Ayinde wrote:
Ras adams said:

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Again there is no letter "S" in my 1st name
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"I think its really unfortunate that people come to this board based on the name and people are bombarding them with anti selassie anti rasta vibes and telling them they can't be rasta."

This is a gross misrepresentation of what takes place on this board. If this is your view of this board then why then do you stick around, why do you post, why don't you just leave?
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It wasn't always this way. This board was once the
most international rasta forum on the web and good reasoning flowed. I havent "Left" yet because i wanted to see if there's any way it can regain its former stature as a Rastafari reasoning board. If not ....
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" Your next statement makes it clear why you are here. Ras Adams said:
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There is no "S" on my name
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"So your motive IS to take the newbies/visitors from this website and re-direct them to websites you consider 'good' under the surreptitious disguise of guidance.
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I have no motive, I am just saying if people come here and get told "You can't be rasta because of your skin tone" i'd like them to know there are other opinions out there.
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I guess you think that these rastas are not smart enough to leave this site if they see it is not catering to them.
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I'm just saying it can be very discouraging 1st impressions mean alot.
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You have appointed yourself the great rasta saviour showing the young ones the way to you or anything you like.

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I haven't appointed myself anything. I don't sell anything on my website (except a page of ras howard's where he sells his poetry)Pretty much all iI have there is links to other sites such as this one. I think it is elders resposibility to look out for younger ones in all aspect including a spiritual trod. I give thanks to MY mentors
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So indirectly, because RAS ADAM was privileged enough to get Internet and websites before many deserving Blacks, he uses that wide exposure to try to dictate the development of this African Based Movement.

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What am i dictating?
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I am clear on this point because every time that I have disagreed with you, you try to question the rights of the administrators to set their own terms and conditions for their Website and you try, in a covert way, to convince others to leave the site. But this site has your link in its links page.
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I don't want anyone to leave this site. I would like to see this site back to how it was! RASTA...
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At least let ONE Black African group decide how it is going to run its operation. You were never denied your rights, and I don’t accept you as the official spokesman for Rastas or any other body of Africans.

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I dont have to let anyone do anything i dont have power over people except the gardes i give my students. i am the spokesperson for myself . period.
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This is the reason Blacks should be cautious when dealing in general but especially so with Whites in a Black Movement. If some of them cannot get direct control then they go for remote control of Black enterprises.
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The big takeover again. and what is being controlled now?
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This is also why this discussion on Whites and Repatriation is important, as even one or two whites can surreptitiously take control, to the detriment often of Black Africans.

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Many so called white folks in history have a sh*tty track record in Afrikan affairs, so i would say YES Be cautious. But in my oppinion you can get to know people individually and see their character, instead of prejudging an entire race
as trying to take over run tings etc...
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