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Linda,

You know very well that you and are partners in crime, but hold on on this one.

Here's what I mean. I really don't believe that illeteracy in Haiti is as high anymore as people keep potraying it to be. And here's why if we can do some critical thinking for a moment.

For example, it's been reported ever since under Duvalier that 85% of Haitians were illeterate.

Today, November 13, 2008, according to report from UN and US, Haiti is still 85% illeterate.

Don't you see something is wrong with this picture.

There are more schools in Haiti, today, than there were decades ago which means Haitians are being more and more educated today, in this 21st century, and yet, Haiti is still 85% illeterate.

And the sad thing about it is that we, Haitians, keep buying into this propaganda which is nothing else but "institutional racism" that being used against us, Haitians, by US in collaboration with the international community.

The United States keep using this 85% iliteracy propaganda as a tool keep Haiti in isolation and elienation from the rest of the world and we, Haitians, get trapped in that complicity.

For example, I remember, there were only 5 schools in my hometown in the early 1970s long before I left to come to US. Today, as we speak, there are 15 or 20 new schools in that town alone.

I, personally, had found people here in the city where I live in New York, sponsoring many of these children for school, from elementary to college.

I think Haitians back home keep electing the same runed down, tired, brain damaged candidates to power mostly because they are not informed and not so much because they are illeterate.

In Haiti, Haitians do not elect candidates to office based on the importance of the issues that matter to them and their families, but rather on the family name of the candidate, socio-economic status, education level (whether the candidate can speak French well or not) of that candidate and whether or not the candidate is an Aristide supporter.

These are the reasons for which Haitians vote and elect a candidate to office.

Rational people, who understand politics and are well informed, elect to office candidates they know with the capacity, the ability and willingness to create opportunities for all and move the country forward toward prosperity.

Unfortunately, this rational doesn't apply to Haitians.

Tiba, November 13 2008, 5:38 PM

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If you re-read what the guy said, you will notice a sentence: "We need to elect leaders who have the Cohones to stand... read more >
Abraham 17, 13-Nov-08 2:17 pm
So, now were back to blaming the victims. You said that "As a Haitian medium you should make it a top priority to... read more >
Linda, 13-Nov-08 2:18 pm
Haiti is really going down hill, like everything else the people in office just don't care. I'm with you 100% Haiti... read more >
Sonia Charles, 13-Nov-08 4:28 pm
Linda, You know very well that you and are partners in crime, but hold on on this one. Here's what I mean. I really... read more >
Tiba, 13-Nov-08 5:38 pm
Actually Tiba, I'm not sure where you got your information on the current illiteracy rate, but it's wrong. I posted a... read more >
Linda, 13-Nov-08 6:11 pm
Woody, I just finished taping my show in Haiti for saturday night and i feel you. What you say is basically what I... read more >
Raynald Delerme, 13-Nov-08 9:01 pm
Hello Mr. Raynald Delerme, I know that you are running a large news television Media in Haiti, PVS [ ], and I know... read more >
Woodring Saint Preux, 13-Nov-08 10:06 pm
NO NO NO the problem is not the government. How many time are we going to blame the government. the people need to... read more >
Haitian 4 Life, 13-Nov-08 10:14 pm
Reynald, all that you say about schools having to be inspected used to be true. However, since Aristide and Preval the... read more >
Linda, 13-Nov-08 10:33 pm
Oh, please people get a grip to yourselves. The citizens don't make laws the government does. What happened is due to... read more >
Tiba, 14-Nov-08 4:45 am
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