Haiti is full of very nice people.
Unfortunately, the poor (about 80% of Haitians) support whatever socialist/fascist/scammer promises them an end to grinding poverty.
And even the best of Haiti’s leaders have to deal with corruption on a massive scale. If Haiti could cut the corruption by 70-80%, and respect private property, their land is highly fertile and they would be able to export enough food and lumber to support themselves, and build up over time like Hong Kong or Singapore.
I agree but only in part....their religious practices harm thier critical thinking processes a great deal.....alone they cannot pull this off any more than India’s been able to without allot of outside people coming in and devoting massive amounts of time and energy to lift them above their circumstances. And as you say those with any grey matter to use are corrupt so until they have those removed and a stable government it simply is not going to happen no matter how much money is funded there.
When the people voted in the past, they put in office leadership who daily sought guidance from a decapitated head he consulted in making his decisions. So the people are unable to elect “sane” individuals. As I see it a transitional government is the only way to even begin getting Haiti on it’s feet...and the people will rebel against that. I really do not hold much hope for the country to be more than what it is.
Haiti is the victim of poor government and corruption. It could be a garden spot if corruption was cut 40% We should help them for one reason—get their nation going with jobs and hope and their people will not come to the USA and go on welfare. That is a Christian thing to do and a smart one too. We need to make it a viable tourist spot.
thanks for an excellant reply...I was expressing my frustration at how the money and aid is “lost” and the situation never changes.