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> From LeGrace Benson
Re: 35439

"Haitian peasants may not be thinking for themselves but someone should; ifnot directly for the peasants but
for Haiti as a whole."

The presumption that Haitian peasants do not and probably cannot be thinkingfor themselves is an old and apparently quite durable opinion. It does notaccord with the facts. Worse than that: Haiti has had an on-going afflictionof people who arrogated to themselves the privilege of thinking for theHaitian people. If it were a weed we would call it a non-native invasive.
To disregard and dishonor the ability of Haitians of any social sector tothink for themselves has led to the creation of large and refractory aspectsof the current situation.

Message entered Nov 03, 2009