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**StanWatts** · 02-11-2010, 05:50 PM

I agree with a lot of that.. certainly the political class is corrupt and the state there has always been predatory.

I think that the aid addiction was also CREATED by the donors, no?

Duvalier would not have stayed in power were it not for foreign aid

The US has invaded and occupied Haiti twice.. so they (we) bear some of the blame for the state of things, no?

Just that there are shades of grey

and lots of blame to go around

just a bit harsh to blame the victims.

And I disagree about the influence of the slave trade.. that it was just a bad patch.. I think that the mentality of slave and owner has never really been overcome in Haiti... that the upper class regards the peasantry as really just that...

sorta like a family with a history of abuse where there has been no intervention to straighten it out and so the pattern just keeps repeating

Mountainannie,

You do make some fair points.

However, I still strongly feel that the current Haitian misery can only be broken when aid is broken off and the Haitian people learn to be reliant upon themselves again. The diaspora is sufficient proof that there is nothing wrong with Haitains per se so they will get back on their feet again.

A hands off approach will do much to let the Haitian govt see the true light of day.

The slavetrade is another matter entirely and while sad, not responsible for the current Haitian situation imo.

02-11-2010, 05:50 PM	#28
StanWatts Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 418 Senior Member	I agree with a lot of that.. certainly the political class is corrupt and the state there has always been predatory. I think that the aid addiction was also CREATED by the donors, no? Duvalier would not have stayed in power were it not for foreign aid The US has invaded and occupied Haiti twice.. so they (we) bear some of the blame for the state of things, no? Just that there are shades of grey and lots of blame to go around just a bit harsh to blame the victims. And I disagree about the influence of the slave trade.. that it was just a bad patch.. I think that the mentality of slave and owner has never really been overcome in Haiti... that the upper class regards the peasantry as really just that... sorta like a family with a history of abuse where there has been no intervention to straighten it out and so the pattern just keeps repeating Mountainannie, You do make some fair points. However, I still strongly feel that the current Haitian misery can only be broken when aid is broken off and the Haitian people learn to be reliant upon themselves again. The diaspora is sufficient proof that there is nothing wrong with Haitains per se so they will get back on their feet again. A hands off approach will do much to let the Haitian govt see the true light of day. The slavetrade is another matter entirely and while sad, not responsible for the current Haitian situation imo.
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