We are Haitian

U.S. pledge to rebuild Haiti not being met. The January 12, 2010 brought a lot of tear over Haiti. The international community particularly was overwhelmingly sympathetic amid the wave of media slaughtering that overshadowed the country. U.S., France, Canada, all the giant vultures were fighting for first place in devastated Port-au-prince. America is for Americans. The United States pushed all others aside to be the dominant tiger. They promised to help Haiti developed a new and better face. Big money are pledged; big projects announced; big plans for the future of Haiti. On computer graphics, Port-au-prince appeared like the city of heaven - as promised in the bible - so rosy! For the feeble minded, Haiti is saved. Yes, the same fictional and mythic mentality.

I cautioned. I remembered arguing that even in the U.S. how difficult it is to do anything. I asked myself: Why would it be so easy in Haiti, a system where life is hell?

It is about two and a half years later. The report is in the Miami Herald's Haiti section, July 24, 2012. “U.S. pledge to rebuild Haiti not being met.” The report generally denotes that the international community has not much to show in its promise to help Haiti after the devastating earthquake. But what is interesting to me is not the fact that they have failed. I had already understood that it was very likely that they would not succeed. I don't say that they did not have good intention, but the situation is so complex that it would take a book or books to make you understand. Let's keep it simple. Consider the following Hypothesis. One, according to the philosophy of political science, a nation state is a very independent entity - granmoun lakay li. Two, no other nation would really serve the best interest of another nation. That is to say, Never expect other nations to come to fix us Haitians.

So what is interesting to me is that we are Haitian. I have been promoting in this blog that as Haitian we are responsible for whatever we become, and we have to continue doing whatever little we could to contribute positively to what we are.

I maintained my argument after the quake as to the political hypothesis above. First, I knew Haiti as an independent entity was not ready to appreciate the collaborative efforts that the international community was offering. Second, International states cannot force another nation to do right, if the nation itself is unwilling to right itself. Sorry to say, but Haitian leaderships have mostly been functioning on mentality of negativity that could only lead to chaos and destruction. Therefore, the international community, whether with good intentions, it stood no chance. And, you and I know too well that the latter is overcrowded by mercenaries too who come to rip off the weak system. It would really take some very wise leadership from the Haitian side to really make something positive of the relationship.

Then what? I am forced to return to the “us” again. Haitians are “us”. And we are all responsible to make something positive about the Haitian. Remember, I said that the Haitian system of leadership has been functioning on the negativity that could only lead to destructiveness. Now, I am Haitian; you are Haitian; I must be a leader; you must be a leader. Could we differentiate ourselves from the Haitian destructive nature and provide some leadership? Or would we claim innocence and remain as guilty as the others? There must be some of us who could rise up and take command, like a Mao, like a Bismarck, even like a Castro, or like they are doing in the Dominican Republic at the moment. If we who are educated and see better we are sitting aside criticizing and doing nothing, are we not as much guilty?

I predicted the international community would not accomplish much in Haiti, as related to the earthquake. But, the blame should be more on the side of the Haitian. There is no leadership in Haiti to appreciate anything.

By E.C. GRANMOUN

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