[DoughtyOne]

It may be altruism.

Even some twisted folks have a soft spot for some groups of others.

I don’t know the particulars, but I hear it is very crooked down there.

I don’t know if some of it goes offshore... (if you catch my meaning)

I tend to ignore it. I get so sick and tired of one more scandal with them that nobody ever does anything about.

[Mr Apple]

I get so sick and tired of one more scandal with them that nobody ever does anything about.

I truly think that this time -with her email felonies- she will finally be indicted! Especially now, since we all just learned today that many of her staff will be getting a subpoena to testify what they know about the emails. Whether this indictment will be before the general election in Nov, no one can tell.

[heartwood]

From what some Haitian friends told me, one from a poor rural family, and one from a wealthy one in Port-au-Prince, voodoo, jealousy, and corruption make it very very difficult to get ahead in Haiti. The only way to do it is to attach yourself to a gang or rising regime.

If you try to start a business, all your merchandise is stolen overnight. If you get ahead in school, you might be poisoned by a rival student. If you plant trees for an orchard or to stop erosion, they will be taken for firewood when they are saplings.

This is the island of Hispaniola from the air.

Haiti is on the left side of the red border, the Dominican Republic on the right.