Quote Originally Posted by Iguana
The main problem in Haiti is that it has yet to have a free and democratic government that is responsible to its people Aristide was a petty dictator.
Aristide was elected, unlike the majority of U.S.-friendly puppets, like Papa Doc, who was FAR more brutal but who was accepted as a buffer against communism. I cannot stress this enough--the U.S. has no moral problem with tyranny, only with economic or ideological threats. As I've said, Aristide was only disliked (and therefore condemned in the media, which amounts to eternal condemnation in the eyes of the public), because it was vital to the U.S. agenda that their despicable actions be seen as righteous, that their ousting of a man who tried to double minimum wage and end his country's use as a sweat shop be seen as a heroic victory for democracy and global capitalism. The world honestly sickens me sometimes.
overgrowthegovt Reviewed by overgrowthegovt on . The U.S. government's brutalization of Haiti When the slave colony Haiti overthrew their French slave-masters and became free, the entire world, outraged that they would have the nerve to shake off an imperial power, embargoed Haiti, with the French demanding staggering reparation payments that have left Haiti socially and economically crippled ever since. In 1915 America occupied Haiti to protect its interests in the area, and stayed there until 1934, in which time over two thousand Haitian civilians were slaughtered. Their next move Rating: 5