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April 03, 2023 Caribbean Thought Lecture Series Week 11 at Jamaica Theological Seminary by Rev. Renaldo C. McKenzie
The intention today was to explore, A. The Socio-Political Context of Jamaica and the Caribbean; B. The limitations of Nationalism and Garveyism, C. Caribbean Fanonism. However, we barely addressed those topics as we began by,
Tracing an outline of Caribbean within Caribbean Thought:
-1492-3 - Columbus- knowledge religion people wealth -Ulterior motive: gold/profit/greed/international competition capital -Slave trade -Sugar plantation society -Heroes and maroons-Abolition riots and loss -Freedom: Emancipation and Independence -Servitude and Indentured labor from China and India -Coming of the Jews-Blacks work for wages -War anti-imperialism Marxism vs capitalism -Nationalism (ideology) 1940-1955 — 1970s 1980s-Independence and short-term prosperity (Bauxite and ownership)1970 Oil crises -Migration (1950s)-Manley vs Seaga (Jamaica)-Castro (Cuba)-Bishop (Grenada)-Migration- brain drain - 1970sRemittances (1970s - 2019)-Caribbean Identity (struggle, conquest, schizophrenia poverty and inequality and dependent capitalism -Globalization -Corruption, Crime and violence -Towards the Future: If the Caribbean is an invention of the 20th century, it seems certain to be reinterpreted and perhaps transcended in the 21st century-Faith, Culture, music, sports and opportunity (science and technology, brain drain as export value, information and technology)-Community: collective sense yet its haphazard and not strategically effective and targeted.
We Revisited the issue of Identity within a male-dominated Caribbean society inherited from a Eurocentric Theology that influences sexual identity and places limits on the woman. We asked are institutions inclusive or promote Caribbean feminist ideology of equality, which may mean jettisoning language of privilege? We discussed whether Columbus really discovered or captured Jamaica and the New World, concluding that it depends on the logic or truth that we follow - Pragmatic, Coherent or Correspondence theory of truth. We discussed Rex Nettleford's work on Identity saying: The challenge of identity can best be resolved by a question: Who am I is better answered by who I want to be? We defined some concepts important to Caribbean Thought: Feminism, Nationalism as against Fascism and Extremism, the meaning of socio-political as we explored the socio-political context of Jamaica and by extension the Caribbean. We underscored the importance of the post colonialist method of analyzing and presenting perspectives, lifting up Michel Foucault, Kant, Gramsci, Kenneth Clark etc. We briefly review the importance of Greek chauvinism and Roman influence in the development of Western civilization steeped in privilege. From there we discussed how that has come to define the new world. Then there's the current condition in the world today that the Caribbean find itself asking how it is affected by tense conditions: Who Rules the world? If Corporations/multinationals driven by greed rule America, the most dominant country in the world despite the fact that leadership in the center in softening. However, China and Russia understand this and have used strategy to develop their countries into a market that can entice American Businesses racing to cash in. But China controls consumer behavior and therefore this poses a threat to American dominance as their corporations become dependent on China's market. China and Brazil are also ditching the dollar for Krypto as they seek to unseat American dominance in the world. How will this affect Caribbean? We explored the situation in Singapore and Vietnam comparing them with the Caribbean and how their socio-economic outlook is brighter as investors are rushing there. What can we learn from this? We concluded discussing Neoliberalism, Chapter 3: the Socio-political Context of the Caribbean.
The course is offered at The Jamaica Theological Seminary, 3 hours weekly and is a 2200 level course within the Humanities. https://jts.edu.jm.
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March 29, 2023 Bonus: Another Mass Shooting Killing Children at Nashville Covenant School; what will Upend Violence?
Mass shootings in the US are a daily occurrence nowadays. Our children in the US the most affected and gun violence is the number 1 cause of death among children in the US. Just yesterday a middle school in Nashville Covenant School was attacked by a mass shooter. Here's an opportunity to fix the problem. How do we do it, by using the same arguments regarding reforming guns. Why are we so myopic, limited and cliched in our thinking. It's always first to reform #guns. But mass shootings go beyond the gun and there are strong arguments to preserve the right to bear arm when you think that Americans is the most weaponized of all civilian and armed forces int he world. No country will launch a ground offensive on the US as they must contend with the local and official militias. And there is no place for a coup like the one in Venezuela here in the US given the civilians ability to bear arm and protect such attack against its democracy. Moreover, in countries where the gun laws are most restrictive such as in Jamaica, does not necessarily mean reduction in gun violence, it may only lead to an underground market. That being said, we have to look at what is happening in society that is creating this problem. It may include an issue of human nature, lack of critical thinking and the demise of the human conscience developed within the celebration of spiritual and psychological disciplines, experiences which are becoming obsolete and redundant, transplanted by the new secularism and its technology, a new thinking that cannot integrate liberality with inspiration. Where is the Mennonite Church that had #conflictresolution efforts and initiatives? What has happened to customer service and Human resources in society that had helped to protect and promote that humanness and provided agency? Outsourced? What has happened to prayer and solitude? Sunday mornings are in front of the video games playing "#grandtheftauto" or the #realhousewives and rap sensationalizing rage and resolving matters through violence that sensationalize. On the other hand, politicians fight over issues that delimits agency to those feeling discriminated against already. All this has fueled a #cain-like attack, brother on brother. There is an anger and rage that is leading to a violent resolve. The latest shooter we learn was a former student of the school who was a transgender, and we know recently DeSantis is pushing for reforming the law in Florida on sexual identity. The Monterey shooter was taking out an unresolved customer service issue in violent rage on the entire club and then there was CVPA and the teen utilizing replacement ideology. We also did a podcast asking: What will upend violence? https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-will-end-violence-boys-and-the-need-for/id1577359542?i=1000596154300.

I also provided inspirational music from HER and Tauren Wells mixed with my background vocals and music and adlibs with Donte Nelzon.

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March 28, 2023 Caribbean Thought Lecture Series Week 10: Power, Privilege, Status, Sex and the Foundations of Knowledge and Hegemony of Faith
We continue with the Lectures in Caribbean Thought. We introduced the concepts of Power, position, privilege, and the foundations of Knowledge and Hegemony of faith within the development of western civilization that affects Caribbean thinking and reality. This is compendium of perspectives on power that examine how the status quo uses strategy to extend, establish or maintain power which then imposes on Caribbean Thought and poses problems for human (Caribbean) progress. This involves looking at the Development of Power, Privilege, Position & Status Within the Foundations of Historical literature and Divine Intervention. The presentation will be interdisciplinary but benefits from the discipline of Liberal Studies and liberal arts, lifting up issues of human values and ethics. We will consider and make conclusions about the foundations of knowledge and the hegemony of faith as we present our analysis. It uses anthropological methods and other primary and secondary sources to ascertain data as well as explore the historical archives. Further the Lecture presentation, due to the dynamism of the Lecturer/presenter, writing within a post-colonial milieu will consider social media as one of the Greatest Victory for Masses and Social Movements and Caribbean peoples, that will upend Strategies of Power by The Status Quo and the culture of violence in society? Moreover, the answer may lie in an exploration of The Development of Power, Privilege, Position and Status Within the Foundations of Historical literature and Divine Intervention. I am here talking about the foundations of knowledge and the hegemony of faith and the cultures containing this hegemony. So, we will begin by asking, "Do the Poems of Homer and Hesiod’s Theogony and the Biblical Stories provide a Basis to Begin to Understand the Problem and Consequences of Human Dynamics in the Development of Human Society? Further, language, thought and history become part of any examination and reflection of culture involving philosophical inquiry. "The negro is not. Any more than the Whiteman," Frantz Fanon, in "Black Skin White Masks," psychoanalyses of the "colonized" (systematically-controlled) man/woman, he removes the dominant view within comparisons, striving for the empowered self. According to Homi Bhabha, here the familiar alignment of colonial [controlled] subjects is disturbed by a break, a pause from the usual to reveal a truly authentic self. In fact, when we hear of Jamaica or the Caribbean, we think of beautiful islands of paradise with sun, sea and sand, reggae music, cannabis and "irie" people like Usain Bolt- people who are living out their best dreams, desires, and lives. But this book analyzes this motif, given the historical and current economic and political situation in Jamaica and the Caribbean / the "Global South." In an attempt to escape the adverse realities of poverty, inequality, and injustice, the people of the Global South find themselves in north metropolises with very little agency and minimal change to their lives. In fact, except for the use of cleaning neoliberal waste, the immigrant is usually portrayed as an alien with three heads and big sharp teeth seeking to steal and destroy the profit and disrupt society. As such we will discuss Black, brown, and Pan-African struggles for economic prosperity, justice, and freedom and consider efforts, abilities, or inabilities to chart their own futures since decolonization and realize real political independence and economic prosperity. Perhaps, they are charting their own course by the few corrupt of the status quo who are benefiting from partnerships with the neoliberal regime of the "Washington Consensus," advocates of the "bureaucratic phenomenon," while the masses are left behind…” We explore history and thinking from a sub-altern view as we think about Privilege, Power, Position and Status within the
development of society.
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March 24, 2023 The Ban on TikTok, is it an attack against China or Limiting the Rising New Rich?
From Silicon Valley Bank to banning black books, increasing interest rates and shutting down the "Robinhood program", to now banning TikTok. Access to wealth through the new technology by the new rich is under attack. The argument to ban TikTok seems quite flimsy, really. One Congressman said it is protecting us against the future. That is a hypothetical argument. Another says its corrupting Americans opinions, nonsense, Young Americans couldn't care less with what's happening in China. Instead using big govt. to regulate freedom of expressions, why not beef up education around #criticalthinking & make educational affordable where we can be firm in our thinking. What about Trump and MAGA who use social media to promote extremism and to corrupt the minds of some constituents? Moreover, we live in a global village they say that's against barriers to free trade. Yet we are here doing just that putting up barriers based in loose arguments to confuse peoples. What is really the case here: Competition and the access to opportunity and wealth that tiktok provides. It is not heavily regulated and does not require huge sums of money to get visibility. TikTok is driving revenues away from the mainstream and this poses a problem. The drive to ban TikTok is the drive to limit competition and access. The Feds today are raising interest rates to mob-up liquidity, to take monies out of the hands of people who don't usually have money. To slow down the growth of the new rich. Moreover, Silicon Valley bank was affected by rising interest rates, a bank that caters to start ups tech and the rising new
rich people. The system is countervailing, creating a backlash against the rising new rich. Ron DeSantis is also banning black books and therefore their
ability to profit off their books, using language of Woke to demean black academic books and pure intentions and to justify their attack on those who now have access and are rising. We must really delve into these issues to unearth any strategy by the status quo or mainstream to upend the access and opportunities that are available to us to make gains and wealth. However, If the Feds are saying that there is too much money in the hands of people in society, it is people who are rising and getting rich or money through the new digital technology and their start-ups, books or entrepreneurial initiatives that is changing how people work and how they earn. As such there is an attack on everything that provides this access. Those with money will park it and have the luxury of making more from the loans they give or on their investments. Those without or with little or loans now have to pay more. Plus, TikTok which provided an income stream to many is also another opportunity they have attacked. If TikTok operates like American social media platforms, then the visibility and viewership would be managed by algorithms that limit viewership unless you have the money to pay for your friends to see your posts. Moreover, countries are interested with American lifestyle. If Congress want to compare how Chinese kids spends far less time on TikTok, than Americans, that is because our cultures are different. Moreover, many Chinese and people overseas are fascinated with Americans and spend their times watching American lifestyle on social media, not because they are studying us to kill us but because they want
to be like Americans or they are fascinated by American ways and systems and probably will incorporate it in their cultures. TikTok provides a great way to sell American culture to the world. So the argument that we are being heavily scrutinized by Chinese through social media is cheap. Moreover, if we have security concerns over tiktok, what is it really apart from corrupting minds like Trump did with the insurrectionists? We must have good parenting where parents monitor what their kids see, and we must also have critical thinking skills as part of our curriculum...
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March 20, 2023The State of Child Welfare: Do we really Care? Ft. David Fair, Chief at Turning Points for Children
News Alert: There is a Workforce Crisis in Child Welfare, which is affecting Social Services Agencies abilities to serve children and families effectively. Mr. David Fair Deputy Chief at Turning Points for Children spoke to the City Council Committee on Children and Youth Child Welfare on Monday, March 13, 2023, and shared his testimony with us a few days ago that we had published in The Neoliberal Journals and The Neoliberal Post of The Neoliberal Corporation Moral Magazine https://theneoberal.com and https://renaldocmckenzie.com. Today Mr. Fair spoke with us via Zoom today Sunday March 19th, 2023, to provide more insights on his testimony and to provide further awareness surrounding the issues and how we can become part of the solution. Mr. Fair revealed some breaking news and interesting information as to the challenges facing child welfare in Philadelphia. Mr. Fair is also a former Head at Department of Human Services (DHS), the government agency in Philadelphia that administers and directs child youth and family services.
1. Philadelphia replaced the old DHS system that had already failed with the same system, they just did it with community workers that costed less.
2. Under the new Improving Outcomes for children that is CUA worker-driven, there is only one worker (Case Manager) with a caseload of up to 30 that at times include several families and households per case.
3. Agencies such as IHPS (In-Home-Protective-Services were phased out and Foster Care Agencies roles changed from case work to a more supportive role to families.
4. While the plan was to reduce staff at DHS, DHS currently has more than the workers it had before CUA started, which is now focused on mainly administration and bureaucracy, with high salaries, while CUA's
5. Provide the case management and or case work with administration and case management supervision, quality assurance and staff that provide the same functions as DHS administration and who also have the similar credentials and experiences.
5. CUA's seem to bear most of the risks, while receiving limited funding to pay their staff and to provide effective childcare.
6. DHS has made decisions that affected the CUA's whereas it is not involved in case work, it makes decisions that supersedes the CUAs about families that ultimately puts the families at risk and opens the CUAs to lawsuit. Mr. Fair explained a recent incident where his agency was sued and had to pay millions of dollars to a family from a decision taken by DHS. According to Mr. Fair, DHS cannot be sued as it is a government agency. As such, the CUA's have to have an insurance of up to 10 million dollars.
7. Mr. Fair revealed that his agency has 600 workers and receive 40 million from government funds to care for 3000 children daily. He lamented that this was insufficient to do what needs to be done to provide the welfare that the children it serves deserve. Turning Points is one of the largest Child Welfare Agencies in Philadelphia and is a part of the largest Social Services Agency in Philadelphia PHMC which is also a Not-For-Profit Agency.
8. Mr. Fair explained that DHS staff gets paid up to $5000 more than CUA workers who do most of the work and are overworked. His agency reportedly has up 45 % worker turnover rate.
9. Workers are not compensated enough; they can't even support their own families. Therefore, they can't care for the children in welfare in the ways that they want to and should be due to limited funding.
Philadelphia Officials at DHS are speaking with the city to increase Case workers compensation from approximately $44 - $45,000.00 per annum to $51000 - $52000 per annum.
Credits: Renaldo McKenzie is an Adjunct Professor at Jamaica Theological Seminary, Doctoral Candidate at Georgetown University, Author of Neoliberalism, Globalization, Income Inequality, Poverty and Resistance and Digital Content Creator of The Neoliberal Corporation. https://theneoliberal.com
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March 19, 2023 Caribbean Thought Lecture 9: Corruption: An Analysis of the cost of Corruption in the Caribbean.
It is not just the history of slavery and colonization, culture of racial discrimination, structural Adjustment, debt and size and history that have affected Caribbean development and growth, but also the culture of corruption, inherited either from neo-capitalism or human nature or the result of those who are always in lack and dependency. Today's lecture at the Jamaica Theological Seminary in Caribbean Thought week 9, focuses on the Cost of Corruption. The topic is important as since recently there has been a recent rise in financial and white-collar crimes not just in Jamaica but int he world. What is corruption? "We define corruption as the abuse of entrusted power for private gain. To end corruption, we must first understand it. That’s why we look at what causes corruption and what works against it. To end corruption, we advocate for power to be held accountable. Everywhere," (Transparency International Website, https://www.transparency.org/en/). The 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) shows that most countries are failing to stop corruption. The CPI ranks 180 countries and territories around the world by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, scoring on a scale of 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean), (Ibid).
What is Jamaica's CPI compared to other Caribbean Countries?
JAMAICA Score 44/100 Rank 69/180 Score change 0 since 2021.
Caribbean nations with the Best CPI/Rank: 65 - Barbados 29 and 64 -Bahamas 30. Caribbean Nations with the worse CPI/Rank: 171 - Hait 17, 166 - Dominica Rep. 20, 85 - Suriname 40, and 85 - Guyana 40, 77 - Trinidad and Tobago 42, and Jamaica.
Recently, Janie McEwan submitted a Letter to the Gleaner, which was "Letter of the Day on January 18, 2023, defining White-Collar Crimes, from a sociological perspective, as a product of the societal and cultural norms that shape the behavior of individuals and organizations. Jamaica, like many developing countries, has a culture of corruption that is deeply ingrained in its society. This culture of corruption can be seen in the widespread acceptance of bribes, embezzlement, and other forms of white-collar crime as a normal part of doing business,” See Janel McEwan in Letter of the Day | The impact of white-collar crime on Jamaica | Letters | Jamaica Gleaner (jamaica-gleaner.com) January 18, 2023. Three students, Tyrese Harrison, Sanshia Hayles and Sasha-Gaye Robinson in a group submitted a brief essay on Corruption in Jamaica by reviewing the film "Cost of Corruption'' a 2011 documentary film by the National Integrity Agency (NIA) Hosted by Executive Producer, Prof. Trevor Monroe. We may blame Jamaica's stagnation on the Neoliberal Regime of the Washington Consensus, but Trevor Monroe agrees but also places blame on the Corrupt Politicians and leaders. In fact, The Jamaica Gleaner reported a story on "Crooked Politicians on UK Radar," reporting that the former UK Ambassador to Jamaica had found widespread levels of corruption within Jamaica within the Government. “The politicians are more interested in getting in and or staying in power, than they are in delivering on the promises that Jamaicans need”, (The cost of corruption, 2012). The documentary Cost of Corruption is one that highlights corruption at its highest in society. We then discussed our advocacy for Haiti initiative and the Petition/sign on letter for Haiti for Caribbean Nationals. You can get involved by visiting https://theneoliberal.com, https://ijdh.org, https://jts.edu.jm or https://renaldocmckenzie.com.
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March 14, 2023 Castro V Trump Series Part 1 Ft. John A. Castro, Legal Scholar and 2024 US Republican Presidential Candidate
This is Part 1 of a Series on the Castro V Trump Case with main plaintiff, John Anthony Castro, US 2024 Republican Presidential Candidate, hosted by Rev. Renaldo C. McKenzie of The Neoliberal Round. The Castro V Trump case started on January 25th, 2023 when Mr. Castro filed a lawsuit in the US District Court Southern District of Florida against Former President Donald J. Trump. Castro's lawyers delivered the suit to Mr. Trump at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida. This suit by Mr. Castro follows another suit that he had filed against the FEC on January 25th, 2022 that the FEC should not accept Mr. Trump's candidacy on the basis that he violated Section 3 of the 14th Amendment of the US constitution. According to the amendment, no person seeking elected office who had formerly held such an office may be eligible to run for said office unless congress removes this disqualification. Mr. Castro's lawsuit claims that because Trump provided comfort to the January 6th insurrectionists, he should not be able to run. The case was dismissed by the courts concluding that the FEC cannot disqualify a candidate but can only regulate campaign financing. We explore that briefly before we introduce Mr. Castro. Mr. Castro provided an update on the case regarding the timeline and expectations. According to Mr. Castro, who provided court documents to the effect, Mr. Trump filed a motion on February 16th to dismiss the suit on the following basis: 1. The plaintiff lack standing, 2. If he does not lack standing, he lacks "ripeness", 3. The Court lacks jurisdiction, 4. The plaintiff has not distinguished himself from the public, 5. The plaintiff is not a Bonafide candidate, as he has not registered in all US states as a candidate. Mr. Castro responded to the suit citing precedence and evidence of his candidacy. Mr. Castro has also asked for an emergency stay on the decision to dismiss brought forth by Trump in order that the Writ of Mandamus to remove Judge Cannon is heard before the 11th circuit. Mr. Castro explored the way the case may end up at the US Supreme court and provided a timeline, suggesting that the justices may take up the case in October of 2023 and that the next ruling on the case may come in as early as two weeks concerning the recusal of Judge Cannon who was appointed by Trump and seems to demonstrate partiality. Mr. Castro elaborates on this in Part 1 of the series and explain the poor coverage which he states is not a concern at this time. He revealed next steps for his campaign and the launch of his fundraiser this Friday March 17th 2023. Visit John Castro at https://johncastro.com. The next episode will be in two weeks, and we will provide an update on the ruling and progress of the case on the CASE V Trump Series by The Neoliberal Round Ft John A Castro and host Renaldo McKenzie. This show is available in audio podcast on any stream The Neoliberal Round and in Video on Spotify and YouTube. Subscribe for free and donate at https://anchor.fm/theneoliberal/support or https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=GDAGSJ9Z4N5KE. Visit us at https://renaldocmckenzie.com or https://theneoliberal.com. Note: Donald Trump has been invited to the show. We have not gotten a response.
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March 12, 2023 Caribbean Thought Lecture 8: The Fight for Justice and Democracy in Haiti Ft. Brian Concannon of the IJDH
Haiti is the first Black colonized country to get their Independence in 1804 beating the French and Napolean. However, today, they are among the poorest country in the world with an installed government made up of former colonial masters. In fact, as we critical examine Caribbean Independence and mixed realities, Haiti provides an insight into how the Caribbean has remained dependent and vulnerable. Last week, Mr. John A. Castro, A US Presidential Candidate presented on American Politics and today, Mr. Brian Concannon, Executive Director of the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti presents on the Haitian crisis and his agency's work to advocate on behalf of the Haitians for Justice, Democracy and true freedom. If you're familiar with Former President of Haiti, Jean Bertrand Aristide, then you will understand how important Mr. Concannon is when talking about Haiti. Brian, an American lawyer who had been one of those helping Aristide restore democracy and law and order in Haiti back in 2001-2004 before he was kidnapped. Mr. Concannon continues to work with Haiti and several agencies with the issue of restitution and repaying the debt that Haiti had paid. He provides an update on the case, Former President Aristide and current issues in Haiti including, deportation, the PHTK installed gvernment, CARICOM and the question of intervention by force which the US, Canada and other governing countries were calling for. The class included several students from The Jamaica Theological Seminary.
Is there a Caribbean Identity today in terms of tomorrow?
The developing world discovers itself and speaks to itself through this voice (outwit). We know it is not a uniform world.
On Sunday October 19th 1983, Maurice Bishop, Former prime Minister of revolutionary Grenada was killed, alongside some of his comrades. At the other end of the soviet-automatic rifles were soldiers of the People’s Revolutionary Army, of which Bishop only days before had been the respected commander in chief. Days later on October 24, 1983, the United States (Navy SEALS) invaded Grenada… and following the bitter battle after three days, the PRA was defeated; this event marked the first Marxist regime in the anglophone Caribbean to take power insurrection. Long before the symbolic collapse of the Berlin Wall, the invasion of Panama to purportedly capture its President Noriega, and the Iraqi Conflict, the collapse of the Grenada Revolution and the US invasion marked the end of a particular variety of Caribbean Marxism and the demise of an entire notion of sovereignty and non-alignment (The Nation). Prior to this Jamaica itself struggled with carving out a future for itself based on its own sense of the nation and sovereignty and fought for political and economic independence by aligning itself with Cuba and the soviets. However, this was largely unsuccessful as Jamaica endured one of the darkest internal political strife as political leaders and their parties battled each other in the streets leading to a chronic crime problem that continues to plague Jamaica today. While the US invaded Grenada militaristically; Jamaica's invasion was political and economic where the Americans provided financial benefits to one side who agreed to sell out Jamaica’s nationhood for economic gains that were promised albeit within the scope of what was at stake. European/American penetration in the world was either economic, financial or military means, where they propped up a few so as to quell any insurgency towards their ideology. Haiti provides another case study.
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March 09, 2023 How Effective is "Group Violence Intervention" (GVI?)
Group Violence Intervention is a relatively new strategy that seeks to reduce gun violence among groups and their members. Initiatives that seek to Reduce Gun Violence are always Good. The strategy seems to target gangs with the help of the police that provide information about alleged known gang areas or where there are high incidents of Gun violence associated with gangs. However, the GVI uses the term “group” instead of gangs so as to neutralize the power of “gangs” and to recondition efforts towards positive group activities of helping to limit gun violence. According to a story carried by The Philadelphia Inquirer entitled: “A city-led effort to reach potential shooters has produced encouraging results, Philly officials say,” by Chris Palmer dated February 28, 2023; An evaluation conducted by a University of Pennsylvania researcher said the approach, known as Group Violence Intervention (GVI), helped reduce gun violence among targeted groups of young people. The article stated that: An evaluation conducted by a University of Pennsylvania researcher said the (GVI) approach, helped reduce gun violence among targeted groups of young people by as much as 50% during a nearly 30-month period ending last spring, (Philly officials announce GVI results, a city-run initiative to reduce gun violence (inquirer.com).
Mr. David Fair, Executive Director of Turning Points For Children said:
This is good news. But it’s also frustrating because this approach was also successful when it was being implemented in the Rendell and Street Administrations as the Youth Violence Reduction Project, an evidence-based approach that was even more effective than this new project.
Moreover, I had some problems and questions concerning this report and study. I responded:
Initiatives that seek to reduce gun violence are always good. But it has to be truly effective, and studies must be representative of the strategies’ efficacy. The report is absolutely not convincing, makes question-begging-epithet i.e. “alleged certainty” that GVI works because “we know it works.” That’s unacademic and a faulty argument that should not appear in a study’s report such as this. The report stated that the project has been going on for three decades, however, violence has skyrocketed.

The Report is available in The Philadelphia Inquirer: Philly officials announce GVI results, a city-run initiative to reduce gun violence (inquirer.com)
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March 07, 2023 Such Hypocrisy and Duplicity! Pharisaism and Politics.
Recently, at a CPAC Rally, Donald J. Trump said that he shows strength as US President, in that no country from without will touch the US, but what about the implosion within from policies and talking points that promote divisiveness and vitriol, leading to a January 6th Insurrection. Such hypocrisy: here's a former President that incited/aided and did nothing to protect against the January 6th Insurrection talking about taking on corruption, imprisoning Marxists for toppling confederate statues. How duplicitous & pharisaical where Donald J. Trump can get away with Crimes yet create laws that punish criminality. All this talk accusing people of being Marxists and Nikki Haley spewing out the same nonsense yesterday calling the other side Socialists seems to suggest the potential marriage between Trump/Haley's campaigns. He, like Ron DeSantis, Florida's Governor, want to get rid of Critical Race Theory (they, some ultra-GOP, call Woke) thereby preventing black academics & black authors from academia & from financial gains; the usual strategy that prevents black people from wealth & prosperity. Black outlets, bookstores: please support black authors! Don't gatekeep, we have to face Trump, DeSantis and the Republican Party blocking our books. Please do not add to the list. Help the local community authors and black and brown authors. Suddenly all black writers are deemed part of Critical Race Theory. Thus, our books become branded as such. Needless to say, Critical Race Theory is important; how can we truly heal without appropriating the past?
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