WyClef Jean. The Next President of Haiti???

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Possibly Haiti's next president, WyClef Jean

I will always remember WyClef Jean, the former Fugee member as the individual who made it cool to be Haitian during a time when I and many my peers had to fight to defend our culture during a time when it was frowned upon to be  Haitian and we were referred to as boats. However at the speculations that Clef was running for president I was a bit perturbed. While a great humanitarian, despite the rumors behind the management of his organization Yele Haiti's finances, I from the beginning reacted as if this had to be a joke. Albeit having a strong sense of compassion for his native homeland, Clef lacks the political background, skills, and experience needed to run a country, especially a nation who is desperate for help in their current state. Apart from any other critical factor needed to run a country, Clef simply does not have the experience. 

I agree that it is time for change and that Haiti is in need of a more progressive political party/presidents however, Clef is not that man; I can not reiterate that enough. While the youth in Haiti and abroad applause his decision to run for president in the November elections, they fail to look at it his decision from a critical stand point. I am in complete agreement with Sean Penn on the Larry King Show,;we as Haitians in Haiti and abroad have to be very critical of Clef's decision. Is his decision to run for president a concert one with the United States and the other powers that be in hopes of capitalizing on the native people's desperation? Also despite stating his 4 pillars in regards to Haiti's current circumstances, how does he plan on carrying out his proposed vision for Haiti without any skills in running a country? Clef's candidacy as president of Haiti is one that will only bring gains to the self seeking, opportunist powers that be; he is only a pawn  and a mere puppet in a bigger game and the youth that rally behind him are only blind to this factor in his candidacy.

If one were to actually study Haiti's history after its independence, it is more than obvious that the powers that be had a hand in Haiti, she never truly gained her independence. Though free, Haiti's commerce and her affairs were never truly hers; she was raped of everything that we she had and was disenfranchised; crippled and unable to stand on her two feet. Clef's candidacy as president only perpetuates this cycle of a disenfranchised and crippled Haiti.

Despite my commentary and being a member of the Haitian diaspora and not truly a Haitian citizen, the people of Haiti will make their decision and I pray that they awaken to and become more conscious of the future that looms ahead. And for the conscious members of the Haitian diaspora, this is not a time to sit idle and watch as these events in Haiti unravel, however this the time where we come together as a collective group and better ourselves ultimately leading to the edification of Haiti and her citizens.