Comments on: Some Thoughts on Haiti

By: tdaxp

tdaxp — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:05:33 +0000

I’m sure that all those who put human lives over the rights of their awful country do.

By: Purpleslog

Purpleslog — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:56:50 +0000

Some Hatians want the US to take over:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/31/AR2010013102725.html?hpid=topnews

By: tdaxp

tdaxp — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:40:08 +0000

Purpleslog,

A stopped clock is right twice a day. Perhaps we could pay someone to take the Haitians away, so that half of Hispanola can be more rapidly developed?

Michael,

Neither Taiwan nor Georgia has had its largest cities leveled by repeated natural disasters.

True, though relevant only on the day that Russia or China put reasonableness over proportionality in their foreign relations.

Noah,

Gates donate money where it can do systemic good, not in feel good places where it gets thrown away (as in Haiti).

Seerov,

There’s probably something to do the thought that the places in the Western Hemisphere where Vodun [1] survived also have completely dysfunctional political systems.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_African_Vodun

By: purpleslog

purpleslog — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:07:45 +0000

Interesting, the African Union is floating a proposal:

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60U0IV20100131

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – The African Union (AU) agreed on Sunday to consider a Senegalese proposal to resettle Haiti’s earthquake homeless and possibly create a state for them in Africa.

By: purpleslog

purpleslog — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:06:17 +0000

TDAXP: On my Proposal, the people of Haiti would need to consent…it could not be forced on them.

By: Seerov

Seerov — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 09:33:28 +0000

“Or anti-non-white, in the case of people who make a living whining about affirmative action.” (Michael)

Unforchunately its not easy to make a living opposing affirmative action (as opposed to anti-racism which is actually funded by the major institutions of our society). Its ironic too, seeing that AA does discriminate against whites, while “racism” is an imaginary concept which plays the same role as “sin” did in Medieval Christianity (ie.., a way for elites to control the population).

Anti-racism is code for anti-white.

By: Michael

Michael — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 01:27:23 +0000

“Anti-racism is a code word for anti-white.”

Or anti-non-white, in the case of people who make a living whining about affirmative action.

“Purpleslog’s idea is clever, and would be best for the people of Haiti, but could not happen within the UN framework.

China would ask for a Protectorate over Taiwan. Russia over Georgia. The 3rd world lobby would go berserk over paranoid dreams of France and England.

Now if we could give Haiti to India…”

Key difference: Neither Taiwan nor Georgia has had its largest cities leveled by repeated natural disasters. Nor does either country appear repeatedly in FP magazine’s top list of disaster areas. The comment about paranoid dreams is spot on, though. One reason I suggested an international organization–you can divide the workload between different nations and swap them out as politically necessary.

Thought on a different subject: Has anyone heard if a pattern’s been found to why some buildings survived in Port-Au-Prince where most did not? The plight of the Haitian President on the first night suggests it is more complicated than- if not unrelated to- the wealth and power of the builders.

By: Noah Dillion

Noah Dillion — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 02:06:15 +0000

Did you guys know that all of the professional grade baseballs are made in Haiti?
We’re so caught up in saving the rest of the world, that our own country is drowning in “entitlement”. When we begin to treat Native Americanss right, and put evil people in the 8×8 concrete and steel cells they belong in, and stop paying more for their health care than we do for our Veterans and senior citizens, then we “might” have a right to dictate how Haiti recovers and is governed.
Aren’t you the least bit curious why Puerto Rico has continued to decline statehood, because they have a free ride and don’t want to give that up.
Am I a “Liberal” no!
Am I a “Conservative” no!
I’m a free thinking red/white/blue blooded American who is fed up with entitlement and Billionaires who give less money to charity than I do, which is 10% on any good year.
I don’t see Bill Gates, or Oprah jumping up and donating huge sums of money. Where is the large donation from “Mr Budweiser McCain”? or all of these pro ball players, especially the ones of ethnic heritage. No, its the average good hearted America texting a $10 donation to some useless charity group like the Red Cross, which sends less than 40% of funds raised to the field who si spending their money to help these people.
My last comment…when Humpty Dumpty (U.S.A.) takes a great fall
who is going to be there to put us back together again…no one!
We won the Cold War by driving Russia into bankruptcy, and guess what, there won’t be any Chapter 11 for us, or children or our grand children.
But then, that’s just oneVeterans opinion…

As for Fox News, I watch all 5 world news channels, and find that they are all fence riders, and none of them want anything but good ratings.

By: Seerov

Seerov — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:14:32 +0000

There’s a very important lesson to learn from Haiti. Two hundred and six years (1804-2010) is not long enough for an African derived nation to recover from exploitation.

By: tdaxp

tdaxp — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:45:13 +0000

Purpleslog’s idea is clever, and would be best for the people of Haiti, but could not happen within the UN framework.

China would ask for a Protectorate over Taiwan. Russia over Georgia. The 3rd world lobby would go berserk over paranoid dreams of France and England.

Now if we could give Haiti to India…