Jimmy Cherizier tells Al Jazeera: ‘It’s not just people with guns who’ve damaged the country but the politicians too.’
  • Alsephina@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
    169·
    8 months ago

    They probably mean the entire political system.

    Ideally they’d mean capitalism, and establish a socialist state like their neighbouring Cuba. But I’m not getting my hopes up just yet.

    • AggressivelyPassive@feddit.de
      265·
      8 months ago

      That’s my point, they have no system it seems. So nothing to overthrow.

      And since this guy got his nickname for burning people alive, I kind of expect he’s more of a Pol Pot kind of socialist.

      • Alsephina@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
        91·
        8 months ago

        Which is why I’m not getting my hopes up yet. There’s still time for the people of Haiti to organize, but this isn’t quite it.

    • catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
      13·
      8 months ago

      Somehow this guy doesn’t seem like a socialist revolutionary to me.

      • Alsephina@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
        92·
        8 months ago

        Which is why I’m not getting my hopes up yet. There’s still time for the people of Haiti to organize, but this isn’t quite it.