You know, I'll be in DR for a week in December, I'm going to travel to Haiti for half a day and see for myself how Haitians operate. Watch out for my posts mid December... Everyone keeps talking about the resilience of the Haitian people but I see differently. I see people expecting to be helped, and gladly accepting aid.
This is largely based on my ignorance of Haiti which is why I want to see what Haiti is like with my own eyes. Further, I never meant to offend, just because a country is a commonwealth doesn't mean it loses any credibility as a nation. It's interesting that people don't mention the fact that two developed countries, Canada and Australia are technically still commonwealth's of Great Britain. Couldn't it be argued that if they hadn't been commonwealth's that they would've attained their current status in the world? The US was obviously also colonized. Jamaicans are a proud people but they are also a commonwealth. Get my point?
Personally I think this is the best choice for Haiti, some may disagree, but I'm sure we can all voice our disagreements without being petty with our responses.
This is largely based on my ignorance of Haiti which is why I want to see what Haiti is like with my own eyes. Further, I never meant to offend, just because a country is a commonwealth doesn't mean it loses any credibility as a nation. It's interesting that people don't mention the fact that two developed countries, Canada and Australia are technically still commonwealth's of Great Britain. Couldn't it be argued that if they hadn't been commonwealth's that they would've attained their current status in the world? The US was obviously also colonized. Jamaicans are a proud people but they are also a commonwealth. Get my point?
Personally I think this is the best choice for Haiti, some may disagree, but I'm sure we can all voice our disagreements without being petty with our responses.