Some of the people living here (mostly of caucasian descent, to say the truth) often express their « being sick of hearing » the narratives surrounding that part of our History that concerns colonisations and slavery (which for the most dramatic part took place lets say for 300 years, 1550 to 1850).

It could be, that they have a slight guilt complex, which could be understandable ; Of course they have no direct responsibility in whatever wrong their ancestry did but it is good to admit that one’s ancestry held some responsibility, in how things went, good or bad, long time ago.

On the other hand, some of us (mostly afro descendants) are in a constant recalling of that painfull part of human history. The weakest minds could be seeking revenge for their ancestors. The brightest minds are thinking in terms of reparations. And the blame game can go on and on between the sons of the victims who consider that their difficulties of today are the result of their pasts, and the sons of the beneficiaries of the ugly system, who will say that they, personnally, had nothing to do with past events, so they owe nothing. But it is good to know that no sustainable human agreement can be achieved through constant distrust or out of putting your adversary in a permanent position of inferiority, or on the bench of the accused.

Further more, it is undeniable that the knowledge that we have of those dark days was written by one party essentially. They gave their version of what happened, some of which could be the truth, but it is surely not all the truth.

The simple fact that Christopher Columbus is described as has « discovered » anything is simply not the truth but this is what the school books have been saying for centuries, and what we sometimes repeat without thinking.

And the comic books have not been portraying anything different:From Batman to Captain America, from Spiderman to catwoman, from Mikey Mouse to Snoopy, From Blek le Roc to Akim, from the most strong and intelligent Tarzan, to the incredible Hulk, from Lucky Luke and the bad Daltons to superman and his super girlfriend Lois Lane , and the list goes on… is how our culture was constructed… and now has to be deconstructed.

Which makes it so important to hear what the shark has to say… and he would say that it is not out of bad temper and character that I took a leg from the man, but only because of necessity and survival, for me it is food, just like for you, throwing a live lobster on the blazzing barbeccue, is only good food. But Hell for the lobster… should’nt they to (the lobsters), be treated with a minimum dignity by reducing their sufferings… but that’s another discussion.

An honest conversation is more than necessary,  out of any guilt nor greed, out of  any fear nor ego, with humility and tolerance… But I must admit… it is not easy because of human nature.

Humans are of a tribal nature.