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I do, and have receive criticism, and that's okay, because I realized that I would not be a victim.
Supporters of Jeffrey Richardson are doing him no favors by attacking me, because Jeffrey knows that there was something wrong with those checks that he was writing.
And Jeffrey knows that I've saved all email communications with him.
Jeffrey Richardson knows that HE also wrote up a contract for me to sign (I have the copies), and I refused to.
I knew that going up against the DP political machine, would make me a target, and yet I felt compelled to do it anyway.
People want to read a few blogs, on just ONE of my blog sites, and they want to base their judgment on that.
The fact of the matter is that I run several independent blogs, some deal with politics, some are for people interested in vacationing in St Maarten, some are about African dance, etc, etc.
So to the people who think, that all I do is sit and blog about St Maarten Politicians, you could not be further from the truth.
Because all of the information is already provided, it takes less than 10 minutes of my day, to write a 100-200 word article.
I then spend several hours working on my network bringing in over 500 new contacts per day.
I have to process video, and photographs, i work on building the websites that I've been paid for.
I work as a freelance photographer.
I run the feeds that puts my blogs and articles into the major search engines.
So I am quite busy.
I'm not obsessed with politics or any politicians, so trying to attack me will not work.
What many naive St Maarteners don't realize is that I've told less than 0.005% of what actually happened, there's a lot more.
Now that the elections are over, you think it's safe to attack me, but there's another election right around the corner.
No one realizes how NICE I've been to certain members of the DP considering what they have put me through.
Back in December, I blogged that there was going to be a Big Bang FTB style, come 2010.
I have yet to blog about the truly Big Political St Maarten Stories.
I am also not a politician, I am a freelance writer, photographer, etc...
So it actually isn't bad for an artist to be considered eccentric or crazy, so I was quite flattered by your comment.
Keep up the good work!
Because whenever you attack me, you just inspire me to get on my laptop,
and blog some more.
And I'll be back,
with another blog.

Because I am fair and balanced, I have to acknowledge that The Today paper did finally print my version of what happened in the case involving Mr Rollocks.
Since it's been five days since I visited the Today paper, I assumed that they simply were not going to print what I said.
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We lost Christian Lloyd, someone who I've always known to be a cool person, so condolences to his family.

The St Maarten Democratic Party were swept,
wiped out,
destroyed!
Where did they go wrong?
My personal analysis......
1) Sarah was conned,
into believing that she needed Julian Rollocks as an advisor.
She trusted and believed him, and it cost her everything.
2) Julian Rollocks was never about the DP, or any other party, Julian Rollocks was in it for himself.
3) You cannot trust any advisor,
who has defected and betrayed every other party that he's worked for. The DP is like the wife who has been cheated on. The husband is cheating, but whenever anyone warns the wife, she or he automatically becomes the "bad" person.
4) Sarah did not inherit any of Julians friends, just his enemies.
5) Julian Rollocks, consumed by power, continued his malevolent acts, and the destruction of the DP was never his concern, and he never cared.
6) The Democratic Party lost its connect with their "grass roots" supporters,
at a certain point, even your most loyal supporters will turn against you, if you are doing them wrong.
7) Rather than being in it 100% for the DP, Mr Rollocks used the DP, as an instrument, to carry out his personal vendettas, once again it was all about him.
8) During the DP press conference a couple of months ago, Mr. Rollocks used their press conference, as a personal podium to vent his dislike of certain people, ( Fernando Clark, The Daily Herald) rather than to speak as a legitimate representative of the DP. Everyone remembers the press conference, but no one remembers what the DP message was, or even what it was about, the only thing anyone remembers, is that Mr Julian Rollocks used the platform to threaten local personalities, that did not agree with him, or felt that because he was a politician, and they were a comedian, they could poke fun at him.
9) Mr Rollocks, was the catalyst of the scandals that consumed these elections. Even then, rather than doing the right thing, and focus on his job as being the DP's top strategist, he focused on people who he felt had "wronged" him.
10) The DP and its members, chose to associate themselves with, and defend J.R., knowing that he was up to scandalous activities, but were to afraid to control him, or tackle him head on.
11) Mr. Rollocks believes in the "divide and conquer" theory, that's why certain members of the DP, and the NA were set up..................
the ultimate goal, only known by a few.
12) People like Maria Buncamper Molanusl, Olga Williams, Stuart Johnson, Jeffrey Richardson, Roy Marlin, William Marlin etc. etc, decided to take what Mr. Rollocks said to them at face value, ignoring his character and blaming the outsider.
13) The Democratic Party has an "inclusive" policy, and they do believe " White is right!", but it isn't all the time. Because they sure spent a lot of time in parliament, laughing at the NA slate, because it was "too Black", and they simply couldn't win.
14 I'm waiting for the "Black Party", and so are most of the people I know, we are tired of the same redundant bulls***!
15) Mr Rollocks didn't wage war against the PPA and the NA, he waged wars against private citizens, e.g.... Fernando C, Bibi S, Judith R. etc. etc., he was distracted by his own vendettas, and agendas.
It was NEVER about anyone else!
16) Mr Rollocks enjoys threatening to scandal someones name, if they don't comply with any of his B.S. offers, and this time it failed. Because he tried to discredit and slander someone who was ready for him. At some point in December, I realized that J.R. and J.R. , were going to be taking it to the mat.
17) The DP's top advisor, Mr. Rollocks, is not half the svengali, as he deludes himself into believing that he is........it's mind over matter........and that's why the psychosomatic symptoms set in.
18) Mr Rollocks pays to advertise in the daily tabloid "The Today", and that's why "The Today" who are supposed to be considered "journalist with integrity", slandered a private citizens name,
but it's alright since everyone remembers THEIR EDITORS abuse scandal.
If I were to get online, and do the the TODAY'S editor, what Mr Rollocks was trying to do to Mr. Fernando Clark.......call his sponsors (advertisers), provide scandalous details, destroy his life and career, try to make him a beggar on the street, then maybe The Today wouldn't stick to lies, but publish the truth, and the other side like they are supposed to as "unbiased" journalists.
19) Mr Julian Rollocks, set up a lot of his own party members to be ridiculed, but anything goes in politics, if it's supposed to get the attention off of the person, who is actually messing up.
20) Oh, by the way.........
I did visit the TODAY newspaper, and I have my evidence, proof and witnesses, but they chose NOT TO PUBLISH THE TRUTH, because certain people pay for ads in his broke ass tabloid.......that was a B.A. move Santa!!!
21) I've been threatened with everything, and by anyone associated with Mr Rollocks, because I chose to be honest.
Here's a hint.................I'M A ROUMOU!
I CANNOT BE INTIMIDATED BY ANYTHING YOU PEOPLE TRY TO SEND AT ME!!!!!!!!
That was 21, wasn't it? I might be digressing.
I have a top 1000 list of how the DP failed, and elections are this October, so I should be able to cover most of the bases until then.
Mwuaaaah
And to my dear, departed DP.....
Don't let the Door hit ya,
where the Good Lord split ya..
signed
j. roumou
c. pantophlet
d. minsk
p. noir
a. jackosn
k. hardeman
j. richardon
d. gatita
j. gatito
j. sussan
etc. etc. etc.etc
 

Here's a book excerpt by the late great Machiavelli, I had actually read a few of his books by the age of 14 or so. I was not impressed by Machiavelli, because as complex as his plotting, and strategy was, I always knew what he was up to.

Niccolo Machiavelli was born on May 3, 1469, in Florence, Italy. He eventually became a man who lived his life for politics and patriotism. Right now, however, he is associated with corrupt, totalitarian government. The reason for this is a small pamphlet he wrote called The Prince to gain influence with the ruling Medici family in Florence. The political genius of Niccolo Machiavelli was overshadowed by the reputation that was unfairly given to him because of a misunderstanding of his views on politics.
Machiavelli's life was very interesting. He lived a nondescript childhood in Florence, and his main political experience in his youth was watching Savanarola from afar. Soon after Savanarola was executed, Machiavelli entered the Florentine government as a secretary. His position quickly rose, however, and was soon engaging in diplomatic missions. He met many of the important politicians of the day, such as the Pope and the King of France, but none had more impact on him than a prince of the Papal States, Cesare Borgia. Borgia was a cunning, cruel man, very much like the one portrayed in The Prince. Machiavelli did not truly like Borgia's policies, but he thought that with a ruler like Borgia the Florentines could unite Italy, which was Machiavelli's goal throughout his life. Unfortunately for Machiavelli, he was dismissed from office when the Medici came to rule Florence and the Republic was overthrown. The lack of a job forced him to switch to writing about politics instead of being active. His diplomatic missions were his last official government positions.


When Machiavelli lost his office, he desperately wanted to return to politics. He tried to gain the favor of the Medici by writing a book of what he thought were the Medici's goals and dedicating it to them. And so The Prince was written for that purpose. Unfortunately, the Medici didn't agree with what the book said, so he was out of a job. But when the public saw the book, they were outraged. The people wondered how cruel a man could be to think evil thoughts like the ones in The Prince, and this would come back to haunt him when he was alive and dead. However, if the people wanted to know what Machiavelli really stood for, they should have read his "Discourses on Livy", which explain his full political philosophy. But not enough people had and have, and so the legacy of The Prince continues to define Machiavelli to the general public.


A few years later the Medici were kicked out of Florence. The republic was re-established, and Machiavelli ran to retake the office he had left so many years ago. But the reputation that The Prince had established made people think his philosophy was like the Medici, so he was not elected. And here the sharp downhill of his life began. His health began to fail him, and he died months later, in 1527.


Machiavelli had been unfairly attacked all of his life because of a bad reputation. But it only got worse after he died. He was continually blasted for his "support" of corrupt ruling. In fact, Machiavellian now means corrupt government. Only recently has his true personality come to light. The world must change it's vision of the cold, uncaring Machiavelli to the correct view of a patriot and a political geNiccolò Machiavelli
(1469-1527) Life and Works
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Internet Sources In 1498, Niccolò Machiavelli began his career as an active politician in the independent city-state of Florence, engaging in diplomatic missions through France and Germany as well as Italy. After more than a decade of public service, he was driven from his post when the republic collapsed. Repeated efforts to win the confidence and approval of the new regime were unsuccessful, and Machiavelli was forced into retirement and a life of detached scholarship about the political process instead of direct participation in it. The books for which he is remembered were published only after his death.

Machiavelli originally wrote Principe (The Prince) (1513) in hopes of securing the favor of the ruling Medici family, and he deliberately made its claims provocative. The Prince is an intensely practical guide to the exercise of raw political power over a Renaissance principality. Allowing for the unpredictable influence of fortune, Machiavelli argued that it is primarily the character or vitality or skill of the individual leader that determines the success of any state. The book surveys various bold means of acquiring and maintaining the principality and evaluates each of them solely by reference to its likelihood of augmenting the glory of the prince while serving the public interest. It is this focus on practical success by any means, even at the expense of traditional moral values, that earned Machiavelli's scheme a reputation for ruthlessness, deception, and cruelty.

His Dell'arte della guerra (The Art of War) (1520) explains in detail effective procedures for the acquisition, maintenance, and use of a military force. Even in his more leisurely reflections on the political process, Machiavelli often wrote in a similar vein. The Discorsi sopra la prima Deca di Tito Livio (Discourses on Livy) (1531) review the history of the Roman republic, with greater emphasis on the role of fortune and a clear admiration for republican government. Here, too, however, Machiavelli's conception of the proper application of morality to practical political life is one that judges the skill of all participants in terms of the efficacy with which they achieve noble ends. Whatever the form of government, Machiavelli held, only success and glory really matter.



Recommended Reading: Primary sources:

• Niccolò Machiavelli, Opere, ed. by Sergio Bertelli and Franco Gaeta (Feltrinelli, 1960-   )
• Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince, tr. by George Bull (Penguin, 1999) {Order from Amazon.com}
• Niccolo Machiavelli, Discourses, tr. by Leslie J. Walker and Bernard Crick (Viking, 1985) {Order from Amazon.

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