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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2. They were cut off from trade because the Americas feared them sparking another slave rebellion 3. After a 2nd revolution, they were occupied by the U.S. for nearly 20 years 4. The Great Depression destroyed their exports
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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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Replying to @RationalDis @MarkACollett
No, I don't think we should ignore historical context at all. Those are all interesting points, I'm grateful to you for collating them. I'm not familiar with the history of the place at all, and I welcome all perspectives.
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Okay, I was wrong to assume that you agree with his beliefs, but that IS what he thinks as well as many of the other people commenting on that Tweet.
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