Daily Dingleberry by Fayemarie A Carter

So toucans eat insects, eggs, lizards and berries EXCEPT dingleberries. Everyday, we would like to share some kind of pet peeve or annoyance we experience as we engage with others in political discourse. This way, we can address them without detracting from the posts we make or allow hecklers to derail us unto some tangent. Hopefully, some of you will share your pet peeves and annoyances too :)

Daily Dingleberry 2/28/12 by: Aria Lightfoot (until Faye is back)

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Reading through the news tonight, I am concerned that people are facing the courts for serious offences without legal counsel.  I know our society is sick and tired of hearing about child rape or murder or attempted murder but our system ought to stand on principles of justice.  It may feel satisfying to send an unrepresented man to jail for the maximum sentence, but have the thought occurred… what if that man is innocent?  Are we trampling on the principle of justice that says “a hundred men may walk free as long as one innocent man never goes to jail’?  Who is there to guide that defendant (still innocent until proven otherwise) through the legal system and advise him properly of his rights?  What if one day I must stand without counsel; or my sibling; or a significant other? I imagine standing alone in front of a judge and jury (maybe no jury) and no knowledge of the system and no help to guide me through or help me fight and prove my innocence.  Are we serving justice to the nation of Belize or are we once again preying on the vulnerable and weak?  Eleanor Roosevelt once said that justice cannot be for one side alone, but for both, and Martin Luther King believed that a threat to justice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. I will never feel safe knowing the right person went to jail if that person was never given a proper defense.    I want the real criminals to go to jail and spend the maximum sentence, not just the ones we can bully through our system.  We need to stop cheating the justice system to win fights because as we railroad the poor through our justice system, we prove that we are a system failing horrendously. On the flip side, when the rich are suspected of egregious behavior, the system shows it failings by administering preferential justice. in matters of money, bar members step up to provide him/her with the best defense money can buy. It is a travesty of justice for any attorney to watch this unbalanced legal system continue unabated. Where are the attorneys to provide pro bono work? Do attorneys believe in a fair system?  Is the bar association just apathetic? Or is justice only for those who can pay?   I call on the bar association (especially the ones who hold degrees due to the generosity of the tax payer) to address the issue of poor citizens facing these serious offences undefended!  Shame on the legal system! Shame on all those who only fight for causes when money and status are factored in! Where are the human rights people to cry bloody shame on our legal system? Where are the Christian defenders of the poor as Jesus commanded?  Am I the only person who sees that each instance of imbalance in the legal system is a further tear on our already raveling fabric of justice?

Daily Dingleberry 2/25/2012 by: Aria Lightfoot (until Faye is back)

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March 8th, 2012 cannot get here quick enough!  At least I know after March 7, 2012,  the nonsense of politics will be over for a couple years.  Mein I don’t think Twocanview fit too well into political party agenda. Every time Faye and myself open our mouths (type our thoughts ie), we are attacked and accused of political party agenda,( btw, my mind and prayers are on Faye today as she  lay her younger brother Henry to rest). …I find when people try to shut you up, several reasons may explain this …You speak the truth that is offensive to their position; they want to control what you say; they realize people may be listening, reading and taking you seriously;  maybe you need to shut up or maybe they do too.  They will use intimidation, name calling, mockery and they call on their party supporters to do the same. These are  the people who want you the voter to entrust them with the job of moving Belize forward.  Try having an objective conversation anywhere on the internet…If your position does not fit a particular party, the party faithful attackers come out of the woodworks. It is almost disgraceful and definitely immature.  I am always reminded that dissent is the highest form of patriotism.  Speak up my Belizeans, challenge the status quo, don’t turn a blind eye to injustice, let your voices be heard, demand respect, respond respectfully, don’t be bullied into silence because silence gives consent to bullies to continue bullying!   The internet and Facebook are changing the landscape of public opinion and I can see that many of these party animals have not adapted well to this new forum. Their normal boorish and manipulative ways becomes apparent with each comment and they forget their comments can be downloaded, shared, searched, quoted and witnessed by thousands of people in a matter of seconds.  Censorship coming soon maybe?

Daily Dingleberry 2/23/2012 by: Aria Lightfoot (until Faye is back)

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How dare YOU question my Belizean nationality and nationalism. I am 100 percent born Belizean from Belizean parentage and ancestors of the Black slaves shackled in chains to  cut down Mahogany,  East Indian whe brought ova to the West Indies  to replace slavery, Mayan whe land get rape and pillaged and the same white buccaneers and spaniard whe cause all dem damage.  I dah Belize and Belize dah me!  Before unu start to measure people Belizeanness based on geographic location; before shutting up objectivity fi party agenda..look pan yuself! You defend thieves and criminals..Yes the same politicians dem!  If yu nuh have wa brand name or if yu pickney dah fi wa “nobody” man, I suggest yu start campaign fi wa betta Belize and stap being wa pawn! This game bigga than you and me! This game dah bout the wealth of Belize and who wants to control it..so since I nuh benefit eitherway…I demand accountability from my leaders! I will ask the tough question! I call dem pan the bullshit! and if ALL you could si is that yu party di get bash and CAN’T realize I  LOVE Belize..then maybe u need fi go get yuself deprogrammed and go get reboot into wa sense of nationalism and what being a Belizean should mean!

Response to Daily Dingleberry 02-18-12

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Lisa Shoman insists that the Schakron bid is not over yet. Here is the document she has shared with us at Twocanview:

The Claimants claim against the Defendants, NOREEN FAIRWEATHER of Belize City, Belize, Returning Officer for Lake Independence electoral division AND The ATTORNEY GENERAL OF BELIZE of East Block, Independence Hill, Belmopan City, Belize, pursuant to Rule 56 of the Supreme Court (Civil Procedure) Rules the following:

1. A Declaration that section 8 (2) of the Electoral Rules, Third Schedule of the Representation of the People Act, Chapter 9 of the Laws of Belize which provides that:

8.-(1) It shall be lawful for any person whose name appears on the register of electors for any division to object to the nomination paper of any candidate and the returning officer shall decide on the validity of every objection made.

(2) If the returning officer disallows the objection his decision shall be final, but if he allows the same his decision shall be subject to reversal on petition questioning the election or return;

only permits the Returning Officer to entertain objections as regards the nomination paper of a candidate—that is, a determination as to whether there is compliance or non-compliance as to the nomination paper as enumerated in s. 3 of Electoral Rules, Third Schedule of the Representation of the People Act, Chapter 9 of the Laws of Belize ;

2. A declaration that Rule 8 of Electoral Rules, Third Schedule of the Representation of the People Act, Chapter 9 of the Laws of Belize does not give the Returning Officer does not confer on the Returning Officer any jurisdiction to make any decision as to whether a candidate is qualified to be elected to the House of Representatives to under s. 58 of the Belize Constitution;

3. A declaration that any attempts by the Returning Officer to make a decision as to the eligibility of the First Claimant to run for elected office in the House of Representatives is a usurpation of judicial function by a member of the executive and would unconstitutional as contrary to sections 1, 2, 3, 6, and Part VII of the Belize Constitution;

This will still be heard by the Court

Daily Dingleberry 02-18-12 Angry Blue Birds

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Are you people listening with you logical and analytic brain, the front part, or just the  reptilian brain, the back paat whe responsible for “aggression, dominance, territoriality, and ritual displays”?

I hope it is the former for your own benefit because what these politicians are trying to pull is just insulting. They want us to believe shit that is easily disproved and verifiable. What am I talking about? The Schakron Shennanigans of course! (notice ah lawn fi spell shi name karreck! :))

Yesterday, Ms. Schakron was declared ineligible to run in these elections because of her dual citizenship with the US and Belize. So far, I don’t see the problem…there is a law, and it was followed. O wait. Is that the problem? Have we become so used to just doing whatever the fuck we want that when somebody actually has the audacity to follow protocol, we react with shock and despair and hollah “INJUSTICE”?

HOLY SHIT BUCKET!!!! The irony is not lost on me and it better not be on you or else you need fuh get back anda di covahs, sleep so mo and den wake up again! Ms. Lisa Shoman went on tv, so will forever have her statements documented, and said that an injustice occurred and that some people da Belize nuh like democracy. BUWAHAHAHAHAHA WHAT THE FUUUUUCK?????

Lookya Lisa, nuh ehm yu mi look convinced bout dat one. How can an injustice be claimed when infact it was merely a decision reflecting the law of the land? O you nuh like di law? Change it den! O wait. Dah yu mi seh no right?!

Sorry mein. Ah nuh mean fi di laff so haad but that is what I do. I laugh at downright idiocy and simpleness. You guys are truly just handing me fodder for the exploiting. I’m laughing all day, everyday.

And den night falls and the laughter drifts away and it is replaced with real true sadness.

How can we hope for anything different when you guys insist on act exactly the same? You have Ms. Shakron hollerin and screamin like a goddammed banshee  http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=QevJI9JE8r0

and Lisa Shoman, a woman of the law, acting outraged that the law was followed http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=xCRuOw9XGy0

Holy what frig is this? You guys took no responsibility for your errors. You point the finger squarely at people who had nothing to do with your inability to read simple English and realize the requirements were not going to allow for her candidacy. Why couldn’t you simply have acted in the best interest of your party and the people you serve and behave like law abiding citizens?

I will tell you this. I hope that you guys are not allowed to take leadership roles anymore, not in this arena. I love the causes Ms. Shoman champions and I absolutely would love to the see the women’s agenda put into action but after thisya rass, your credibility is on the line and I frankly, cannot trust in your abilities to fight fair and fight right. I question that you will able to represent my needs as a woman and make good decisions in my name. And I sure as shit don’t want either of you representing me in the diplomatic corps either.

These emotional outbursts and hollerin and screamin may have worked on  a people used to being screamed at and put down in the past by their colonial masters, but hopefully , not  on this generation. We are smart, informed and on to you. Stop trying to insult us with your condescending attempts to pull the wool…we aint no bloody sheep. Dem days dun!

Daily Dingleberry 02-17-12 (Warning: Rated Explicit for Frank Language)

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So…it’s Friday. People are yaking yaking about Shakron dis and Shakron dat. Frankly…I feel sorry for her. She is being used by both parties, yeah…I said it.

PUP is telling Ms. Shakron “UDP fraid fi yu gial…dats why dey di go awn soh”, bolstering her ego so she can continue to run for them and help stave off collapse of a party which has been plagued by infighting and candidates dropping out.

I suspect the UDP doesn’t care all that much about the effect Shakron will have on its chances of winning. UDP is only using this whole Shakron ting to further discredit the PUP, call hypocrite and wipe Lisa Shoman‘s face with her own words. The UDP is simply having a free for all at PUP’s expense.

I don’t know you Ms. Shakron but I sure as hell would not be giving up my damn US citizenship for dis here bunch. And before anybody jumps me from behind, this ain’t about love of country…this is about love of self. You bettah love yourself more than any country and any people, BECAUSE at the end of the day, these fuckers ain’t go be nowhere round, come March 8th and she didn’t win or PUP happens to lose. It’s just tooooo much of a gamble and it must be difficult to put her life in such jeopardy, much less the lives and future of her kids at risk. Because, that is what it is people. See,  what people don’t tell you is that once you get into politics like this, there is no turning back, EVER.

I hope you really have only the strongest convictions Ms Shakron, because at the end of the day, they will be all you have.

What Buggery is Dis? by Fayemarie Anderson Carter

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We have all heard the religious rhetoric surrounding  Sec 53, you know (in lowered voice) the gay law. Pastor Dis and Bishop Dat decided that they would just ignore the fact that we are NOT, I repeat NOT a religious state BUT a democracy. See, people get sooooo confused with the word DEMOCRACY but in simple simple simple words, it means  “the freedom to call something into being which did not exist before, which was not given… and which therefore, strictly speaking, could not be known.”[5] This type of freedom, which is connected to human “natality,” or the capacity to begin anew, sees democracy as “not only a political system… [but] an ideal, an aspiration, really, intimately connected to and dependent upon a picture of what it is to be human—of what it is a human should be to be fully human.”[6] 

Not simple enough? Mek ah try: it is a process by which what nevah exist before, could exist NOW!

Read on:

While there is no universally accepted definition of ‘democracy’,[7] equality and freedom have both been identified as important characteristics of democracy since ancient times.[8] These principles are reflected in all citizens being equal before the law and having equal access to legislative processes.

And then some more:

Majority rule is often listed as a characteristic of democracy. However, it is also possible for a minority to be oppressed by a “tyranny of the majority” in the absence of governmental or constitutional protections of individual or group rights. An essential part of an “ideal” representative democracy is competitiveelections that are fair both substantively[16] and procedurally.[17] Furthermore, freedom of political expression, freedom of speech, and freedom of the press are considered to be essential, so that citizens are adequately informed and able to vote according to their own best interests as they see them.[18][19] It has also been suggested that a basic feature of democracy is the capacity of individuals to participate freely and fully in the life of their society.[20] 

AHHHHH CRAAAAAAPPPPP!!!! NOW I SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS!!!!!

Ok. Now that we have an idea of what democracy is, let’s look at RELIGIOUS FREEDOM. People like Pastor Dis and Bishop Dat feel that because God is on their side and they believe in Jesus that for some reason, they are superior to everyone else. At this point, you should all be raising your hands and asking the teacher, “But, Miss? Doesn’t that contradict what you just said about democracy?”

Ahm, frankly YEEEESSSSS! People confuse the right to practice religion with the rest of democratic principles. And don’t worry, it’s not just in Belize. I am not picking on you but I won’t let you get away with it just because al Qaeda blew up a couple a buildings and does it worse that you. The following is a case that explains it perfectly. And YES I know it’s an American case, but they’ve been doing this whole independence/democratic nation thing a lot longer than we have so…they could teach us a thing or two:

 

In Employment Division v. Smith, a pair of men who were fired from their jobs for ingesting peyote during Native American religious ceremonies sued when their applications for unemployment were denied because they had been fired for cause from their jobs. The US Supreme Court ruled that since the prohibitions on drug use is a neutral law of general applicability that the religious freedom argument didn’t come into play. From the decision:
“Laws, we said, are made for the government of actions, and while they cannot interfere with mere religious belief and opinions, they may with practices. . . . Can a man excuse his practices to the contrary because of his religious belief? To permit this would be to make the professed doctrines of religious belief superior to the law of the land, and in effect to permit every citizen to become a law unto himself.”

In other words, lovers, lovers of Belize, we have the freedom to practice our religious beliefs BUT CAN’T HOLD IT SUPERIOR TO THE LAW OF THE LAND!!!!!! Soh dem weed smokers whe seh dey do it because  a JAH…dem Pastor Dis and Bishop Dat whe seh that homosexuals should be prosecuted because dat dah whe GOD seh? Dem Muslims whe mutilate girls, cutting off their sexual organs to keep them pure because ALLAH seh soh? YOU CAN’T DO THAT IN A DEMOCRATIC COUNTRY AND IF YOU DO YOU ARE SUBJECT TO PROSECUTION AS ANYONE ELSE IS.

Now…I am hard pressed to understand why the hell a country run by a bunch of lawyers couldn’t figure this one out and make a stand for the development and progress of our democracy…buggery..I tell you…just plain old buggery. Bend ovah and insert bukut.
 

Daily Dingleberry 02-14-12

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You can have free speech as long as you agree with me ’cause if  ya don’t, ahma sue yo a$$ for slander and libel.

UGH!!!!!

O come on now, put yo big girl panties on and pull on your big boy draws and step it up…all dis childish ego maniacal flish flash (I know that ain’t no real word so don’t write me about it) is making me tyad. And the Belizean people tyad…caz while you pullin’ rank, we still waitin’!!!!! We still want bread and medicines and education.

Can we have some good role models up in here? We got enough school yard bullies running around, bitches.

Daily Dingleberry 02-13-11

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Epic Fail

I’m amused…is this a statement of intent on the part of the PUP?  Even if it’s supposed to hint at accusations against the UDP, it is in pooooooooooor taste (get it? LOL) Basically, the PUP could be seen as an unwitting contributor, even endorser of the “C” word: CORRUPTION. Look, when you tief from uself….half a nuttin, da still nuttin?! Mind u end up like the Emperor With No Clothes…