21042: Vishnusurf: Re: 21027: Esser: Re: 20978: Vishnusurf: Re: 20975

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: VISHNUSURF@aol.com

      That Laennec Hurbon would be Haiti's "only leading intellectual"
      (your words) is an interesting statement. It seems to depend on who
      sets the standards. There are many Haitians that could be
      classified
      as intellectuals and surprise surprise: not all will share Mr.
      Hurbon's contention that Aristides government was or is
      illegitimate.

not exactly my words...
in fact, i wrote that "Hurbon is only Haiti's leading intellectual" and
not
"Haiti's only leading intellectual". the meanings of these two phrases are
entirely different, and i ask that this misrepresentation be corrected.

having taught for a couple of years at la faculte d'ethnologlie, for the
record, i in fact do know many leading haitian intellectuals.... moreover,
it
is no surprise, surprise to me that some of them remain supporters of
aristide.
also for the record, i disagree with the latest ouster of aristide.

theres lots more that i could say in response to the very intelligently
written
post 21027, some of which i do not understand, in all honesty. but, faut
de
temps, i will only add a word of gratidtude to the many folks who thanked
me
for writing post 20978.

tet ansanm!