To the 'guest' on the previous page - I wasn't comparing the work of our heroes to our mere posts on this site. What an absurdity that would be! I was only infering that they had also encountered doubtful slaves or non-believers when it comes to convincing them regarding the immensity of their liberation enterprise. That doesn't mean that our posting can even come close to their deeds.
Nonetheless, my friend, you have to see things with a very analytical and objective mind. That's what I call "comparative history". Our independence came after 3 centuries since Las Casa started to bring black Africans to the island. Yes, it took 3 centuries of slavery before we could have heroes for our freedom. The way we refer to them sometimes insinuates that our heroes started their liberation plan the next day they were sold as slaves. No, it took them 300 years to pull up their successful fight in Vertières!
Needless to say that a lot of TALKING was involved during those centuries. To make an oppressed people conscious of their state and convince them to take all chances against a 300-year-old oppressor is no joke! The fight was more psychological than military. That's why decades and decades of TALKING happened before they felt confident to launch the massive insurrection in 1803.
It is a big mistake to overlook "TALKING". Every time this term is used on this site, it bears a pejorative connotation as if TALKING is a waste of time. If you guys think that TALKING is just TALK, you have no clues what it takes to fight. No combat in history -from the most trivial confrontation to the most complex fight- is won without a lot of TALKING before and during the battles. A good general is not one who shows its batallions how to best shoot. He's one who can motivate them far beyond their conscious morale with WORDS even when they lose their weapons to the ennemy!
Consequently, the fight to deliver Haiti can not be all talk, but A LOT OF TALKING is needed to empower people's morale. Particularly during these times where discouragement appear to be so erosive to our will to fight. The actual doing is the final stage of good planning. And no plan is viable unless there's a lot of talking to motivate the combattants.
What we're doing on this site may be minuscule to your eyes, but believe me, you have no idea how many have changed their attitude toward Haiti for the better. You don't know how much fire has been revitalized just by reading some of the fiercest patriotic speech on the threads of this site.
Personally, I thought I was in a lone trip when it comes to my determination to help my country. After I've read a few posts, I was convinced that Haiti has more hope than I tought before I came here. Never minimize the power of TALKING. To the religious and mystical one, the world was created through words. To the leftist revolutionary, TALKING is all they possess to base their movement since they have no other resources to gain access to power.
Let's take for example Ape_Man, doesn't he surprise most of us that he is such a patriot? His posts most of the time would lead to the contrary. However, the guy is full of life for his country and sometimes we say ugly things exactly because we have a fire burning inside of us and it's frustrating that we can't do what we ought to do with it. More power to you Ape_Man. Like I said, you can count on me.
Also my friend 'the guest', I don't think it's appropriate to say that everybody you're reading is all talk. You just don’t know the real people behind the usernames. Do you expect everybody to list out everything they've done for Haiti so you can give more credibility to their words? If you ask me, I'll tell you. With a lot of reserves of course, because some info about what I've already done for Haiti may unveil sensitive secrets that may be harmful to me later.
Remember, this site is not a platform where everybody reports what they've done so far for Haiti. I am not just talk and I won't brag my continuing achievements. The problem is that our country has so many needs that it's barely noticeable what its good children are doing for her. If all of us do the same, then the result will be more visible. In that sense, I come to this site to encourage people to do the same as me and to tell those who are already doing better than me to keep on going.
On another note, guest, I confess that I took some offense to your post. I thought you were deriding and making fun of me. Your last post clarified your intent. Sorry. But understand that Plan Z is NOT a plan. It just happened when one runs out of plans. We still have plans. I have plans and some of them are already in the cooking. I don't know what I should tell you but rest assured that the history of my country will not be indifferent to my name -not for what I am but for what I'll keep on doing until my last sigh.
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Topic: Dominicans taking our land
