A truly wonderful post from Peter Kirk on the real reason Haiti is impoverish – it has nothing to do with the devil, but with ‘Christian France:’
This morning I received an e-mail from Avaaz.org about a new campaign to drop Haiti’s debt, which has already attracted nearly 300,000 signatures, including mine. I was horrified to read (in the e-mail, the same text is in the “Tell Your Friends” box at the web page) that
even as aid flows in to Haiti’s desperate communities, money is flowing out to pay off the country’s crushing debt — over $1 billion in unfair debt racked up years ago by unscrupulous lenders and governments.
There was also interesting background which I had not been aware of:
After Haitian slaves rose up and won their independence in 1804, France demanded billions in reparations — launching a spiral of poverty and unjust debt that has lasted two centuries.
I decided to look into this in more depth.
Read the rest, please:
Gentle Wisdom» Blog Archive » Haiti’s debts and the USA’s benefit.
Well, done Peter!
January 31st, 2010 11:48 am
Thanks for the link. I don’t actually mention Pat Robertson. But I suppose I am, not as my main point, giving an alternative explanation for the massive loss of life. Read the post to find out what it is.
January 31st, 2010 12:13 pm
Peter, the reason I mention Pat Robertson is a bit of tongue in cheek, hoping that others will read your fine post.
January 31st, 2010 4:31 pm
No problem! Thanks for bringing me some traffic.
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