Guest, I was kinda following you until you wrote nonesene like:

"..the mass of the people are illetarate [note you spelled illiterate wrong. How ironic.], uneducated, and really do not know what is best for them.."

and then you wrote

"the mullatoes class have to make up a significant part of this government"

To think that a people, no matter how illiterate or uneducated, do not know what is good for themselves, and to impose power to a mighty few, would be to repeat mistakes that have been made by Haitian leaders time and time again. We're supposed to learn from these mistakes, not repeat them. Man, get a grip!..and please never run for office.

Kreyolbro,

We are Hatians, not too many things are impossible for us, we were the first in many things why not our own kind of government in the early days Haiti use to have a System (Kombit) which help the people survive then. A System like this can be improve with current technology by the way do you have any idea of how many of our people that surviving off hands out. Something drastic needs to be done. The reason that we do not want to change is simple: "To change would mean to stop and start over"

Peace & Prosperity, "Songe bon vie tan"...

I think that in the 60s, Haiti suffered from a brain drain. This means, most of the people left Haiti to pursue careers in the Diaspora. (I'm not saying that people in Haiti aren't educated!) I'm just trying to say that many of the professionals and the future professionals have left the country- and they had the opportunity to leave the country and become successful somewhere else. They have left behind many who don't have the resources they need to survive and become successful. Without these resources, our Haitian people continue to be misrepresented and mistreated. I don't know how many times I have to correct someone about our culture. I don't know how many times I've written letters to tv shows and publishing companies who continue to pertpetuate stereotypes, but I am one person. If 3 million people don't care that Bad Boys 2 insulted the Haitian population in Florida or that a popular cartoon portrayed Haitians as superstitious fools, then how do we expect people to come together and argue for the rights of Haitians universally? It doesn't just happen during carnival.

How do we bring the diaspora back to Haiti and involved in the Haitian communities? And most of all, how do we promote activism in our communities?

I apologize in advance for being so long winded and any typos, I have about 5 minutes to get to class.

Guest above, I like how you think :)

Cheminflambert

In the decades of the 70's we wanted Revolution (did'nt happen)In the decades of the 80's we went for Reconciliation (did'nt happen) In the decades of the 90's we plunged into Resignation (lethargic state) Now in the decades of the 2000 we are living in Humiliation. Surely we are getting ready to celebrate, we'll problably have hundred of bals and street carnaval. the radio-heads and the so-called leaders will be all over the waves urging people to go to bals/carnaval while the majority of Haitians in Haiti are dying of starvation and the leaders are getting rich. We do not seem to be moved by the living conditions of our brothers and sisters inside the country. Sorry don't let me spoil your celebration (soon you will be asking me to come up with a plan as if haiti is my problem alone) Go ahead celebrate, somebody else will take care of it for us. 

Guest Above

We are repeating the same things over and over again but no know has yet come up with a plan.  Would it be a problem for me or anyone else to ask you to share an idea you have with us? 

So many times I've try to get involve but people don't seem to be interested.  There are a Few people on this Web site that are interested in going something and Haitian101 is one of them,  me and you and those that are interested need to find each other do something. 

I'm sure most of us have seen this.  In Church when the Speaker makes an alter call for prayer nobody goes up front, but a soon as one brave soul moves, it seems like the church starts to follow.

Here is the problem- actually the cycle. We know that we need change. We preach change and we preach new ideas on how to change and then everyone gives their input, but nothing is ever implemented. There is no action. No one has actively tried to solve issues regarding water, electricity and transportation. No one has really tried to address any political issues- if they do, they are few and far in between.

We as Haitians always complain about the "upper class," holding us down, but the masses have the power. How do we mobilize?

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