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37 sats \ 10 replies \ @siggy47 18 Oct 2022 \ on: Daily discussion thread
I have been reading about what many people consider the imminent invasion of Haiti by the US. As the west condemns Russia's war in Ukraine, how does the west rationalize what's going on in Haiti? Does anyone on SN have personal knowledge of Haiti today?
Surprisingly (or not?) this was the first I heard of it. Would also be interested in hearing from people on the ground.
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This aged well
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I don't think it's an invasion. Rather it should be a UN intervention. Haiti unfortunately has been in a state of anarchy, violence and corruption for three decades and this does not improve. It is the most violent and poorest country in Latin America. Currently gangs rule the streets, raping women and looting people. The UN has not been able to address the situation without the intervention of troops and this is getting worse every day. Will military intervention be the solution? I don't know but it's time for someone to do something more firmly than before
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The UN is not going to help, they will just have a presence for decades, funneling money into special interests and meanwhile the people stay poor and in conflict. For example the Central African Republic had UN support for almost 10 years, it wasnt until Russians offered to help that the civil war ended. And it only took 10 months. And i dont believe that is propaganda because it was mentioned by several citizens in CAR by a youtuber who just wanted to know what life was like there. He found these people randomly.
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I did not say that the UN was going to help, in fact they have been there since 2004 but they have not been able to contain the violence and corruption. The troops that are there are blue helmets (peace troops). But the country is in chaos, the poverty rates are alarming and not to mention the violence, in fact the recently elected president was assassinated in 2021. I think what is planned now is for troops from the USA and Canada to go
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Here's a little perspective on the US involvement in Haiti:
https://history.state.gov/milestones/1914-1920/haiti
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And a more recent historical take:
https://www.npr.org/2022/10/14/1129223050/the-history-of-u-s-intervention-in-haiti-is-stopping-u-s-officials-from-interven
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Wow had no idea things were so bad. Sounds terrible. Scary how fast civilization can descend into chaos.
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Indigo Traveller - Haiti
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLN0FlxE6vY5BZh0F-drw_4SASB7kwezUf
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