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Dessalines: The good old days weren't so good for everyone and the future is not as bad as it seems.

Our beloved Haiti is in a state of decline since the second civil war of 1806 (Petion vs Christophe).

Off course Haiti was better off during the Duvalier years than today.

But this argument is meaningless since it is a country in a state of decline; in other words it's like a line with a negative slope.

It does not matter where you measure the slope along the line, the slope will be always be the same negative magnitude.

So despite what the Duvalier regime built inside Haiti the whole Haitian economy was clandestinely declining just as much as it was under Soulouque, under Michel Domingue, under Salnave, under the ephemerous presidents and so forth...Across the past 200+ years, Haiti went from riches to rags; it does not matter what regime you look at. You gotta look at the agregate data. Are most of the Haitian families better off in 1985 than they were in 1957?

If that the answer is no, since it is a resounding NO then Duvalier's projects bear no fruits for Haiti.

Thanks

Rft, March 26 2008, 4:38 PM

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It's is about time some other true patriot,nationalist and visionary Haitian Brother or Sister,beside of course... read more >
Dessalines, 25-Mar-08 10:32 am
Haiti is the way it is today because of decades of Duvalier and his cronies mismanagement (father and son) and the... read more >
Beauvais Villatre, 25-Mar-08 2:08 pm
You are a small minded fool who is most likely living in a foreign country which is run by the rule of law not the... read more >
Lamartini Re, 25-Mar-08 2:28 pm
Hello compatriot, I did not quite understand this post. Yes or no; are you saying that they are engaging into... read more >
Wilgeens Rosenberg, 25-Mar-08 5:53 pm
That was page one of the New York Times read page 2 as well. I am staying out of the sad thing called politics... read more >
Claude, 25-Mar-08 6:28 pm
No my friend, you are right in many aspect of your analysis. Given the nature of the word Dictator, it is only a bad... read more >
Wilgeens Rosenberg, 25-Mar-08 6:41 pm
Dessalines, we both cherish our beloved Haiti but we must set the record straigtht for the sake of historical... read more >
Rubens F. Titus, 26-Mar-08 1:26 am
Dear "M*O*R*O*N", foolish "S O.B" "stu pido", MOTHERless "f. u. ck", fils de "pu t e" "sal aud", "salo-pri" dog "f a... read more >
La Lionne, 26-Mar-08 2:24 pm
Firts,I thank you for trying to set the record straight for the sake of historical accuracy...but what i've stated was... read more >
Dessalines, 26-Mar-08 4:14 pm
Dessalines: The good old days weren't so good for everyone and the future is not as bad as it seems. Our beloved Haiti... read more >
Rft, 26-Mar-08 4:38 pm
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