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As protests, looting continue, a tropical storm may be zeroing in on Haiti
Miami Herald ^ | SEPTEMBER 16, 2022 | JACQUELINE CHARLES

Posted on 09/18/2022 6:30:54 PM PDT by rod5591

Since Monday, Haiti has been sinking into chaos in widespread anti-government protests that have turned violent in parts of Port-au-Prince, as well as rural cities like Petit Goave and Gonaives. The protests had been intensifying for weeks, stoked by the rising cost of living, a scarcity of U.S. dollars, political manipulation and the lack of fuel at the pumps after two suppliers, providing 40% of the market, stopped ordering.

“This incident is simply unacceptable. The looted food was intended to feed nearly 100,000 schoolchildren until the end of the year and provide emergency aid to the most vulnerable families in Haiti,” said Jean-Martin Bauer, WFP country director in Haiti. “WFP is present in Haiti to support vulnerable communities with urgent needs, while strengthening local production and livelihoods through our long-term resilience initiatives.

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TOPICS: Society; Weather
KEYWORDS: civilunrest; failedstate; haiti; prayforhaiti; racism; systemic
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Horrible to see what systemic racism has done to Haiti. - Wait...Haiti is all black? So systemic racism is not to blame?
1 posted on 09/18/2022 6:30:54 PM PDT by rod5591
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Oh yes it is. You have to stick to their agenda.


2 posted on 09/18/2022 6:34:02 PM PDT by mfish13 (Elections have Consequences.)
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To: rod5591

Self censored.


3 posted on 09/18/2022 6:38:24 PM PDT by EvilCapitalist (81 million votes my ass.)
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What is needed is for a "Category 7" hurricane to wipe the Haitian side of the island clean to the bone.
Then let the Dominicans resettle the land, and restore it from its current despoiled state.



4 posted on 09/18/2022 6:39:36 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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To: rod5591

Life in Haiti.

Currently, there is a high level of crime in Haiti. Some areas are worse than others, but there is a very real danger of violent crime everywhere in Haiti, and this includes assault, armed robbery, murder, kidnapping, and rape. The exception is Labadee, an area leased by a cruise ship company. WorldNomads.com website

The major cause of the high crime rate is political instability. On 7 July 2021, President Jovenel Moïse was shot and killed in his private residence in Port-au-Prince.

In Haiti voodoo believers pray and perform animal sacrifices to feed and beckon the spirits. Then they dance until a spirit takes over their bodies and, it is said, heals them or offers advice. The ceremony begins with a Roman Catholic prayer. Then three drummers begin to play syncopated rhythms. Jul 6, 2004 National Geographic website.

Who is the voodoo God?
Legba represents a West African and Caribbean Voodoo god. This god has many different names depending on the region in which he is worshipped is most commonly known in Haiti as Papa Legba. Papa Legba serves as the guardian of the Poto Mitan—the center of power and support in the home.Oct 22, 2015


5 posted on 09/18/2022 6:44:08 PM PDT by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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I’ve been to the cruise ship Haiti. It’s got a wall between it and the real Haiti that would make Trump proud!


7 posted on 09/18/2022 6:46:25 PM PDT by nascarnation (Let's go Brandon!)
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To: rod5591

Maybe the Clinton Foundation could return some of the money they stole.


8 posted on 09/18/2022 6:48:57 PM PDT by hercuroc
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

Satellite views of the Dominican Republic reveal a LOT of baseball fields.

Satellite views of Haiti reveal complete ecological destruction.


9 posted on 09/18/2022 6:49:07 PM PDT by packagingguy
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2nd republic in the Americas…established 1804…


10 posted on 09/18/2022 6:50:58 PM PDT by TnTnTn
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To: rod5591


11 posted on 09/18/2022 6:51:58 PM PDT by caww (O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......Augustine)
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Does that sign say “Caliph Baraq is my homeboy” ?


12 posted on 09/18/2022 6:53:45 PM PDT by nascarnation (Let's go Brandon!)
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Haiti cruise ship....

Only question is why did you ever leave if you got to Haiti?
Just wonderin’.


13 posted on 09/18/2022 6:54:39 PM PDT by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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This is the Haiti motorbike queue for fuel Sept 16, 2022


14 posted on 09/18/2022 6:56:02 PM PDT by caww (O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......Augustine)
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Hell on earth.

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15 posted on 09/18/2022 6:56:10 PM PDT by Mears
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To: rod5591

Now, now… you know what the left says … “Haiti has no home here…”


16 posted on 09/18/2022 6:56:43 PM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.She was, indeed, a hottie… Rest in peace, Joanne.)
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To: frank ballenger

Much of Haiti literally smells like a sewer.


17 posted on 09/18/2022 7:00:29 PM PDT by robowombat (As am I, but it isnot any of my business that the people of GOrth,He looks like the sex all y one )
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To: frank ballenger

The Clinton’s enjoyed Haiti and had voodoo idols in the White House


18 posted on 09/18/2022 7:00:56 PM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion (Fraud vitiates everything. )
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To: robowombat

Well they have a lot in common with India then.


19 posted on 09/18/2022 7:01:41 PM PDT by nascarnation (Let's go Brandon!)
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To: packagingguy

It is complicated for sure.

Still, the Haitian revolt against France resulted in financial collapse for France under Napoleon. This lead to the French practically begging the nascent United States to effect the Louisiana Purchase.

Haiti was the first country in this hemisphere to outlaw slavery and it was the 2nd Republic ever established in North America. Haiti also eliminated slavery in the Dominican Republic.

Things certainly deteriorated from there and then. Haiti is the poorest nation in America and it has long been a disaster. Still, without Haiti, the United States might be about 1/3 the geographical size that it has become.

http://www.concretegardener.com/2008/02/collapse-by-jared-diamond-part-3-haiti.html


20 posted on 09/18/2022 7:02:30 PM PDT by Radix
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