Posted on 01/09/2012 7:05:07 AM PST by C19fan
Reminder: the blacks sold each other into slavery. The arabs ran that slave trade.
It happened hundreds of years ago. Time to get over it.
haiti could be a rich nation—IF PROPERLY LEAD! Corruption has spoiled it like it has spoiled many lands. In this one case maybe Communism might be an improvement.
Prompts me to wonder:
What is the world median oceanfront property value? Thinking price per linear waterline foot here. May want to work out an adjustment ratio for premium over property 1 mile inland so we can address local values in terms of population demand.
Point is to work out what the proper value of Haitian waterfront property is, as they’ve got a lot of it and it takes very little effort to extract its substantial inherent value.
The exercise would be a special case of my ongoing wonder that there isn’t more revenue produced in a variety of tropical paradises.
Haitians are in to Voodoo and African religions.
And yes there are some Christians.
But they all still fear Papa Doc and baby doc, the TomToms and voodoo.
Re: Your comparison of The Dominican Republic and Haiti.
Also, unlike the Haitians, the Dominicans like Americans and aspire to make their country more like America. (at least the way America was pre-Obama)
I found Dominicans to be generally hard working and among those I met are some of the nicest people I have dealt with anywhere in my travels.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.