Why couldn't Haiti sustain the level of civilization post-rebellion? 1. They were forced to pay enormous reparations in gold, spending 80% of their national budget on loan repayments from 1825 until 1947https://twitter.com/ArthurTrent15/status/942688431343357953 …
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5. The Dictator Papa Doc devastated the country for 28 years running up the countries debts to embezzle it & fled with $900m 6. In the chaos there were many more coups that never allowed for a strong government or attainment of infrastructure
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7. Poor land management started under the French since then deforestation & erosion continued to the point that the Haitian half of the island is 98% deforested
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But I guess you &
@MarkACollett don't think that we should look at this complex history. They failed because they are brown & will inherently fail, right? Just ignore all of the historical context surrounding the problem.
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