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France urged to repay billions of dollars to Haiti for independence ‘ransom’
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 11 Sep 2024
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I am certain that Europe and America will never give any legitimate slavery reparations in my lifetime.
That said, Haiti is way too unstable right now to give them reparations. They need a stable government first. Otherwise you're basically just giving it to gangs.
um,,,,sweaty,,,the us DID pay reparations
how were those slaveowners gonna recoup the losses of their property without reparations
It was the UK that did that. In the US, slavery was abolished through straight up "property confiscation" (from the perspective of slaveholders)
The UK did that too
They were more comprehensive and generous, but the US did pay reparations to slave owners
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_of_Columbia_Compensated_Emancipation_Act
That was paying slave owners and only in DC
Yes it was the US paying slave owners compensation for slaves.
Thanks for reiterating it is exactly the thing claimed didn’t happen.
Interestingly, this law also paid the newly freedmen $100 to fuck off to Haiti
There's a question of who to give it to. But it is undeniable that the country with one of the lowest standards of living on earth, squarely in the path of major hurricanes, and prone to massive earthquakes, needs resources to rebuild with the kind of stable and resilient infrastructure that can endure these shocks.
Good luck doing rebuilding without a stable government.
Good luck having a stable government without any offices, roads, or reliable food supply.
Who is going to build all of those things? Who is going to organize them? Who is going to get the supplies? Who is going to ensure nothing gets stolen and no one gets hurt? Who is going to take care of any medical issues that turn up due to things like accidents?
How do you do all of that without a government?
France broke it, France needs to fix it.
See also: US Invasion of Iraq
That's not an answer to how you do all of that without a government. You can't just say "France has to do it" and walk away like that solves it all.
So what does "fixing" look like? Are you saying France should go in Haiti, and ...start building infrastructure, creating and funding a civil service, create, support and uphold state institutions etc? Because, in that case, um, you just invented colonialism.
Like we do for other failed states, there is a UN-led reconstruction program, in this case funded by France.
Can you please give an example?