Ted Rall: The Haitian Earthquake : Made in the USA

[Mari333]

http://www.rall.com/rants.html

[LeftinOH]

1. Sad but true- rec'd

[tosh]

2. Kick and Rec x 1000.

Excellent blog post. This is a short and concise version of US "influence" in Haiti that needs to be understood by all.

[onehandle]

3. We caused the earthquake? What a ridiculous title.

And yes, I read the article.

[meegbear]

4. Agreed ...

total disconnect with the title and subject. UNREC.

[Mari333]

8. um, thats the Ted Rall actual title of the blog

take it up with him.

[meegbear]

16. um, I can still register displeasure here

[Junkdrawer]

5. Then you either:

1.) Have poor reading comprehension skills

- or -

2.) Are hoping that others will read your post and not read the article

[malaise]

10. +1,000 n/t

[KittyWampus]

14. MOST people who would benefit from reading that info will be turned off by the idiotic title.

[SoxFan]

11. Agree

Rall is an attention whore who would blame the Cleveland Indians pitching problems on Yankee Imperialism is given half a chance.

[fascisthunter]

6. what's pathetic is so many Americans don't want to admit this as being true

this country destroyed that country for greed.

[Jim__]

7. I was wondering why Haiti was so poor.

Now I have a good starting point to use for researching. Thanks for posting that.

[malaise]

9. Must read

Rec

[Cleita]

12. Another good summary of our hand in Haitian history.

It's shameful really.

[inna]

13. thanks for posting this. KR+9

[cali]

15. Ted Rall is an ignorant fuck so consumed with hate that he fashions history

in the manner he says he deplores.

teddy, sweetheart, yes the U.S. bears a chunk of responsibility for Haiti's woes but history didn't start in 1910.

[malaise]

17. France and America are responsible for the mess

that is Haiti.

[cali]

20. and does Rall attribute any of the mess to France? No.

[RaleighNCDUer]

22. Did France have anything to do with how Haiti was run after we

purchased their debt?

No.

We had the opportunity to either aid Haiti or to exploit it. Everything that has happened there in the past 100 years is because of OUR policies - policies which we could have changed at any time. France washed their hands of it a hundred years ago. They may have started it, but we've owned it for a long, long time.

[patrice]

18. The title does damage to the piece. It will be ridiculed for the title alone.

I like this writing, but the title is

STUPID!

Almost as though the author is playing both sides of the fence at the same time.

[Prometheus Bound]

19. Here's a blast from the DU past:

Haiti is all about privatization and the CHEAPEST labor possible
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x1177871

[RollWithIt]

21. Conveniently overlooks France's responsibility....

Just because a country is in the Western Hemisphere doesn't make the US "responsibile" for its condition. Haiti is and was influenced by French colonial rule. That's a fact.