A bit too forceful? Problems are the entangled interests: wood cutters for charcoal to cook the donated food from the monster NGO...
Skip that paragraph Annie. Think about that rural population. Totally illiterate, totally cut off from xx century, let alone xxi century life. A daily struggle to live. Plus a culture that is riddled with such anti-beliefs as to boggle your mind.
If you look back, not even Boyer, perhaps one of the great presidents of Haiti, was ever able to get the people to come together with a national purpose to WORK the lands.
For 200 years Haiti and its people have lived OFF the lands, giving back NOTHING. They are now paying the price and a high one it is.
I agree with what you are saying, but history weighs a lot over there. Which is why I think I vote for some heavy handedness...maybe I am being too Rooseveltian>?? There are brilliant people in Haiti, and they could do a lot if assisted inthe proper way. And these are people who see the nation's problems as you and I do...quite clearly.
Perhaps that is why there is talk of beinging Baby Doc back? The longing for some sort of national communion under one leader? Just like the undercurrent in the DR that talks about Trujillo...
HB
Skip that paragraph Annie. Think about that rural population. Totally illiterate, totally cut off from xx century, let alone xxi century life. A daily struggle to live. Plus a culture that is riddled with such anti-beliefs as to boggle your mind.
If you look back, not even Boyer, perhaps one of the great presidents of Haiti, was ever able to get the people to come together with a national purpose to WORK the lands.
For 200 years Haiti and its people have lived OFF the lands, giving back NOTHING. They are now paying the price and a high one it is.
I agree with what you are saying, but history weighs a lot over there. Which is why I think I vote for some heavy handedness...maybe I am being too Rooseveltian>?? There are brilliant people in Haiti, and they could do a lot if assisted inthe proper way. And these are people who see the nation's problems as you and I do...quite clearly.
Perhaps that is why there is talk of beinging Baby Doc back? The longing for some sort of national communion under one leader? Just like the undercurrent in the DR that talks about Trujillo...
HB