Insignificant Change! By JuSTIN "Jus Bus" Nation - Global Riding of Obama's Change Message without substance!

The blog below speaks to exactly what I said about THE PROFOUND & RIDICULOUS EXPECTATIONS PUT ON Barack Obama's WIN.

The pressure & dreams of a nation & the world ......has been put on the shoulders of a man, who is just that, A Man! Barack means Blessed, not Messiah or meal ticket or pass to whatever your personal altruistic or selfish desires maybe! He is a flesh & bone mortal man. A mere representation & wake-up call to us all as individuals, families, nations, tribes, religions, classes, sexes, races, & everything in between , that we all have the ability as leaders to create Change within ourselves & for the greater good! Perhaps only one that is named blessed can show us all that we are all individually blessed by the virtue of our humanity!

You can never ride the change brought by another man's AUTHENTICITY & CHARACTER to your personal success! The people will always seek substance & character especially if it's about their money! Live the definition of Your Own Change Locally & Globally!





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Saturday, November 08, 2008
Insignificant Change! Category: Goals, Plans, Hopes
Location: Antigua and BarbudaLat/Lon: 17.03561°N / 61.86041°WElevation: 1319 ft / 402 m



First let me start with a question I'm sure everyone in Antigua can answer swiftly!"Is the proposed name change of boggy peak going to effect our economy?"Absolutely not!



I reflected on the matter and I ponder as I say to myself ; why isn't our prime ministeraddressing the real issues we are struggling with or fixingthe real problems that plague us instead of picking flowers and changing names of landmarks that helped to mold our island nation of Antigua!?Real "Change!" or just a name "Change!"?



This year is a very significant moment in history for the American people and AfricanAmerican people across the globe with what has taken place with Barack Obama's election as the 44th President of the United States.It has inspired the masses for change and positive change at that!



Being that I was born in America I also take pride and joy in the progression the country has made but as a West Indian at heart I am deeply concerned about the "change" that Baldwin Spencer has taken upon himself toexecute without even consulting the people of Antigua and Barbuda.



He, himself stated very clearly in the Antigua Sun Newspaperthat he did not know if it was "absolutely necessary" to seek the public's input on such a matter…this makes u wonder...does he really care about what we think or what we the people want!?



Antigua is country I was raised in most of my life by the very same people of Antigua.I can't even recount how many villages helped to raise me in the island cause I have traveledall its corners and have walked the hills many a times. Despite my rude and own-way West Indian behavior that characterized me in my younger days I was always welcomed with open arms andpushed in the right direction by whomever I encountered in my youth as I grew up there.



In my eyes, the proposed renaming of a national landmark that has had such significant value to the country's history and past maybe be a stunt of some sort to "I don't know", maybe get self gratifying publicity or lurePresident-elect Obama to the island to take a picture with u or to have a cup of tea over small talk about how u want to plant flowers in your fairytale gardens i dont know Mr.Minister!



To me this development somehow seems as just...plain out of order!In the book Heritage Treasures of Antigua and Barbudaunder Slavery's Places Of Memory/Boggy Peak it reads:"The highest point of the south-western Shekerley Mountains in Antigua, is Boggy Peak.It is here that the runaway slaves congregated while hiding in the forest. In 1687,twenty-seven runaways were known to be encamped in a palisaded 'maroon' camp at Boggy Peak. There had been a revolt of slaves, hunted down and taken dead or alive.The Militia stormed the camp and the leaders were burned in the following year."The above thoughts were written by the now deceased author Desmond V. Nicholson may his soul rest in peace.Desmond had been a major player in helping Antigua record its history on file for many decades.To record, research and express his endless knowledge on Antigua became his plightand one of his passions in life. As such, his motto was "Knowledge to be of any value must be communicated!".



So with that being said, this is my communication…my dissemination of informationon how I felt when I heard that Baldwin Spencer Wanted To Casually Change the name of our History.How can someone fathom to change the name of something that is part of our foundation and heritage over the excitement of one persons success?



You can say what you want… throw what you want at me… debate this matter as u like…but I will not respond nor will I entertain it. I just feel the need to speak out against this issue as a young designer and producerrepresenting a country that helped to mold me into the creative individual I am today as I work towards opening doornot only for myself but for the island I love. I would like nothing more than to see a positive change in the economyof Antigua but not at the cost of having the prime minister having "fun" at the people's expense!



How about instead of changing the name of a landmark, he cuts down his costs andexpenses as a wealthy individual and gives back to the community? Maybe that would get Obama's attention.Balwin Spencer said "I think Obama has been able to capture the imagination of the entire world".It is clear and obvious that Baldwin has a very wide imagination…maybe we should just call Antigua "Obama" and Barbuda "Barack" and done!



I really don't know much about politics or what Baldwin and his party arereally trying to do to help us personally, "me nah see nuttin!".How about investing on fixing more roads to and infrastructures, or putting together a tourism advertisement campaignon international television that can actually compete against the tourism markets of Jamaica and the Bahamasor even helping to make the streets safer for the women and children of our island?!Please Don't be the black McCain or the Bush of the Caribbean, bring real change not name changes!I'll say this though I do know about people, I do know about art and I do know about music and these songs and paintings you've been creating aren't very inspirational!