Oddbean new post about login | logout Haiti is in trouble. Need I bring attention to the lack of international aid and support? Oh, I forgot y'all think Haiti is "shithole" country.
@2a70c54d Stolen land, stolen people, stolen labor, stolen revolution, stolen wealth, clear as day, with receipts, and still, I hear people talking about Haiti as if it has a self-esteem crisis. It's in a hole dug by theft that can only be filled by reparations.
@2a70c54d Haiti is still being punished for its slave rebellion. Same way Cuba is still being punished for Castro's takeover that seized American rich people's assets on the island. I suspect some people want to create a consequence from history to discourage repetitions elsewhere. So we do mean things like prevent trade with Puerto Rico except via US flagged vessels or embargo all trade altogether. Helping Haiti costs a fraction of helping Ukraine. But Haitians live there, so...