Exhibit H
Posted By: The Abstract Analyst
Filed Under: Opinion on February 20, 2010
I am about to make a statement that isn’t going to be popular and I will preface it by saying that people need to read the whole statement and post. I say this because as I mentioned in a previous post (and as reiterated by itialian0 in his post,) PEOPLE DON’T READ!!! That said, here it is:
The aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti was not all bad. Yes the death and devastation are horrible. Beyond belief, in fact. And before I say anything else, if you haven’t donated, please do so. That said, a byproduct of the earthquake has been the attention on Haiti as the world’s poorest country and the plight of its residents. By the way, another thing that came about was the media’s attempt to use this event as a means to spew racism and bullshit.
But that isn’t the focus here. Haiti has been suffering since forever as the country hasn’t had the opportunity to really prosper as a nation. Many say that the powers of the developed world bent to the will of its previous occupiers — the French. There was a lack of dealings with Haiti. Combine that with the delay in development as a former colony, it is easy to see why Haiti had it so bad. So hopefully this attention shines a light and is an opportunity for the powers of the world to make amends and make up for lost time to rebuild this country. At the very least, hopefully the lives lost won’t be just another drop in the bucket that can be ignored after the media coverage subsides. Kind of like New Orleans. In the end, an additional tragedy is that it takes a world-moving event for the news to shed any light on a problem.
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