tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6971823835434059276.post7901223964376240085..comments2024-03-28T11:25:59.371-07:00Comments on US Slave: Haiti, Despised by All: by Eduardo GaleanoRonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10711403108940797592noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6971823835434059276.post-44445812897031730772012-09-25T09:15:16.400-07:002012-09-25T09:15:16.400-07:00People with power rarely, if ever, want to "h...People with power rarely, if ever, want to "help" ... they are takers, not helpers .... after all, it was/is the people with power that keep Haiti powerless. <br /><br />There is nothing wrong with Haiti or the Haitian people. Their island has been deforested and they have been poorly governed. I live in the USA and our land was also devastated by deforestation it was called the "Dust Bowl." We enacted stringency agricultural and land reclamation projects to quell the loss of the topsoil of our arable lands. <br /><br />Haiti could reclaim their land and harvest water. They would need to do some major terracing to keep their top soil from flowing into the sea. They need to add indigenous tropical plants that could be easily grown in poor soils to provide an anchor for the soil and food -- yams, or sweet potatoes come to mind. The island's mountains are made-up of limestone which is a natural water cleanser. <br /><br />Other islands like Bermuda use limestone for the roofs of their buildings and they reclaim rainwater by off of their limestone roofs into cisterns for the dry seasons. Gray waste water, non-sewage of course, could be used for toilets and irrigation. The sewage could also be reclaimed to add fertility to the soil for trees, not food production. Fruit trees could be planted along the roadsides as a supplemental food supply. <br /><br />They could do this all themselves and keep the IMF out of their pockets.<br /><br />Thanks for your comments.<br /><br />--Ron Edwards, US Slave Blog Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10711403108940797592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6971823835434059276.post-52193833116993578452012-09-25T08:39:26.715-07:002012-09-25T08:39:26.715-07:00I'm Indigenous Australian, my people faced gen...I'm Indigenous Australian, my people faced genocide as well.<br />it upsets me to think of the slave trade, and all that happened- racism is primitive and evil, to hate and mistreat a fellow human being, and to consider them lower than yourself, is psychotic, you'd have to be deranged. I cant believe how Haiti as a country was treated- its disgusting. civility is to have morals, values and understanding(how could anyone call themselves "civilised", if they can stand by and let people suffer), as a society no-one should allow sub-standards of living anywhere- too bad there's never anyone with power that wants to helpAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07632899466769556583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6971823835434059276.post-35262835324296564022012-08-16T08:05:31.372-07:002012-08-16T08:05:31.372-07:00You must be an AMERICAN.
You must be an AMERICAN.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6971823835434059276.post-54038485557895626202012-08-08T06:45:26.619-07:002012-08-08T06:45:26.619-07:00We can agree, we can disagree, we can even agree t...We can agree, we can disagree, we can even agree to disagree ... BUT .... We will comment civilly with one another. Name calling is counterproductive, if you want to disagree ... state your case and prove it. Although I believe in freedom of expression and freedom of speech, I shall not tolerate abusive language. <br /><br />--Ron Edwards, US Slave BlogRonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10711403108940797592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6971823835434059276.post-56888460863223939952012-08-07T08:26:02.914-07:002012-08-07T08:26:02.914-07:00Yes, you're an asshole. If Niggers were so un...Yes, you're an asshole. If Niggers were so unproductive your white ass wouldn't have stolen their labour for CENTURIES! You got rich off of the backs of stolen LABOUR! You epitomize the sphincter of the anus. You stole people, you stole land, you stole natural resources, you're just a thieving, lying, and cheating genocidal asshole.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6971823835434059276.post-78457322206192736312012-08-03T01:12:48.082-07:002012-08-03T01:12:48.082-07:00Haiti is the asshole of the Western Hemisphere for...Haiti is the asshole of the Western Hemisphere for a reason. NIGGERS! You can send that shithole millions in aid. Which we keep doing. It doesn't change a thing. Niggers are incapable of creating any kind of civilization. Quit pretending you are even human :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6971823835434059276.post-45501350076100561412011-12-09T15:57:08.494-08:002011-12-09T15:57:08.494-08:00I agree. Haiti has been an independent nation sin...I agree. Haiti has been an independent nation since the days of Thomas Jefferson (3rd US president), the United States didn't recognize Haiti as a nation until Abraham Lincoln (16th president).<br /><br />Perhaps Mr. Edwardo Galeano will publish more of his works in English. <br /><br />Thanks for visiting and commenting. <br /><br />--Ron EdwardsRonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10711403108940797592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6971823835434059276.post-75561792397583845962011-12-09T11:46:24.679-08:002011-12-09T11:46:24.679-08:00So this is the story of Haiti.I had no idea of it&...So this is the story of Haiti.I had no idea of it's history and more than likely the United States average citizen knows nothing either.It is shameful the way we treated the Haitians,it is shameful the world has treated them as they have.Why has the media produced a special for all the world to see.Someone should.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com