What’s happening in Haiti is very sad. But the images coming from there are utterly predictable. The outpouring of global charity at most is treating the symptoms; the causes remain, and this mass death will be repeated elsewhere in similar countries for similar reasons. Let’s face it: Haiti’s chief problem is that it’s filled with Hatians. The mass death toll from this event is a consequence chiefly of that fact. Its government, economy, construction practices, and every single aspect of society is hellish, not so different from what prevails in Somalia or Afghanistan, and it’s been that way pretty much forever. If Haiti were filled with Swiss or Americans, very few people would have died. But whenever a big disaster hits the Third World it’s followed by mass extermination. By contrast, the 7.1 earthquake in San Francisco in 1989 killed about 60 people. These facts are not coincidences. When these horrible things happen, I tend to think: one more super unlucky consequence of living in the Third World, none of which will be changing any time soon, because the foundation of those societies, their people, are not changing any time soon.
In addition to understandable sympathy and charity in the short term, is the question of what to do with our own little corner of the globe. If the Third World is the way it is not because of a lack of resources, but rather its people, as well as institutions that reflect the values, prejudices, and shortcomings of such people, why do we want millions and millions of such people to come to our country, which is run very differently and does not have Third World problems, until fairly recently? This is a purposeful policy choice by our leaders who are either short-sighted or devilish themselves.
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Unfortunately you are speaking sense in the land of nonsense.
Pretty soon we will be flooded with a deluge of illegal Haitians and the dysgenic forces will have won yet another battle.
We have truly lost control of our country and our culture.
http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-15/1263521104266130.xml&coll=1
“With Haiti in ruins, advocates for illegal immigrants and more than a dozen members of Congress have renewed longstanding calls for the U.S. government to allow Haitians living illegally in this country to stay here and work — possibly for years. They want President Obama to grant Haitian nationals what is known as “temporary protected status,” which prevents authorities from deporting illegal immigrants from selected countries devastated by natural disasters, military conflicts and other problems.”
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“As of yesterday, the United States was granting TPS to qualifying citizens of five countries: El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Somalia, and Sudan. Advocates for immigrants have long argued Haiti should be that list, given the extent of hurricane damage in 2004 and 2008. ”
What the hell are we doing giving ANY illegal temporary protected status????
Madness!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This catastrophe is indeed tragic, and you identify the one and only reason: now even more Haitians will end up in Miami. These third-world animals have already made 25% of Miami a no-go zone. One cannot drive with one’s wife and family there. Heaven forbid you get a flat tire or have to stop at a red light.
We are seriously screwed, now that brown and darker skinned people, who have children in abundance since they don’t hold themselves to our standard of having to give them a decent life, will soon the the majority and there are already enough of them to have ruined our country.
The happiest countries are Sweden, Denmark, etc. Hmmmmm…wonder why.
I believe you are speaking of New Orleans, not Houston as the victim of Katrina.
Secondly, my neighbors in Florida are from Haiti or first generation Haitian Americans. They are polite and hardworking, and making an effort to learn English.
Third, the earthquake – a 7.1 was close to the surface and much more destructive than the Loma Prieta quake.
Research your facts first before you print them, unless sounding like an ignorant bigot is attractive to your readers.
I suppose that’s why the Gulf Coast of Mississippi became a crime-ridden hell hole after Katrina. Oh wait, that didn’t happen.
Your sample size of two or three neighbors is touching.
I’m sure the shoddy construction of Haiti–like Honduras or Burma, also devastated by various disasters–had nothing to do with the death toll.
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So the government, or lack of, and the “construction practices”, i.e. lack of life safety/bldg regulations, in Haiti, and globally in Third World, are detrimental to societies and stability thereof. So why again is the US better off with less government regulation?