I really like the work our govt has done in Haiti. Yes, that is a sarcastic comment.Originally Posted by B18c1Turboed
Sometime ago I posted a comment about my standing next to a food line in the hinterland of the central plateau of Haiti, and the Haitian that was working with me looking disgustedly at the people in line to receive their tins of US-marked rice and oil and etc. He told me that thanks to this "help", the people of the area no longer bothered to even try and grow food. Why should they? The US was gonna give it to them if they would just stand in the line. And now the area had over two years since people had attempted to grow food there, and he was wondering how much longer a timeline would be necessary until people simply forgot how, until the logistics system for supporting crops was no longer in existence, etc. He commented a whole lot more, but that was the central point.
Yeah, I'm not a big fan of our CA programs. Maybe they are fucked from the onset due to politicians changing the mission. Maybe the CA people that have dedicated their lives to this field should be left to decide how to implement programs. Maybe the whole concept is fucked and has no merit. I dunno. I just know that I could give a shit less about sending money to Haiti to help them rebuild....
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