no not in Israel, just couldn't think of a better flag to use and had no urge to use the US flag. Would actually mean a lot to me to go Israel though, the streets Jesus walked on and all, I know Jews have their own holy reasons but ya get what I mean hopefully.Quote:
Originally Posted by surreys princess
Rasta in Africa suffer persecution the same when it comes to marijuana, but I don't think anyone can say it is about the herb, but thank Jah for the herb. Not everyone smokes marijuana, it just isn't right for some people.
I had been reading a news site from somewhere in Africa, forget what country though. Anyways I read this news about where the police raided the old school building where a group of rasta were using as a church. They said it was because of "dagga". They arrested several of the rastas, and one man even had a length of his locks cut with a knife by one of the police. What it boiled down to was they were just being abused because they didn't follow government religion.
The using of herb is like a government scapegoat to dismiss groups of people that are against war and for things like education and religion. I remember seeing a interview with Bob Marley where he said some pretty good things, but later dismissed in commentary by the American journalist who interviewed him as being "stoned out of his mind on reefer" or something to that tune. Look at the hippies protesting a war American soldiers had no reason to be in and dying by the thousands to no end. They were dismissed as un-American pot head trash by government that wanted war when if at any time the people should have overthrown the corrupt Government for going to far, rather it continued to this day with more needless wars. This is what Selassie told the rulers of the world, that if someone didn't step up to stop the corruption and war in the world it would just get worse.
Yeah I'm still smoking, you should see me when I get to thinking in person!
