Comments on: Haiti’s Dark Side http://calebland.org/2010/01/20/haitis-dark-side/ "...the righteous will flourish like a green leaf." - Proverbs 11:28 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:20:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: john book http://calebland.org/2010/01/20/haitis-dark-side/#comment-159 john book Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:27:57 +0000 http://calebland.org/?p=581#comment-159 This is NOT to say we need to support another group of peoples. But, the government of a country, such as Haiti, will remain in power and maintain their own self-interests, (money, power, etc...), rather than those of the citizens, as long as the general population is dirt poor, (50 cents/day wages ). The fact that so many of the people are super superstitious is another reason for Haiti's problems. A huge lack of education, which ensures the people stay superstitious, is also a tool the power/leaders can use to keep a lid on the population. My beliefs also would include, as a huge positive measure; Large doses of basic Christianity. It is NOT the cure-all.... the leaders would have to be equally Christian to make real changes. Then once decently educated, democracy could be a turn-key to greater success. This is NOT to say we need to support another group of peoples.

But, the government of a country, such as Haiti, will remain in power and maintain their own self-interests, (money, power, etc…), rather than those of the citizens, as long as the general population is dirt poor, (50 cents/day wages ).

The fact that so many of the people are super superstitious is another reason for Haiti’s problems. A huge lack of education, which ensures the people stay superstitious, is also a tool the power/leaders can use to keep a lid on the population.

My beliefs also would include, as a huge positive measure; Large doses of basic Christianity. It is NOT the cure-all…. the leaders would have to be equally Christian to make real changes. Then once decently educated, democracy could be a turn-key to greater success.

]]> By: russellandduenes http://calebland.org/2010/01/20/haitis-dark-side/#comment-157 russellandduenes Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:59:12 +0000 http://calebland.org/?p=581#comment-157 It is really amazing to see what the governmental anarchy that is Haiti's reality. The difficulty, of course, is that once all the relief efforts are over, as Wilson points out, the social and political realities will return. What's needed is not short-term feel-good, "well-intentioned" efforts, but long term policies that will foster the kind of culture and society where people can live well. But then again, that presupposes that we know what "living well" looks like, something which our post-modern culture has kicked to the curb. It is really amazing to see what the governmental anarchy that is Haiti’s reality. The difficulty, of course, is that once all the relief efforts are over, as Wilson points out, the social and political realities will return. What’s needed is not short-term feel-good, “well-intentioned” efforts, but long term policies that will foster the kind of culture and society where people can live well. But then again, that presupposes that we know what “living well” looks like, something which our post-modern culture has kicked to the curb.

]]> By: cland13 http://calebland.org/2010/01/20/haitis-dark-side/#comment-156 cland13 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:34:39 +0000 http://calebland.org/?p=581#comment-156 Rather than import them and put them on welfare, which would bring no change, why don't we take up Douglas Wilson's (half joking I think) idea to make Haiti a territory and basically colonize them. It's worked fairly well in Iraq regardless of what liberals want us to believe. They have a functioning democracy in one of the most anti-democratic areas in the world. http://www.dougwils.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7304:panglossian-pipe-dreams&catid=87:politics Rather than import them and put them on welfare, which would bring no change, why don’t we take up Douglas Wilson’s (half joking I think) idea to make Haiti a territory and basically colonize them. It’s worked fairly well in Iraq regardless of what liberals want us to believe. They have a functioning democracy in one of the most anti-democratic areas in the world.

http://www.dougwils.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7304:panglossian-pipe-dreams&catid=87:politics

]]> By: john book http://calebland.org/2010/01/20/haitis-dark-side/#comment-154 john book Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:32:26 +0000 http://calebland.org/?p=581#comment-154 Phil, you are right, it is evil at it's "best". However, that stuff happens all the time everywhere on earth... and more often than not, the girl is not a willing participant. Someone on the radio yesterday had suggested that the US import all 9 million Haitians and put them on welfare. The guy was joking...but... They would fit right in here in the US, or England, or France,etc.... Whoever lives in Haiti, lives in our town.... I don't believe any of this will change until Jesus returns. Phil, you are right, it is evil at it’s “best”. However, that stuff happens all the time everywhere on earth… and more often than not, the girl is not a willing participant.

Someone on the radio yesterday had suggested that the US import all 9 million Haitians and put them on welfare. The guy was joking…but…

They would fit right in here in the US, or England, or France,etc…. Whoever lives in Haiti, lives in our town…. I don’t believe any of this will change until Jesus returns.

]]> By: Phil http://calebland.org/2010/01/20/haitis-dark-side/#comment-152 Phil Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:52:39 +0000 http://calebland.org/?p=581#comment-152 That's evil. That’s evil.

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