12 December 2010

Ayati: The Original Name of Haiti


“And the King will say, ‘I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters,
you were doing it to me!’
- Matthew 25.40


"He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God."
Proverbs 14.31

 It's Time Folks. We've Been Called to Serve



We have at our hands and disposal all the technologies, talents, private and natural resources to help/assist the Haitian people in creating a masterpiece, as the first a 21st Century country in the world. This is not about the US  imposing our will about the what form of government that will best serve the Haitian people. It's not about a US military takeover. Historically, we've already done that more than once before. This is our opportunity to reorient the military from a global war reactionary force into a humanitarian force that provides security and organization to the most beleaguered place in the Americas.

This is not about imposing capitalism as a financial system when the people have nothing. It is not about the enriching the same corrupt elite families (with American passports) who have suppressed the people and obliterated their environment with aid from the US. They need everything. Healthcare, free public education, and an infrastructure that provides everyone access to these and other institutions. It is within our power to assist in teaching the Haitian people how to do it. There is no shortage of labor and people wanting to reconstruct their Haiti.

Haiti needs every little thing. Communication systems (wireless), roads and byways for transportation to move goods and services to accommodate the numerous disabled, homeless, and starving. Every human being has the right to food, clothing, housing, healthcare and an education. Yet, only a fraction of the money pledged and donated by the US, our American neighbors and global nations has reached Haiti.

If we, can clear and rebuild all the devastating rubble of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a field in Pennsylvania, then surely we can do the same in and for Haiti. I believe we must act individually and as a nation as if our own salvation depended upon it. For It Does.

Haiti and her people are far, far, more important than most people realize. I've been been saying this for 20 years now. Do you get it yet? Your agreement is not necessary for this to be true. Peace.

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