tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16645996.post2079526150683003675..comments2023-07-04T21:12:47.972-05:00Comments on Why Am I Not Surprised?: Tout moun se noun. (All people are human beings.)changeseekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18350201531677548579noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16645996.post-87220450989056619042010-01-14T08:22:04.494-06:002010-01-14T08:22:04.494-06:00Readers: Here's a perfect example of what Fann...Readers: Here's a <a href="http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=16939" rel="nofollow">perfect example</a> of what Fannie Lou (above) was writing about: Haitians, the vast majority of which have been made penniless and powerless by influences and interests both inside and outside the country, are already being blamed for this nightmare. As if "that's what they get." Whoever participates in this process of vilifying a suffering people should be ashamed and better remember that what goes around comes around.changeseekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350201531677548579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16645996.post-5897778067722763622010-01-14T07:18:19.953-06:002010-01-14T07:18:19.953-06:00Greetings, Villager. Thanks for coming by and for...Greetings, Villager. Thanks for coming by and for your thoughts and prayers.changeseekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350201531677548579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16645996.post-70340018015232525762010-01-14T05:01:05.297-06:002010-01-14T05:01:05.297-06:00Thank you for sharing this post ... and the link t...Thank you for sharing this post ... and the link to the photos. <br /><br />My prayers are with the people of Haiti...<br /><br />peace, VillagerAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001965827509309490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16645996.post-46626605338556756112010-01-13T22:45:34.801-06:002010-01-13T22:45:34.801-06:00Fannie Lou, I'm going to leave your comments s...Fannie Lou, I'm going to leave your comments separate because I think they make more sense that way. I agree with you on all counts. Stating facts is never a pessimistic stance, however. And while the boys did call me "Mom," they -- not I -- deserve our thoughts and our recommitment, as you say, to change the future for those who survive. I am sad beyond description, which is appropriate under the circumstances, but the beleaguered people of Haiti should be the focus of our attention at this time.changeseekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350201531677548579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16645996.post-41014807400359300992010-01-13T21:46:31.626-06:002010-01-13T21:46:31.626-06:00Sorry to post three comments on your blog - you ca...Sorry to post three comments on your blog - you can make them one post if you like. I thought I should point out I meant my comments in a, "Let's reframe the discussion the mainstream media is generating in a way that salutes Haiti's dignity and powerful role in history, and view this with the gaze of vigilant allies," way, in accordance with the title of your post, "All people are human beings." I hope it didn't come across as pessimism at a time when you need (and deserve) sympathy.Fannie Lounoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16645996.post-54840852319665421362010-01-13T21:33:11.001-06:002010-01-13T21:33:11.001-06:00Oops, "b" should read, "Help to Hai...Oops, "b" should read, "Help to Haiti is going to be seen as just "aid," not as a small bit of repayment for the country's original revolution so IMPOVERISHING imperialist France that it enabled the US to double it's size through the Louisiana Purchase or reparations from the "first world" for impovershing Haiti.Fannie Lounoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16645996.post-43561397003685459342010-01-13T21:30:55.660-06:002010-01-13T21:30:55.660-06:00Changeseeker, my prayers are with the people of H...Changeseeker, my prayers are with the people of Haiti and with you. Some things I am seeing/foreseeing through my anti-racist lens a) Haiti is going to be framed in the media as unable to deal with this tragedy because it's poor without an exploration of how France and the US have undermined Haiti's economic and political systems ever since the revolution that created the country (see Randall Robinson's Quitting America and An Unbroken Agony.) b) Help to Haiti is going to be seen as just "aid," not as a small bit of repayment for the country's original revolution so imperialist France that it enabled the US to double it's size through the Louisiana Purchase or reparations from the "first world" for impovershing Haiti. c) Aid will be mixed up with contempt - see Pat Roberston's egregious, decidedly anti-Christian comments about the earthquake being punishment from God and the immediate promise of aid from him. d) The country might be a victim of disaster capitalism - when countries facing disaster are offered aid only if they bend themselves to the will of the aid givers (see Naomi Klein.)Fannie Lounoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16645996.post-30821958984210729472010-01-13T19:03:55.217-06:002010-01-13T19:03:55.217-06:00Dear Readers: A few moments ago, an anonymous comm...Dear Readers: A few moments ago, an anonymous commentator left a comment using my real name. I had to remove it because I don't show either my name or my face on this blog. I am, however, going to post the comment here with the name removed:<br /><br />"I took your Social Problems class last spring. When I heard the news, I immediately thought of you. I can not imagine your grief, which I'm sure is amplified by the unknown. Please keep us updated. You have more people rooting for you than you know. It takes immense courage to touch as many lives as you have, because you then become invested in each one. You have a moral responsibility to be that heroine though, because you're strong enough to be her. Your sacrifices do not go unacknowledged."<br /><br />Thank you, Anonymous. Your encouragement means more than you can imagine.changeseekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350201531677548579noreply@blogger.com