 Posted 8/5/2010 7:14:19 PM
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Good Intentions or Opportunistic?
My Voice
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Posted 8/18/2010 12:23:31 PM
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| A little bit of both I imagine. However, I think he is as patriotic as they come. I have seen how he wears his emotions on his sleeve when it comes to Haiti and how passionate he is about his country and her people. I definitely think it is a great idea but consistent with the trend in the typical developing country, he has to be warned that his life and his family's are at risk. The very well educated men that have been in control have constantly stolen from the country for their personal benefits and to the detriment of the masses. Wyclef, I think is gonna disrupt the natural order of things(corruption)
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Posted 8/22/2010 9:47:13 AM
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| I agree too, for me it was more a patriotic attempt to revive his homeland. Unfortunately the dismissal of his candidacy for prime minister by the powers that be; is disappointing. This would have been as momentous as Barrack's success as the first black president of the USA...Peace, Love, Prayers.
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Posted 8/22/2010 10:42:00 AM
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| That is jus a tad too much to compare it to Obama's presidency, don't you think? I do acknowledge the very important point you trying to bring across but at the expense of undermining the magnitude of Barack's historical reign I fear.
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Posted 8/26/2010 11:25:25 PM
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| Good discussion! I think Wyclef genuinely believes that he can influence real change in Haiti using the office of president. One has to admire his willingness at this time to undertake this huge task of rebuilding, no easy feat given the myriad of problems which face Haiti. Comparing Wyclef's attempt to Obama is a huge stretch though. I agree his possible election would have been momentous but I am unable to see the real comparison.
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Posted 8/27/2010 7:24:46 AM
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| I introduced this topic to a friend of mine who made a very very important point to me which we tend to overlook. When addressing the point of corruption, though Wyclef may have the best of intentions, he may be as clean as possibly be but when all those around you are corrupt, I fear there may be nothing that he can do but join Malcolm X, Martin Luther jr. and the rest as martyrs
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Posted 8/27/2010 12:53:44 PM
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| Aque, the issue of a corruption is a real one. However, your reference to Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X speaks to a significant issue. The major victory re civil rights was possible because people like Martin Luther King Jr. among others were willing to stand up and fight for real change. Rosa Parks knew the consequences of her actions, so too did a host of revolutionaries. My point is unless we are willing to fight for change, there can be no real change. Sitting back accomplishes little and while I agree that Wyclef would have had a tremendous task on his hand, our history reminds us that we can work for change but it first begins with the belief that we can.
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Posted 9/1/2010 10:26:49 PM
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| My issue with celebrities running for political office is that we become more consumed with their celebrity status than the issues at hand. Currently in Haiti the rape of women and children is still rampant. Haiti is still covered with the ugly of crime. The Aid promised Haiti still hasn't arrived. But that isn't covered in the media. Non of that betrayal is covered. What is though, is the celebrity politician
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