A French language AFP report over the weekend featured surprising photographs of Haitians burning American flags as the unrest and chaos continues especially in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince.
Major cities throughout Haiti have for days essentially been on "lockdown" due to civil unrest and mass protests demanding that President Jovenal Moise step down over charges of corruption and rampant inflation under his watch — yet unlike similar unrest happening hundreds of miles due south of the small Caribbean country in Venezuela, Washington has stood in support of the president, who since 2017 has found himself facing a flood of popular anger surrounding the PetroCaribe scandal.
Though the mass protests have multiple layers in terms of motives, stemming mostly from skyrocketing inflation and the government's failure to hold to account leaders caught embezzling from a multi-billion dollar Venezuelan program that sent discounted oil to Haiti, or the PetroCaribe affair, a number of the protest gatherings are distinctly anti-American in their rhetoric and symbolism, while at the same time being pro-Russian.
Reflecting the global geopolitical divide over the crisis in nearby Venezuela, the AFP report describes some of the anti-American elements to the protests as follows (based on a rough translation from the French):
A group of protesters burned an American flag Friday afternoon in the heart of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince,
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Nice!! Typical give them billions in aid and still not enough
ReplyDeleteHere's a country we have been supporting for decades nonetheless it continues to live in squalor and poverty why is this? who do we put in power that allows rhis to continue? or is it the politicians thw real crooks behind the fund raising such as the Clinton foundation's and such organizations that rape pillage and plunder these types of organizations when they do nothing to contribute the prosperity and offer real assistance direly needed in this area. forcing them no choice but to turn to our enemies as a mean of solace.
ReplyDeleteLet Russia have them. The Russians won't kiss their useless ASS like the UNITED STATES does.
ReplyDeleteHaiti is one of the world's lost causes.
ReplyDeleteRun the Haitians out and let's make that island an American owned resort.
ReplyDeleteThose turds and every turd needs to be identified and flagged and never allowed in our country.
ReplyDeleteI didn't realize there were any real Haitians still living in Haiti. I thought they had all come to the US, to suck up all the free offerings.
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