On the eve of yet another foreign occupation of Haiti,I thought that it was a good time to answer this question.
There is no one reason, and I don't want to downplay the responsibility for the corrupt Haitian elite.
However, we should not ignore the responsibility of the international community either.
Unexpected Sorrow:
Two deaths last week really, really got to me. Earthling1's son died tragically and then there was this... The entity who died was famous, had lived a LONG time in service to a nation, was iconic for location and meaning and was even pictured in a famous movie (Robin Hood). I knew about this marvelous being from the time I was fairly small, part of my schooling and upbringing. And no, it wasn't a politician. Sorry, DiFi, even though I was raised in the Bay Area and am old enough to have watched you take over when Milk and Moscone were assassinated (I was just a kid, but whatever), you NEVER got my approval - not as mayor, or anything else. I could see through the schtick even then.
The tree in the Sycamore Gap: from https://www.pinterest.com/pin/260505159680195096/
How Insect Brains Melt and Rewire During Metamorphosis
But it sure helps. From Politico:
Fighting against the USSR didn’t necessarily make you a Nazi
Primary argument:
This history is complicated because fighting against the USSR at the time didn’t necessarily make you a Nazi, just someone who had an excruciating choice over which of these two terror regimes to resist.
Author's note: I just woke up and realized that today is Tuesday and I promised to cover the open thread for earthling1. I have to leave shortly for a one and a half hour round trip to a neighboring city to get some shingles for the crew that's working on our house. I don't have time to write anything substantial so I'll post this rough draft that I saved as a future OT.
Our so called leaders are showing us how to survive in today's world. Be a crook. Be corrupt. Lie. Steal. Cheat.
It's become increasingly difficult to make ends meet today, unless one is lawless. It's been made obvious that the rule of law is passe. Both petty thieves and hardened criminals are slapped on the wrist while white collar corruption goes unstopped on a massive scale.
Sabrina Salvati brought this to my attention:
