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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Me again: wake up early and observe the island as you sail in. So lush and tropical. It’s truly gorgeous. A shame that corruption has destroyed the country and harmed its people. [/quote] People criticize Cuba but 70 years ago Cuba and Haiti had a lot of similarities. Cuba’s not doing great but it’s definitely doing better than Haiti. Although Haiti has also had more natural disasters than Cuba to deal with — I don’t think Cuba gets the earthquakes. [/quote] France forced Haiti to pay outrageous sums (like half a billion in today's dollars) at independence to compensate France for the "loss" of Haitian slaves. That debt has handicapped Haiti from the start.[/quote] Yep. People think Haiti’s troubles have their roots in natural disasters, but it was the crippling debt payment that went on until 1947.[/quote]
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