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Old 01-26-07, 03:50 PM
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Liberalism and Haiti

According to Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
Liberalism is an ideology, philosophical view, and political tradition which holds that liberty is the primary political value.
Broadly speaking, liberalism emphasizes individual rights. It seeks a society characterized by freedom of thought for individuals, limitations on power (especially of government and religion), the rule of law, the free exchange of ideas, a market economy that supports free private enterprise, and a transparent system of government in which the rights of all citizens are protected.In modern society, liberals favor a liberal democracy with open and fair elections, where all citizens have equal rights by law and an equal opportunity to succeed.
Many new liberals advocate a greater degree of government interference in the free market, often in the form of anti-discrimination laws, universal education, and progressive taxation. This philosophy frequently extends to a belief that the government should provide for a degree of general welfare, including benefits for the unemployed, housing for the homeless, and medical care for the sick. Such publicly-funded initiatives and interferences in the market are rejected by modern advocates of classical liberalism, which emphasizes free private enterprise, individual property rights and freedom of contract; classical liberals hold that economic inequality, as arising naturally from competition in the free market, does not justify the violation of private property rights.
Liberalism rejected many foundational assumptions which dominated most earlier theories of government, such as the Divine Right of Kings, hereditary status, and established religion. Fundamental human rights that all liberals support include the right to life, liberty, and property.
A broader use of the term liberalism is in the context of liberal democracy (see also constitutionalism). In this sense of the word, it refers to a democracy in which the powers of government are limited and the rights of citizens are legally defined; this applies to nearly all Western democracies, and therefore is not solely associated with liberal parties.
Haiti have been fighting for a good society and good government for a while. Have liberalism been applied in Haiti? Why do you think we have not succeed? In your opinion what factors would you say are the failure of liberalism in Haiti? Is there hope for the future?
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Old 01-26-07, 03:59 PM
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Why do you think we have not succeed? In your opinion what factors would you say are the failure of liberalism in Haiti? Is there hope for the future?
This text below of Lionel Trouillot might (who knows) answer your questions
Mythologies locales :quelques définitions Le « laïsme »
Par Lyonel Trouillot
Un homme politique, dont je ne partage pas toujours les idées (son parti semble osciller entre un socialisme sur la pointe des pieds et des recettes de technocrates à la manque), a utilisé un jour cette expression : l?un des problèmes de ce pays serait une maladie qu?il appelle le « laïsme ». En français, l?accent grave serait nécessaire, mais ce « la »-là est bien créole et peut se passer de l?accent. « Là » au sens de « fò m la ».
Cette maladie n?est pas « haïtienne ». Nous ne l?avons pas inventée, nous ne sommes pas les seuls à en souffrir et nous n?en souffrons pas tous. Mais il est vrai que certains d?entre nous ont le réflexe de croire que le gouvernement est mauvais parce que Je ne suis pas ministre, que telle ONG fonctionne mal parce que «Je » ne suis pas au Conseil d?administration, que telle activité ne vaut pas la peine parce que ce n?est pas « Moi » qui en ai la direction ou la responsabilité.
Il existe bien des « laïstes », comme il existe des autocrates et des « jem?enfoutistes ». Dénoncer, mépriser ou combattre les choses auxquelles Je ne suis pas (absolument) nécessaire n?est pas rare ici. Et sur ce coup-ci, cet homme politique qui n?est pas forcément mon favori n?a peut-être pas tort.
Le défaitisme
Le « laïsme » est souvent accompagné ou précédé du défaitisme : le réflexe du « li pap mache ». Un groupe a décidé d?entreprendre telle action, réflexe du défaitisme : « li pap mache ». Devant une initiative, un programme, une activité, le défaitiste sait d?avance que « li pap mache ». Ce ne serait pas grave, ce serait même bien si le doute était le produit d?une réflexion et amenait des propositions en faveur de la réussite, mais ce n?est pas toujours le cas. Le défaitiste est d?ordinaire expéditif : « Li pap mache ». « Poukisa ? » réponse : « kouman poukisa a? anyen pa janm mache ». L?habitude est prise par certains d?entre nous de parier sur l?échec. Mais le défaitiste peut aussi faire preuve d?ingénuité, appeler à l?aide Marx ou Aron, quand on critique son argumentation basée sur les notions de fatalisme et de déveine, pour « démontrer » que cela ne marchera pas.
Cette critique du défaitisme et du « laïsme » n?a évidemment pas pour but de légitimer le laisser-faire et l?exclusion. Ce pays a besoin, et dans tous les domaines, de penser ses actions. Nous n?avons pas les moyens de gaspiller quoi que ce soit. Ce pays a aussi besoin pour entreprendre ses petites comme ses grandes actions en faveur de la population, d?un cumul et d?une distribution rationnelle des énergies positives. C?est « là » que chacun doit trouver sa place. Personne ne peut tout faire seul et personne ne peut être dans tout.
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Haiti have been fighting for a good society and good government for a while. Have liberalism been applied in Haiti? Why do you think we have not succeed? In your opinion what factors would you say are the failure of liberalism in Haiti? Is there hope for the future?
La société ne dispose pas de base, aucune structure sociale n'existe.
Regardez donc la formation des villes et des villages en Haiti : elle est restée la même depuis l'esclavage. Nous n'avons pas su créer de société.
Sans base, nous ne pouvons même pas rêver d'appliquer le libéralisme.
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Haitians have been fighting for themselves since the beginning of time. Our ancestors fought to gain access to power, money, respect by using violence and fire to have power and keep it we never learn any other way to express ourselves. Liberalism can't be applied in Haiti due to the lack of tolerance among us "pam pi bon" others factors involve are: Division,Racism (black, mulatres) money, Education, superiority complex. I don't see any hope yet.
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I concur! Ambrosia, you have expressed my thoughts. Our nation really lacks a sense of acceptance. We do not know what it means to take people as they are.
Titine, we all know someone who suffer from "laisme" and people take their bad habits to the government.
Al Saqr, you are right. We have wealth, without well being, states without laws, markets without contracts, thus citizens without rights. Those in Haiti who are comfortable are 80 times wealthier than the ones who have nothing.
Why do you believe that liberalism hasn’t been applied in Haiti? And if it hasn’t been applied what have we been applying? Did we miss the ground work for it to have work? Is it fair to compare Haiti to other countries. It may be true that Europe, North America has the so-called good society, good government, but we all know how they started. The wealth they collected from taking advantage on other countries.
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Kariz,
Great minds think alike, also the fact that we blame everyone for our trouble, the poor blame the rich convince the government is out to get him, the government that the U.S.A is responsible for everything. So no one make a difference it's a vicious circle that we have to stop.
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Nous pratiquons surtout l'anarchie. Nous avions jusqu'à récemment une société assez structurée, mais le mal de ce siècle nous a pris par surprise : la surpopulation ! ça a tout cassé : nous n'étions pas suffisamment fort pour résister à cela. D'où notre état actuel.
Tu parles de l'Occident comme s'il s'était développé seulement en volant, or c'est tout de même très faux : regarde l'Irlande, d'où les habitants quittaient le pays à cause de la famine récemment. Regarde la Suisse, qui était extrêmement pauvre il y a 70 ans, et il y a plusieurs autres exemples du genre.
L'Allemagne et le Japon étaient complètement cassés après la seconde guerre, mais ils se sont rapidement remis sur pied (surtout en ce qui concerne le Japon) .
Regarde les dragons et les tigres asiatiques aussi.
Je pense que c'est surtout l'explosion de la population et la faiblesse de l'état qui nous a tués. Et aussi, c'est important mais peu perceptible, l'absence d'élite.
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Haiti have been fighting for a good society and good government for a while. Have liberalism been applied in Haiti? Why do you think we have not succeed? In your opinion what factors would you say are the failure of liberalism in Haiti? Is there hope for the future?
one word: CORRUPTION
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We are aware of the corruption but how do we make the others take notice that it's not the only way to do things, and it hasn't work so far.
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We are aware of the corruption but how do we make the others take notice that it's not the only way to do things, and it hasn't work so far.
one word: Discipline.
Some would advocate the return of dictatorship, but there are more subtle ways. The laws are there, use them. For example that depute who organized a road block tp prevent the red cross from delivering relief supplies ought to be thought a lesson.
That should send some kind of signals.
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