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To: tuckrdout

France ended up with the entire island again after most of the Spaniards left as Mexico developed, but even so it appears slaves didn’t account for more than 50% of the much smaller Dominican population (a quarter of Haiti’s). And when wealth is measured in slaves, who is the richest? Are you telling me that modern Haitians brought this horrific trajedy on themselves and they somehow deserve what they have coming to them?


65 posted on 01/16/2010 8:34:55 AM PST by stormer
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To: stormer

I do not understand what you are talking about. First of all, the Dominican Republic had a ratio of 13:1, slaves to Europeans. This is much more than 50%.

Also, wealth wasn’t being measured in slaves—it was being measured in exports. Coffee and Sugar. For a time, Haiti exported more wealth than North America. The fact is, both nations which share the island, have very identical histories, climates and exports. Haiti use to be rich, yet after independence, they suddenly became the poorest nation on earth; while the Dominican Republic became wealthy.

One thing to keep in mind though, is that the “Pact with the Devil” was for 200 years of service and allegiance. And the time is now up.

For 200 years Haitians have lived in an earthly hell. I pray that those days are over, and they, and we, will turn to the living God as our support and strength.


66 posted on 01/16/2010 4:59:38 PM PST by tuckrdout ("Error of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it." - Thomas Jefferson)
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