Demonstrations, Eggs and Chickens

[bcholmes]

Protesters jammed the streets of Haiti's capital Friday [February 29th] to mark the fourth anniversary of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide's ouster, with thousands marching to the presidential palace to demand his return from exile.

Supporters climbed hills and crossed bridges over garbage-filled canals in the slums of Port-au-Prince, dancing and singing, "Our blood is the blood of Aristide. We will not betray him!"

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Not all backed the demonstration. A street vendor watching the crowds in the Bel Air neighborhood shouted, “You're trying to put the egg back into the chicken!”

Marchers shouted back, “He will return!”

— Jonathan M. Katz, "Thousands march in Haiti on anniversary of Aristide's departure"

I find myself wondering about how much the author knows about Haiti and Aristide. The line about putting the egg back in the chicken has locally-specific meaning. It was used a great deal during the first coup, and when Aristide returned the image of a hand putting an egg back into a chicken was a common political image. I wouldn't assume that the unnamed street vendor is necessarily disagreeing with the protest by referencing this metaphor.