Cry Haiti

I think of Haiti as a Malthusian quaqmire.  They need a lot of education, reproductive health care, any health care, resource restoration, jobs.  Why is it that these articles never mention the causes of the grinding poverty and misery.  Overpopulation cannot be aleviated by democracy or elections necessarily, but by facing up to the problem.  George Bush has no concept of the problem nor has he shown much interest in the creating sustainable environments, dealing with overpopulation and providing family planning.  We all indeed should cry for Haiti and lots of places like it that are going down the Fallopian tube.

Posted by Lee W. Miller on Dec 9, 2003 at 6:40 PM

George W. Bush has dressed up democracy into some kind of god, and regularly threatens non-believers with torture and hell. He is too caught up in his own symbolism to see Haiti’s problems for what they are - a humanitarian (and not merely ideological) crisis.

I think Haiti makes a compelling case for the further strengthening of international aid agencies; let’s give the UN a set of teeth.

Posted by Rachana on Jan 1, 2004 at 3:27 AM

It seems the money being spent to “liberate” Iraq from sanctions imposed poverty is needed more in our own hemisphere.

Posted by Jason on Jan 4, 2004 at 9:49 PM

It’s so weird that each time the Republicans are in office in the U.S Haiti went back to Slavery.

Posted by Richardson Stimphil on Jan 6, 2004 at 10:35 AM