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Haiti's neoliberal catastrophe, pre and post quake | 36 comments (36 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: That's what I said, his 1994 restoration (none / 1)

Just common sense, but the concrete reason he became unpopular was probably the economoy -- the horrible race-to-the-bottom economy for most people that is as usual imposed on poor countries by neoliberalism -- and not a cult of personality, authoritarianism and so on. I'll guess we can't resolve this disagreement however, except through old Haiti public opinion polling.

I don't think we disagree in general, just on the use of Aristideism. I defined it very clearly for this diary's purposes, but it nonetheless and reasonably carries connotations I didn't intend.

fairleft

by fairleft (fairleftatyahoodotcom) on Tue Jan 19th, 2010 at 03:51:42 PM EST
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Re: That's what I said, his 1994 restoration (none / 1)

If Gerard Pierre Charles were here among us today, he would say that it was Aristide's pursuit of authoritarianism that doomed him. He arguably didn't have to "go that route". Since I can't bring Gerard back to life, I have done my best to provide quotes and interviews of his.

"Beware of the man who does not talk, and the dog that does not bark." Cheyenne

by maracatu on Tue Jan 19th, 2010 at 05:15:35 PM EST
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Haiti's neoliberal catastrophe, pre and post quake | 36 comments (36 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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