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- First of all the French Never "really" left. Throughout Haiti's history Europe and the US have always involved themselves in the country's internal affairs causing dessentions (divide & conquer routines), coups, supporting dictatorships that murdered the population and exiled all its intellectuals: What better ways to make sure a country that had the audacity to challenge brutal European colonialism NEVER succeed?; imposing trade policies that destroyed Haiti's economy. There's not enough room on this site for a list of your evil deeds. As recently as 2005 Bush and the French engineered the coup of Aristide. "Left"? you don't know the meaning of the word. What indegenous land have you people ever "really left"? Do Haitians bear some responsibility for their decisions? yes, but you don't get to escape the truth by referring to it as "whining."
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- Some of you are woefully ignorant when it comes to intellectualizing history. The fact remains that up until the French no longer ruled and controlled Haiti, Haiti had a thriving sugar and coffee economy. Once the French left, the economy apparently failed. Interesting that a country's economy thrives under the rule of the French, but when the French leave, Haiti is incapable of sustaining that economic success. Again, this outcome begs the question as to exactly what caused this? Again, the fact is that Haiti was against the tyranny of French domination, and rebelled, but when it came to Haiti doing the same against their own who were corrupt and dominating their own kind in various ways, the Haiti's did nothing. They preferred to rebel against one country but not their own countrymen. And in terms of the debt that France lodged against Haiti as part of giving them their freedom, the Haitians cared more about their so-called freedom from the French as to foolishly give any thought to their future. It's ludicrous for those today still trying to blame France for Haiti's own foolish demise. Sooner or later and at some point trying to continue blaming the slavemaster for the demise of the slave becomes laughable.
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- I appreciated the fact that some history of Haiti was included in the program; however, roles that the US played in Haiti's difficulties was not emphasized, e.g. dumping US surplus onto Haiti which competed with their economy; high tariffs imposed; US complicity in the coups that ousted the democratically elected Aristide, ; U.S. support of other dictators in addition to the "Docs"; embargos, etc. also had a debilitating affect on Haiti's ability to gain a foothold and work toward stabilizing their own economy. Even with the omissions, this program informed more about Haiti's history than other mainstream media programs have, especially since most lead with the now infamous comment that Haiti is "the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere" and then they don't bother to explain why this is so.
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- nowhining... has a wonderful way of displaying his\her total ignorance; History is not as you find it or see it stupid!
It?s too bad Americans are so wrap-up in the conserve aspect of conservatism, that educational opportunity and commentary such as ? elaborating on The Louisiana Purchase would double the size of the United States. "So the American Midwest as we know it would not really exist without the Haitian revolution... ? are not seized upon to inform us more about ourselves. - Reply to this comment
- "To operate the plantations over the next century, the French would import hundreds of thousands of slaves from Africa, many of whom were literally worked to death."
When you have slave labor it is not hard to turn a profit. This should be a principle that the wrong wing understands completely. - Reply to this comment
- I watch CBS News Sunday Morning every week. I even record it when I'm not home so I won't miss it. I consider it the only "GOOD NEWS" news program.
My complaint is when there is a catastrophic disaster like 9/11, Katrina and Haiti, all the news programs flood us with updates and that?s ok, so you don?t need to spend more than a couple minutes expressing your concern. - Reply to this comment
- France leaving a lucrative economy of sugar and coffee plantations to the devices of the now freed Haitian slave population is interesting. What was lacking in the Haitians that they were suddenly incapable of continuing the prosperity of these plantations after gaining their independence from France? Nothing had really changed other than the fact that the French no longer were in charge and no longer controlled the plantations, so why weren't the Haitians able to perpetuate the successes of the French? Or is this also the fault of the French? Also, if the slaves were so successful in rebelling against the French to gain their independence, why were they reluctant to rebel against their own kind who sought to be corrupt and actually be worse than the French? I guess the Haitians only wanted to rebel against the French, who werde white and not their own kind, who were black. Can't blame the French for Haiti's inability to turn things around. It's all the fault of the Haitians.
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