Haiti's existence is a refutation of progressive beliefs. In the late 18th century, the Haitians took control of the richest territory in the Caribbean and promptly reduced it to rubble. They were given a second chance in 1915, when Woodrow Wilson sent US Marines to "bring democracy" to Haiti. The Marines built them new infrastructure and trained up thousands in the skills needed to maintain modern civilization. Haiti promptly collapsed back to the stone age once the Marines left.
In 1958, they had a third chance. US Marines returned to build modern infrastructure and train people again in order to prevent the USSR from gaining influence. The bloody dictator and voodoo practitioner Papa Doc Duvalier, who had been given medical training during the previous incursion, was propped up as America's man. But once again when the Marines left, Haiti returned to the state of an African shit hole.
Again in 1994, Bill Clinton sent troops to "restore democracy" by building infrastructure and training people. This time they forced out the evil General Raoul Cedras in favor of the good, democratic Jean-Bertrand Aristide, whose hobby was sending mobs after his political opponents and necklacing them. To nobody's surprise, once the troops left it all fell apart for a fourth time.
Surely, the fifth time is the charm.
Spez: It's funny how Haiti had initially rejected free jabs, then the president got assassinated.
Haiti's existence is a refutation of progressive beliefs. In the late 18th century, the Haitians took control of the richest territory in the Caribbean and promptly reduced it to rubble. They were given a second chance in 1915, when Woodrow Wilson sent US Marines to "bring democracy" to Haiti. The Marines built them new infrastructure and trained up thousands in the skills needed to maintain modern civilization. Haiti promptly collapsed back to the stone age once the Marines left.
In 1958, they had a third chance. US Marines returned to build modern infrastructure and train people again in order to prevent the USSR from gaining influence. The bloody dictator and voodoo practitioner Papa Doc Duvalier, who had been given medical training during the previous incursion, was propped up as America's man. But once again when the Marines left, Haiti returned to the state of an African shit hole.
Again in 1994, Bill Clinton sent troops to "restore democracy" by building infrastructure and training people. This time they forced out the evil General Raoul Cedras in favor of the good, democratic Jean-Bertrand Aristide, whose hobby was sending mobs after his political opponents and necklacing them. To nobody's surprise, once the troops left it all fell apart for a fourth time.
Surely, the fifth time is the charm.