[longwayfromhome]

Sergo,

I like your passion but I think it is misguided. Only when the power is in the hands of the people can we truly be free to reach our potential. The changes I write about won?t happen over night, it will be a long and hard uphill climb. But when we reach it we will be a stronger people for our struggle. You write of order under the heels of an absolute oppressor, but what is order with out free will. The freedom to choose your destiny, the freedom to speak out against what is wrong and yes the freedom to fail. Only when we have these freedoms can we truly see the kaleidoscope of human possibilities. What do you think will happen if the people speak ill of this kind hearted dictator of yours. Will he let them speak or mow them down with machine guns? Do think he won?t steal the money of the people like so many before him? Do you think he will be trusted and respected inside as well as outside the country? Your right no one gives a sh*t about Haiti, but that is only because we have not been able to show our true worth. Do you think the world would care about Iraq or Kuwait if not for their oil. Do you think they would care about India or China if they did not have there huge labor force. If we develop the country under a democratic leader who is willing to join the world market we can get rid of this (Third World) label off our land. Democracy is not only for the educated, everyone can understand one man one vote. Dictatorship only makes the weak weaker and the strong stronger. This has been proven throughout history over and over again. When there is a large gap between the haves and have-nots there will always be conflict and rebellion. Let?s get it right this time and get out of these old ways.