of the Wizards Tent and recorded his first album, "The Caribbean Man". That year he walked away with his first Calypso Monarch crown for his two compositions," Caribbean Unity" and "Play One".

In 1985 he won the crown again with "Ism Schism" and "Wait Dorothy", and again in 1987 with a tribute to steel- band entitled "Mr.Pan Maker" and "Bun Dem" which can be seen as the first in a long line of fire burn songs per- formed by Rastafarian singers in the Caribbean.

In 1987 he was also awarded the Hummingbird Silver Medal for his contribution to Trinidad and Tobago culture.

In 1991 the usually dread and critical Stalin took a winning turn and walked away with the Calypso Monarch crown again, with "Look on the Bright Side" and "Black man Feeling to Party. In 1995 he went chutney, with a "Tribute to Sundar Popo, in honor of his old friend and fellow singer.

In 1999 he won the title of Calypso King of the World with the calypsos "Black Man Feeling to Party" and "Wine Boy", poking fun at everybody's favorite wining politician, Dhanraj Singh.

Taken from: http://www.nalis.gov.tt/national_icons/BlackStalin.htm

“Learning and profound knowledge nurture noble character and impart wisdom. The family unit and educational establishments have great re- sponsibilities in these endeavors for they are the basis of national pro- gress and prosperity”. His Imperial Majesty speaks on “THE VALUE OF EDUCATION”

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September 2005 The Freedom Fighter. TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO RASTAFARI UNITED THE BLACK MAN'S KRYPTONITE IS THE GOD-CONCEPT THAT HE WAS FED WITH ON HELL PLANTATION

After being damaged by these methods, Gods be- came ACCUSTOMED AND ACCLIMATIZED TO HELL. They knew no other existence, and the new God-concept that they were given made them fear future hell under the earth, not knowing that they were being tricked into cherishing present hell on top of the earth. In so many ways, dethroned Gods became victims of slave-master psychology, duped by slave-master trickenology. Ras Jahaziel The Revelator These false concepts of "God, the Devil, and Hell" The people who have been robbed of the knowl- became a Kryptonite prison that up to this day edge of their inner God are now like Superman keeps Superman so spell-bound that he is unaware lying next to Kryptonite. They have been of his strengths and his true identity. Hell plantation drugged, and their God-powers have been ren- was designed to last, and that is why it has always dered useless by false teachings that have mixed its concrete with false ideology. stripped God of his humanity and made him AN INVISIBLE WHITE OVERSEER WITH MAGICAL It is little wonder that today on Hell plantation, kryp- POWERS. If there is one positive thing that one tonited Gods smile complacently in the midst of can say about the slave-master it is that he is their pathetic condition as if they are still stoned on very smart. He never gives you a teaching that the dope that they ate at the new lunch counters of does not help him to profit. integration. But what has been the long-term effect of continuous dope on Hell plantation if not the ful- Stripped of the true knowledge of God, Gods fell fillment of that long-term plan of Negro- from that high and lofty concept of self for which domestication? The knock that is now heard on the they were once renouned, and they are now held slave-master’s door is no longer that threatening captive by a myth that has paved the way for knock that used to say "Let my people go", it is a spiritual sickness and immorality. knock that says to the owners of Hell plantation "Please Sir, are there any more vacancies?" The captives of this myth were bound to be- come SPIRITUALLY SICK and immoral when Oh, what a tragedy when SELF-ESTEEM is ripped they lost their SELF-ESTEEM and no longer had from the bowels of a people that once were proud of any memory of that distant self that was not a what they saw in the mirror. Stoned out of their slave. It was necessary to strip Gods of their senses, they consciously and subconsciously prefer self-esteem, strip them of their memory of a the image of the white slave-master to their own. higher existence, and then leave them no time That is what a God-myth can do when it is invented for reflection by subjecting them to the dehuman- for the slave by his old slave master for the purpose izing drudgery of slavery…that still continues to- of deifying the slave master. It is no wonder that day. slavery keeps recycling itself from generation to generation on Hell plantation.

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As a result of this long ongoing process, super- The Slave-master has always been the brain of men who have long been kryptonited, now find slave society, and he established major educa- themselves eating from the pigsty like fallen an- tional institutions to propagate his way of thinking gels addicted to slow poison. They eat with de- throughout the plantation and throughout the colo- light everything that weakens them, and satiate nies. The inhabitants of the field or the colony themselves with every manner of behavior that therefore looked towards The Big House for their kills them. Every day that is spent under the spell ideas, and this is a long historical trend that will not of the Kryptonite-teachings takes them further change very easily while the slave-master is still and further away from that high moral stature that propagating slave-master trickenology. Conse- once distinguished them as Gods in human form quently, if one has been locked within such a slave manifesting a heavenly existence. society for centuries, it is almost impossible for one to have any kind of God-concept that is different to When the wrong concept of "GOD" was fed to the one that the Slave-master invented. the family of God, they became ignorant, and lost their love for the practices and the disciplines that Even when one rebels and decides to call God by had formerly made them Gods in human form. a different name, it is highly likely that the funda- Their enforced descent from those lofty heights mental concept of God will remain the same. On took them down to the mundane level of exis- the deepest layers of one’s subconscious, God will tence where their lives became confined to an still be comprehended as "an invisible white over- endless mind-draining scramble for simply rice-n- seer with magical powers. He not only can over- peas. They forgot everything about their God- see you when no one appears to be watching, but duties and their historical obligations, and lived he can also over-hear you when you think you are for nothing else but their bellies and their flesh. just talking quietly to yourself. He also has your Instead of being known for their pyramid building whole destiny in his hands and is ready to punish and their great knowledge, they became known you for breaking the rules of the plantation." for their lack of SELF-KNOWLEDGE. It was inevi- table that they would eventually become a laugh- This is the concept of God that was given to the ingstock and an object of pity before the eyes of slave for no other reason but to over-see the be- the world. havior of slaves and maintain control of the planta- tion. Even when the slave-master went on vacation This all happened because the wrong concept of or left the colonies altogether, he was still able to God caused the family of God to lose confidence maintain control. "He knows when you are sleep- in their individual and collective God-power to re- ing, he knows when you are awake, you cant hide direct the course of history. They therefore settled from the slave-master, so be nice and obedient if for that donkey role in life and history which white you know what's good for your own sake." The slave-masters had long ago placed upon them. same criminals who introduced a false God- With this new slavery-inherited thinking, being a concept to the plantation did not invent Satan slave became so normal that hardly anyone could Klaus without a similar ambition. see beyond the daily task of building the white man’s house. An almost impenetrable perimeter had been drawn around their minds by the slave- master, so that they would never think beyond, "me, my belly, my boss, and my job". As if af- flicted by amnesia, fallen Gods began to look be- yond themselves for the solution to their prob- lems, and praying for miracles took priority over the task of SELF-RULE, SELF-DISCIPLINE AND COLLECTIVE LIBERATION.

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Total control of the plantation has always been The truth is that SELF-KNOWLEDGE, SELF CON- the slave-master’s ambition. It is therefore not FIDENCE, SELF-RULE, SELF-DISCIPLINE and an accident that up to this day, the majority of SELF-DEVELOPMENT lead ever closer to the fulfill- slave-descendants still believe that if they pray ment of one’s own God-potential. Without such God- hard enough, stamp their feet and clap their nourishment, a people will always find themselves hands hard enough, or chant and beat drums on that dangerous pathway where desire, passion, long enough, the solution to their problems will and emotion are not balanced by the self-controlling arrive on the wings of a miracle. The plantation influence of God-head. Consequently, the lack of owner always knew that as long as the slave self-control soon becomes an ever-present compan- looked to a spook for help the plantation would ion to their already existing spiritual confusion. This remain safe. Therefore in keeping with the internal disorder is always sure to manifest externally slave-master's plan, kryptonited Gods soon in the furnace of affliction that Gods have to endure found themselves living for a day of religious when they lose knowledge of themselves (the I AM). ecstasy and neglecting the tasks of personal But the true knowledge was deliberately kept hidden self-discipline, self-development, and collective on the plantation where giants had to be dwarfed to liberation. The passage of time should have the size of spiritual midgets, and Kings and Queens shown us by now that the people whose God- had to be deliberately infected with the drugs of am- experience is confined to fleeting moments of nesia. religious ecstasy on holy days always find themselves on Monday morning back to the The wrong concept of "GOD" desensitizes a people slave-master’s business as usual. to their own God-potential by fixing their hope on THE COMING OF A MAGIC MAN WHO WILL CRE- What are the consequences for an African peo- ATE A MIRACULOUS EVENT. This concept is even ple when their psyches are still ruled by such a more damaging to the sense of self-worth when such God-concept? What happens when along with people are uniquely African and the image of the this God-concept, every major religious icon God-head is the image of the slave-master created and representative of the Godhead has for cen- by the same slave-master. This fundamental discon- turies always been portrayed as white? You can nect from their own reality blinds a slave people to rob such people of their land, their gold, their the fact that the kingdom they pray for on holy days diamonds, their labor, and even their minds for will never materialize unless they find time during the thousands of years and they will remain satis- week to work for its achievement. And this they will fied with being the assistant. never do unless they find SELF-DISCIPLINE and RESIST the pressures that are bound to make them The result of this alienating God-concept is an zombies, plodding endlessly from day to day all their entrapped people who are easily controlled and waking hours, just building the slave-master’s house. manipulated by White Satan Klaus. It will be vir- tually impossible for such a people to free them- selves without first destroying the God-myths that they inherited from slavery. It will not be enough to change the name of the God-head and maintain the same old story, but the funda- mental outlook that places hope on one big mi- raculous event that will be brought about by an external magic man will also have to be changed.

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EVIL TRIUMPHS BECAUSE NOT ENOUGH PEO- All of this is the underlying drama that has unfolded PLE EVER TAKE THE TIME OFF TO ACTIVELY since Gods were dethroned and cast down to the bot- INVOLVE THEMSELVES IN CHANGING IT. Be- tomless pit of slavery and Colonialism. Wherever cause of this, generations are born inheriting the these former Gods are scattered today, one will find ever-increasing burdens that have been left by yes- many of them desperately seeking some form of reli- gious or carnal ecstasy. It is a reflection of a deep terday’s neglected duties. need to ESCAPE, but the eyes are blindfolded and God’s brain is suffering from concussion. They have Two thousand years of the brainwashing should lost knowledge of self, and therefore confidence in have revealed by now that something is drastically self, so they no longer come together as a group and wrong with looking for a magic man to wave a say "COME LET US MAKE MAN IN OUR OWN IM- wand and build your house while you are busy AGE!" When man and woman come together, they building another man’s house. It is little wonder that now come together to increase the slave population thousands of years of singing and praying have but seldom if ever with the thought and intention of passed and each Monday morning it is still Slave- bringing about a God manifestation. master’s business as usual. The Gods of the pre- sent are vainly looking for spooks to do what needs They have been taught to look for a duppy or a to be done by the Gods of the present in the here spook who has the power of magic and miracles, and the now. Little have the people come to realize so the myth has shrouded the truth in a veil of that the best that any God or messiah can do for mystery and their own potential they cannot see. his people is to give them a pattern or example that Under such a spell, they will never consciously they can use as a guide to accomplish their own come together and say "COME LET US RE- historical God-obligation. Even though such guides SHAPE THE WORLD IN OUR OWN LIKE- may try to show the pathway clearly, the people still NESS." That is the work that Gods do, but surely have to ultimately look within themselves to fulfill in not the work of fallen angels who believe in like manner "I AM THAT SAME I." (God waiting to magic men. unfold) Beyond the myths and beyond the religiosity, Rather than resurrecting THE GOD WITHIN when it comes down to the real day to day life, through self-knowledge, self-discipline, SELF- there is only one power that is benefiting from the RULE, self-development, and group- misconception, and it is THE SAME OLE PLAN- consciousness, the opposite is now the case on TATION. Hell Plantation. The people have become more and more enmeshed and entrapped by the Kryptonite When a people have fallen from their God- of undisciplined livity. Without proper knowledge of status, they become very confused and are the nature of The deceiving Beast who has pulled guided solely by myths, passions, and emotions. God from off his throne, one would think that with The key relationship between man and woman so many churches on virtually every street corner, that sets the tone for the health of the nation be- that the people would be less drugged and less ad- comes extremely difficult to maintain, because dicted to depravity. However, those who RE- they are usually motivated solely by the desire to SISTED and diligently sought TIME TO REFLECT satisfy passion and emotion but never by a con- have always told us that The Beast is a two-faced scious desire to resurrect God again. As a conse- and two-tongued entity. While one face mystifies quence of this, many find themselves being buf- the whole concept of God by promoting an external feted from day to day by the murderous conflicts magic-man myth that diminishes the people’s con- that emerge from deep down in their lust- sciousness of their own God-potential, the other controlled loins, or by the revulsion that naturally face unceasingly promotes the Kryptonite of lust, occurs when two confused souls have to deal materialism, vulgarity, whoredoms, and homosexu- with each other up close. ality.

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THE BLACK MANS KRYPTONITE

Under the control of this "God-myth" that has prevented self-awareness, far-seeing vision, and self-discipline, unity will never come to the group, because in the very bedroom the wrong spirit is pitting man against woman and woman against man. When they go outside in the com- munity, it is inevitable that it will be brother against brother and sister against sister. Out of this spiritual condition, children are born with conflict-ridden psyches, torn between warring parties, and the ole slave master smiles and says "Mission accomplished, they have totally lost their God-path and will never rise again."

When will fallen Gods see the need to return to their former glory? When will they see the need to consciously take up the disciplines of SELF- RULE AND SELF-CONTROL? When will they see the need to be farmers of THE GROUP MIND wherein lies the power of the God-mind? …Will it be when the bottomless pit gets so hot that only true Gods can survive?

Aerial view of proposed TTRU compound in Trinidad

September 2005 The Freedom Fighter.