15436: Raber: 15423: Vishnusurf: what would plato think about contemporary haiti? (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: P&M Raber <raber@valkyrie.net>


> There is a significant difference between the outcomes of the last
American
> and the last Haitian elections:  an independant judiciary declared a
winner
> and the loser graciously accepted and respected the decision.  Power
> transition was done smoothly.  This amazing feat of respect and compromise
> is one of the reason  the USA are a great country where people the world
> over aspire to immigrate to.  I have lived equal numbers of years in both
> countries and although Haiti has my heart, I have the greatest respect for
> the founding fathers of 1776 who were dealing with a largely illiterate
and
> ethnically diverse immigrant population.
>
> Myriam Raber
>