Bad Earthquake

392cobra · #1 (**permalink**) 01-13-2010, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Gunner

My great-uncle has been working with the poor in Haiti since 1958; he has been forcibly retired a few times and has managed to argue his order into sending him back to the only place he feels needed - northern Haiti.

We waited two weeks to hear from him after Ike (he had to swim out); we may not hear from/of him for two weeks again.

He would probably have a few things to tell puffball Pat.

I guess Pat forgot that they are God's Children too.

It is impossible to realize how bad these people have it "on a good day" unless you have spent some time there.

I was there in the mid-80's working.Don't imagine anything has changed much.
Garbage/trash we would not consider as anything but garbage/trash was snapped up and used.Very little would be left.

I feel so bad for them having to deal with this disaster on top of everything else.

They are good,decent hard working people.

This is what happens when Goverment has a strangle hold on it's people.

Gunner · #2 (**permalink**) 01-13-2010, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by 392cobra

This is what happens when Goverment has a strangle hold on it's people.

Not really. This is what happens when you live in an overcrowded slum with absolutely no natural resources, nothing any willing person could use to bootstrap themselves out of poverty. As in Somalia, the government problems become secondary - distant secondary. The most perfect government on earth couldn't help either of these places.

Silverback51 · #3 (**permalink**) 01-13-2010, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Gunner

Not really. This is what happens when you live in an overcrowded slum with absolutely no natural resources, nothing any willing person could use to bootstrap themselves out of poverty. As in Somalia, the government problems become secondary - distant secondary. The most perfect government on earth couldn't help either of these places.

I realize I'm speaking from ignorance, but this is why I'm asking the question.

What is different about this island than some of the others that do well with tourism and other small industries, such as growing spices and such?