We’ve lived so long under the spell of hierarchy—from god-kings to feudal lords to party bosses—that only recently have we awakened to see not only that “regular” citizens have the capacity for self-governance, but that without their engagement our huge global crises cannot be addressed. The changes needed for human society simply to survive, let alone thrive, are so profound that the only way we will move toward them is if we ourselves, regular citizens, feel meaningful ownership of solutions through direct engagement. Our problems are too big, interrelated, and pervasive to yield to directives from on high.
—Frances Moore Lappé, excerpt from Time for Progressives to Grow Up

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Silent Coup in Haiti

by Darren Ell from Unside Down World (original source from The Dominion (Canada). 

Get the latest update on events in Haiti and learn how the power elite's in the US, Canada, and France are continuing to manage the political events in this tragedy-ridden country. The reporter discussed "the crisis of democracy" with "some key political on the ground in Haiti and abroad."

I was particularly interested in their responses to this question:
Is it fair to say that the international community does not want to see democracy in Haiti? And if so, why, especially considering Haiti’s great need and the sums of money promised for reconstruction by the international community?


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