Name (1) Haitian leader not a flunky of your infallible "neocolonialists, globalists, Frenchmen, Jews, U.S. Marines, NGOs":
____________________________ ?
Undercover Black Man said...
Jean-Jacques Dessalines.
Denmark Vesey said...
OK.Jean-Jacques Dessalines led Haiti from 1804 to 1806.
Haiti has had 2 years of genuine Haitian Leadership and effectively 204 years of corruption, theft, rape and plunder orchestrated choreographed and executed by whom _______________________ ?
"govern-ment" comes from greek, originally meaning is control or govern of mind.
ReplyDelete^ Ummmm... I doubt that the suffix -ment shares any etymological connection to the Latin root mentis, meaning "mind."
ReplyDelete^^I doubt the etymology of the word government has any connection to the operative point of this piece.
ReplyDeleteYou have been very aggressive, Under Cover Black Man, in pointing the finger of blame for the current condition of Haiti at the Government of Haiti.
You've even implied the Haitians, may actually lack some of the inherent resources common among human beings who are capable of governing themselves.
Now that it becomes readily apparent, with a casual observation of the obvious, that the Haitian people do not and have not actually "governed themselves" for decades ... you want to play semantics footsie with Brother Cesar.
Come on magne.
Why do you have one set of standards for white people and a separate set of standards for your own?
Why you asking questions you already know the answer too?
ReplyDeleteI want to see if he knows.
ReplyDelete(Actually, I know he knows.
I'm just going to make him say it.)
You've even implied the Haitians, may actually lack some of the inherent resources common among human beings who are capable of governing themselves.
ReplyDeleteNaw, pimp, that's you... pushing the meme of black folks as eternal helpless victims of neocolonialists, globalists, Frenchmen, Jews, U.S. Marines, NGOs...
The prosperity of the Haitian diaspora suggests there ain't nothing inherently wrong with the people.
If only generations of Haitian leaders had made a priority of developing that society's human capital... instead of keeping half the population illiterate.
"If only generations of Haitian leaders had made a priority of developing that society's human capital... instead of keeping half the population illiterate."
ReplyDeleteAhhhhh ...
It's Da Haitian "Leaders" ...
who have DECIDED to keep half the population illiterate.
OK ...
We are getting somewhere.
Name (1) Haitian leader not a flunky of your infallible "neocolonialists, globalists, Frenchmen, Jews, U.S. Marines, NGOs":
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ReplyDeleteName (1) Haitian leader not a flunky of your infallible "neocolonialists, globalists, Frenchmen, Jews, U.S. Marines, NGOs".
ReplyDeleteWe're getting somewhere indeed. You're saying that Haiti is not a free and independent nation. Never has been. Right? Its leaders have never been responsible for shaping the destiny of their people. Am I following you, DV?
Then that means the Haitian Revolution was a failure and a sham. Why, then, is Toussaint Louverture considered a hero? According to you, he ain't did shit. Them people still slaves.
No.
ReplyDeleteI said:
Name (1) Haitian leader not a flunky of your infallible "neocolonialists, globalists, Frenchmen, Jews, U.S. Marines, NGOs":
____________________________ ?
Jean-Jacques Dessalines.
ReplyDelete-ment
ReplyDeleteEnglish Etymology
From Late Latin -amentum via French -ment.
Catalan Etymology
From Latin ment-, stem of mēns (“‘mind’”).
French Etymology
From Late Latin -mente
From Latin -amentum
Old French Etymology
From Late Latin -mente
From Latin -amentum
-mente
Italian Etymology
Latin mentē, "mindedly" from mens, "mind"
Spanish Etymology
Latin mentē, "mindedly" from mens, "mind"
mens
Etymology From Proto-Indo-European *men- (“‘to think’”).
Noun
mēns (genitive mentis); f, third declension
1. mind
Declension
Third declension, variation of i-stem base with two consonants (3:B2C).
Number Singular Plural
nominative mēns mentēs
genitive mentis mentium
dative mentī mentibus
accusative mentem mentēs 1
ablative mente mentibus
vocative mēns mentēs
Cesar... mi hermano... there's a useful discussion of the etymology of the suffix -ment... and specifically the bogus "government means control of mind" Internet meme... on a Snopes.com message board:
ReplyDeleteWah-laa.