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Tangentially related, but I can’t help but think what Haiti could be today had they elected Wyclef Jean. Regardless of his abilities as a politician, as an inte

Tangentially related, but I can’t help but think what Haiti could be today had they elected Wyclef Jean. Regardless of his abilities as a politician, as an international celebrity, he could’ve brought unity and investment to Haiti. If you’ll forgive me, I don’t think he could’ve done much worse.

Splendor 4y ago
You couldn't be more wrong. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y%C3%A9le_Haiti https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y%C3%A9le_Haiti
- Overtonwindow 4y ago
  That’s unfortunate, but I don’t see that he was prosecuted for anything. I still think he would’ve been a better choice
  - pessimizer 4y ago
    Because you like his songs?
    - Overtonwindow 4y ago
      No I don’t listen to his music at all, just the superstar power. I think Haiti needs someone with a global image. To draw attention to the country. Haiti is going to be corrupt for the foreseeable future, I anticipate everyone involved is going to be corrupt at some level, but his star power could have been used for good.
charia 4y ago
I think one thing to keep in mind is that Wyclef famously used his celebrity to raise money for Haiti after the earthquake and it was shown that much, if not most, of the money raised was used by Wyclef and his family/friends for personal spending. That behavior suggests that Wyclef might have continued the same corruption that other Haitian politicians engaged in and maybe taken it a step further by leveraging his celebrity to also pocket money brought in as outside investment. Again, maybe he couldn't be worse since other Haitian politicians would have and did engage in similar corruption, but it'd be a stretch to say that it's anything we should consider as "what if" that would had the real potential for positive change in the country.
kelvin0 4y ago
The President is usually controlled by the 'Oligarchs' which are a few ultra wealthy families that have controlled the Economy. Anyone attempting to do otherwise then following their lead ends up Dead, or deposed by some coup d'Etat.
krisboyz781 4y ago
This is why some of you should just stick to tech and refrain from even speaking on such subjects. Your lack of knowledge is astounding and you're a fucking idiot. This is ridiculous

Splendor 4y ago

You couldn't be more wrong. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y%C3%A9le_Haiti https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y%C3%A9le_Haiti

Overtonwindow 4y ago
That’s unfortunate, but I don’t see that he was prosecuted for anything. I still think he would’ve been a better choice
- pessimizer 4y ago
  Because you like his songs?
  - Overtonwindow 4y ago
    No I don’t listen to his music at all, just the superstar power. I think Haiti needs someone with a global image. To draw attention to the country. Haiti is going to be corrupt for the foreseeable future, I anticipate everyone involved is going to be corrupt at some level, but his star power could have been used for good.

charia 4y ago

I think one thing to keep in mind is that Wyclef famously used his celebrity to raise money for Haiti after the earthquake and it was shown that much, if not most, of the money raised was used by Wyclef and his family/friends for personal spending. That behavior suggests that Wyclef might have continued the same corruption that other Haitian politicians engaged in and maybe taken it a step further by leveraging his celebrity to also pocket money brought in as outside investment. Again, maybe he couldn't be worse since other Haitian politicians would have and did engage in similar corruption, but it'd be a stretch to say that it's anything we should consider as "what if" that would had the real potential for positive change in the country.

kelvin0 4y ago

The President is usually controlled by the 'Oligarchs' which are a few ultra wealthy families that have controlled the Economy. Anyone attempting to do otherwise then following their lead ends up Dead, or deposed by some coup d'Etat.

krisboyz781 4y ago

This is why some of you should just stick to tech and refrain from even speaking on such subjects. Your lack of knowledge is astounding and you're a fucking idiot. This is ridiculous