August 24th. Crumologist's History, and When My thoughts Ran Outta Control.

This was the first day of the Second Week of School here at the University.

In my history course for the Caribbean Islands, my Professor was teaching us things that I seem to have held contributions to that were quite striking. He was speaking of the voyagers who came to the lands that were claimed in these islands centuries ago. I told them that is was NOT Christopher Columbus that was the first to discover the Americas. That it was the Vikings.... And as the 4 voyages of Christopher Columbus were what historically marked the Middle-East interest in explorations towards the New World. As he was professing these things, I spoke of how there were a lot of things that are not institutionally taught that occurred in history with the way Christopher Columbus did what he did.

“I think if people were to read the Native American Testimony, they would find out things that could challenge how we view what was done on behalf of those European Voyagers. You speak of the indigenous people. But I think everybody oughta be aware that Christopher Columbus captured these ‘foreigners’ and brought them back to the British Monarchs and toted these people as slaves because they were deemed to be ‘savage.’ These indigenous people were treated like they were less than human. They were treated as unwanted animals.”

He started to speak of the colonial progression once European Masons and immigrants made their presence known and forced into the Americas. Because of the things I spoke in these courses, the professor began to ask ME things, questions regarding historical things that institutions fail to point out.

He had asked me, “Wasn’t it ‘Manifest Destiny?’

I asked him if he was asking ME and after I realized it WAS directed to me I said,

“That might be the way American Schools teach it but I see it as a conquest from 13 colonies to 50 states. It was a conquest ‘From Sea to Shining Sea’ that was genocide against the Native Indians. Of all the treaties and negotiations between the White Man and the Red Man, the Red Man never broke one treaty. The White Man never KEPT one treaty. What the White Man was too greedy and ignorant to consider is that the Natives were at first, very courteous and curious of this new race that had came to there shores. The Indians were puzzled how some new form of humans could combine elements like ‘Earth’ (voyage boats, sail ships) with elements like ‘Water’ to travel from nowhere they knew of. They believed it was worth revering the white man for because they somehow conquered the element of water with the element of earth to present themselves to the Natives who had resided there for centuries and millenniums. But what the White Man failed to understand is that the Red Man was a very SELF-SUFFICIENT race that was incredibly spiritual and in tune with the essence of Earth and Mother Earth’s Nature. They were never conflicted until the 17th century when the Masonic Forefathers began to intoxicate (they brought liquor to the Natives), and assimilate them and take their land which was there home, as it always has been. The Natives used to be of a world that co-existed with the animals. They used to be so spiritual that they could literally speak with animals and be in touch with the plants. The White Man passed them off as a lesser form of humanity simply because they did not have an ‘alphabet’ or a written language. The European forefathers, and immigrants viewed the natives as savages that interfered with civilization. But they were actually keen to dreams and they lived their lives by shamanistic principles. The things that the White Man did to the Red Man during the Westward Expansion... It was sick, animalistic, brutal, evil, wrong, horrid, ruthless, inhumane, cold-hearted, and disgusting.”

The Professor said, “Yes, I agree with you. Some of those things DID happen.”

I said, “No ALL those things happened professor.”

He smiled on the other side of the titan-tron screen at the St. Croix Class and all of St. Criox started laughin’ they asses off from the other island. Apparently it isn’t usual that a student corrects a professor.


Then later in the class, he lectured of the religion of the first Caribbean people. The word “Caribbean” means “Cannibal Eating People.” I guess long ago, there was a religion known as ‘Zemis.’ And as he started to speak of this part of his lecture, I asked him if this was a concentrated religion just within these islands. I found out that this religion of old was a lot like Greek polytheistic ideologies or beliefs laced with shamanism. He agreed as I had described it like that.

Then towards the end, he asked if there were any questions about anything thus far. I noticed a bulletin the said “Medical Plants, Herbs” and I asked him to elaborate on THAT for us if he would. He said, “Your meaning to ask about marijuana huh?” : ) I said, “Nah, not particularly. I know all there is to know about that badass natural resource but I mean medical plants and herbs in general; there is St. John’s Wort, Valerian Root, A lotta Kava Kava… There are many oraganic defense mechanisms for human conditions that are ill."

Professor Lamarsh Roopnarine said, “Cannabis is normal here. It is recreational and social. It is very relaxing and it enhances laughter and optimism. Cocaine came from Co Co leaves in Brazil and that it was usually used a lot like how coffee is used here in the U.S. People would make tea out of extract. With Co Co leaves, the reason Cocaine became so spread abroad is because it is only from one really rare location on Earth (Brazil) which has to do with why it is incredibly expensive. It became very manufactured so much that it became a problem. Especially in the 80s.”

I said, “Its was just as much of a problem in the 90s and it's still a problem in the new millennium too. Just as much as it was in the 80s man. Especially in California because of the Class War and poverty with insane ‘Costs of Living.’”


Later on that night, I went to my other History course. The one with Mr. Sekou. By this time, I was lost in my own thoughts. I also was thinking about my two Uncles in prison. And due to lack of sleep, I realized that my thoughts were spinning out of control. They all were contrived and retained but I was so tired I literally could not see straight at all. I could not focus. I was very ‘jet-lagged.’ So I went to my residence and ate some medication and put myself into a coma so I could let my rest catch up with my head. The next day, I was able to put a lot more into perspective. I realized I was doing the right thing by deciding to wait about addressing certain feelings or thoughts.