Re: Vertus cardinales du prochain Président haïtien


Traveler wrote:
> On 2 Sep 2005 07:23:00 -0700, "Gwo Mango" <boukman2003@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> >
> >Traveler wrote:
> >> On 1 Sep 2005 10:49:29 -0700, "Gwo Mango" <boukman2003@xxxxxxxxx>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >A presidential election with no candidates?
> >>
> >> Well, that's the problem with human government systems. "Les assoifés
> >> du pouvoir" is all you're gonna get.
> >
> >You're a Fatalist...are you a French descendant by chance? ;-)
>
> Aren't most Haitians?
>
Which...? Fatalist or French descendant? Most...ALL are fatalist and
MOST are NOT French descendants. ;)


> >Humanity is not all bad. There are some incerdibly beautiful things
> >hapening in this world...but those with dark lenses see no such thing.
> >There are many people who simply want to help many others...and they
> >become leaders. Unfortunately there is no guarantee that the one who is
> >a candiadet is actually one of those people...that's where it's
> >incumbant upon us to listen very, very carefully to each person.
> >
> >m. "hope...comes in all forms"
>
> You know, one of the things I like the most about the annual McArthur
> Foundation Prize is that the winners never know they're being
> considered for the prize. They're chosen anonymously and they are
> always surprised when they get the phone call. Electoral campaigns are
> all about self-promotion. Appearance is the key. A lot of lies and ego
> are mixed in, of course, and the best liar/deceiver is usually the
> winner. But then again, commercial advertising is not that much more
> different. Too bad national leaders cannot be chosen anonymously.
>
> One cannot (should not) be a witness to oneself. It takes at least
> another (references, word of mouth, etc..). That's the Christian
> philosophy. One man's opinion, as always.

It's a very interesting concept...which is NOT democractic in any way
shape or form. I like it actually BUT the entire process by which you
describe this has one major flaw: the McArthur Foundation receives
donations, grants, etal and has the limited pleasure of endowing a
prize, a recognition if you will, and that's all. Nominating someone
into a position of incredible power immediately makes the nominatimng
board the most powerful entity in the land and since in your premise is
based on thsi simple idea, this would make it even more dictatorial and
open to severe corruption.

But I will say where I do like the idea: doing away with self-promotion
and assessments on appearances. But by isolating the voting procedure
from the people and putting it itno the hands of the few is elitist and
far more dangerous then electing a demagogue into power...

m. "Kafou...you lost the bet. $$$ TRaveler ain't no girlie" LOL ;)

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