January 15, 2010 at 6:30 pm

I read about how Haiti got into their debt recently. By having to pay reparations to France for not being their slaves anymore! This is horrendous! If anyone is deserving of reparations, it is Haiti. The least the world community can do is drop their debt.

January 15, 2010 at 8:32 pm

Why should we help the people of Haiti. All they want is America to help them.They are nasty, lazy people who dell in evil and voodoo. God didn’t like there nasty ways and all the evil and voodoo they perform in the world. Thats why they were hit by an earthquake to separate and kill the evil people, so the country could rise again without all the corruption in Haiti. Get of your lazy asses and STOP asking America to help…….. We immigrants were all suffering in our third world country, but I got of my ass and did something the right way for a better life. Now I am an Naturalize American Citizen who did not cry about ” Oh I’m poor help me america” I helped myself. You Haitians are a bunch of lazy people who don’t want to help yourselves. God helps people who helps themselves. And stop all the voodoo see where it got you all……..

January 15, 2010 at 8:43 pm

NOW the wealthy nations want to help Haiti. If those of us in affluent countries had been more thoughtful and compassionate over the last two decades perhaps the death toll would be far less. If we had made the commitment to help Haiti on a consistent basis maybe their housing would be safer. Possibly their infrastructure would be more secure. Hopefully their ability to respond to such horrific tragedies would be better organized……But we did not help them. We turned away and focused on ourselves. Now they pay a heavy price for our neglect. Will we learn from our mistake? Will we realize that we have a moral responsibility to help those desperately in need on a daily basis and not just when a newsworthy event strikes? When the dust settles over Port Au Prince and the news organizations leave will we forget about Haiti again?… We all share the blame for the death toll reaching such staggering heights.

January 15, 2010 at 8:58 pm

I believe that everyone in the human family share a common destiny. I believe that to become full human beings those of us in the affluent countries must do everything we can to alleviate the unfathomable suffering of the people of Haiti as well as suffering people in our own cities.

January 15, 2010 at 9:22 pm

I fully support wiping out debt at times like this. I’m not a fan of hundred million dollar debts at the best of times for developing nations like Haiti, but they will never be wiped unless something so devastating as this occurs. We should do everything we can for the Haitians and I hope we don’t ignore them like we did Indonesia following the Boxing Day tsunami in 2004 once everything settles.
I would have signed, but I’m not American and I won’t lie about my post code, which has one less number than the US. Maybe make an international one for the UN or World Bank? Or just allow anyone philosophically inclined to put their name in support? Otherwise, great initiative!

January 15, 2010 at 9:33 pm

HELP Hiati!!!!! What about helping Americans who have lost everything due to the poor economy? What about the honest working Americans who can’t afford health insurance for our families due to the poor economy? What about Americans who work, pay taxes but can’t afford to eat daily? What about all the children who starve in the U.S.? WHERE’S OUR HELP?

January 16, 2010 at 12:10 am

Let me re post the top comment:
“I read about how Haiti got into their debt recently. By having to pay reparations to France for not being their slaves anymore! This is horrendous! If anyone is deserving of reparations, it is Haiti. The least the world community can do is drop their debt.”

I also read Randall Robinson’s book “An Unbroken Agony” about the source of Haiti’s original debt being that they needed to restitute France for having freed themselves from slavery. Like that was theft. I think the US was also involved at some point in the refinance and collection process.

January 16, 2010 at 1:17 am

The whole world has to deal with natural catastrophe not just Haiti. Therefore, we should support each other and not be nasty. Haitian people are very strong and hard working individuals. It takes great effort to survive in Haiti. If anyone can survive in Haiti they can survive anywhere around the globe.
To say Haitian people are lazy you must be a hater. Haitian people are not perfect but if God was to punish he would have to punish the whole world because we all do wrong.
Stop pointing finger because three fingers will be pointing back at you.
Judge not and you won’t be judged.

January 16, 2010 at 1:35 am

We as a nation, as a people, have an opportunity, a choice to allow a debt to be added on top a tragedy, or stand up for those who have no voice, We can petition for a financial waiver, or we can look at each body buried and each brick set into mortar as a figure on a debt ledger. It is our choice how history is to judge us. It is our choice to stand next to our brothers and sisters in need, or help only with a condition attached. I would wish we would spend some considerable thought on this matter before another tragedy occurs. May we all be thankful for every familiar we have, every convenience, every security we take for granted.

January 16, 2010 at 3:16 am

Taking away the destruction and rebuilding a devastated country, brings hope of a better future. I think the reality that people around the world are there to help in building, canceling dept, and investing in the future economy, this tragedy can help stabilize and build a foundation for their growth and independance in the gobal economy.

January 16, 2010 at 4:02 am

In this tragedy there is no amount of money that can help the people that lost members of their families and that have the scars that will last a life time; my heart goes out to you. Rebuilding life as a vast unity I hope can ease the pain.

January 16, 2010 at 7:00 am

To believe God wanted this disaster to happen is to think very little of God. Ignorance is really a bad thing. If such tragedy didn’t touch some people’s heart, nothing else will.
Coming from a country that owed a lot of money to the World Bank and to the International Monetary Fund, I was surprised to realize that Haiti is such a small and poor nation, that the debt that prevented from improving was of such small amount, that banks and nations can just let go of, without putting much of a dent in their budget. It will be a shame if they don’t drop it NOW.

January 16, 2010 at 9:32 am

If You can save a bank – now save a Nation.

Onemember

January 16, 2010 at 4:46 pm

What is happening there is a tragedy. yet the greedy politicians and transnational businesses are looking to squeeze out more profits from the alreday divastated nation!!!!

January 16, 2010 at 5:02 pm

The US has given Haiti upwards of $790 million in the past few years. Where has it gone? Where is the Government in Haiti? Where are the police and firemen? Sometimes giving poor countries money and more money is not the answer. Until they can show compassion for their own people, responsibility and accountability, they should receive no more money. Countries that want to help should go in and build hospitals, schools, roads, airports, provide police and fire protection and help the people of Haiti, directly. It is obvious in watching the events of this past week that the Haitian Government is absent!

January 16, 2010 at 7:52 pm

hi,
I do agree with you! my research work in corruption. What I am trying to say is that corrputed governmrnts put their nations in such situtions and continue begging on behalf of them. I was doing studies in some african states and aid fugres could have developned those socities into something else, but!!!!!

January 16, 2010 at 9:13 pm

Let me say this again – if you can save a bank, now save a Nation. (thanks Pierre)

And THANK YOU, ONE, for standing by Haiti in its bleakest hour. I knew there was a good reason why I’ve been with this org from its beginning. (smile)

ALWAYS FOREVER, ONE – debbie
http://www.mpwn-uganda.org

January 16, 2010 at 9:22 pm

We have set up and distrubted an ad campaign among our memebers at hiwaar organisation to actively participate and offer their support. the link is leading to this page and it should appera by tomorrow..let me know if we could do more!
Voluntary Advocacy Service on behalf of the poor and oppressed
Hiwaar Human Rights Web Society
Hiwaar Culture and Science Network

January 17, 2010 at 1:44 am

Was there corruption, witchcraft, and voodoo in Haiti. Yes, but lets not even start how much of the that is also in the U.S. Does that mean we all deserve to be left with nothing, our families missing, and our children dead? If you wouldn’t want that for yourself why would you say someone else deserve it?

GOD has shown us great compassion. Why can’t we show that to each other. God bless the Haitian people and may his Holy Spirit start a new revolution in that country, so great, that other people would follow their example.

January 17, 2010 at 1:56 pm

How many times has the first world been called on to rebuild Haiti? I’ll tell you what – stop the freebies, stop the loans. Make Haiti a protectorate, meaning they would need to pay taxes, get rid of their backwards society, grow the hell up and join the 21st century. We’d own them, but they’d be like Jamaica.

January 17, 2010 at 2:46 pm

Haiti needs a lot of help. God does help those that help themselves. By giving people a warmth heart and the needs to help Haitu meant that Haiti have help themselves. All of you who believe that Haiti doesnt deserve ouir help, they need to get of their lazy self is very ignorant and arrogant of you to say. God gives Grace to people that help others especially when they have little. To: Iansamaroo, I forgive the comment that you have to say because you dont know better. You have not leave half the life that Haitian people has to endure. Haitians has pave the way to a lot of people including yourself. See, through this chaos, Haitian people are even stronger with the faith of God. 80% of Haitians are catholic and 12% are protestant. You talking about Voodoo which you gives have no clue of what it is. Voodoo includes, (which some of you have done,) Palm reading, fortune teller, magic etc… Haitian might be poor economically but We are Rich in our heart and our relationship with God.

January 17, 2010 at 11:09 pm

Iansamaroo,

Now that you are a naturalized citizen why don’t you try and learn something about American generosity? Within our country there exists a great sense of individualism and self-reliance, but that means nothing if it isn’t supported by a great sense of generosity when your friends, family and neighbors are in serious trouble. And you are kidding yourself if you think that this very same scene couldn’t have happened along the faults in California or any other seismic region.

We can’t offer millions of dollars in aid, while burdening this third world nation with past debts. Other countries and the IMF should clear their debt, so Haitians can rebuild their society. And I only hope that if I were in the same hellish scene people would have the decency and empathy to help in anyway they could.

January 18, 2010 at 11:13 am

….so the wonderful obama announced that the u.s. is giving 100 million. …from where? from our grandchildrens tax – which is already going to be pretty high- right? ive met alot of young people in their 20′s who are crammed 8 to a room in cheap hotel rooms, eating soup from a 24 hour place when they get off work at night from their wage-slave jobs. they cant afford an apartment, dont own a car,and have no hope of ever owning one –this is in the u.s. !….and you are worried about haitians? …i watched the “poor haitians” standing around on the first and second and third days of the disaster. theyre good at standing around waiting for help. a man was interviewed on the news who runs an ongoing humanitarian aid agency there with a staff of 400. he was asked to help coordinate and he said he could be very helpful because he has been there for 20 years distributing food to them.

January 18, 2010 at 2:35 pm

On June 30 of last year, IMF, IDB, WORLD BANK FORGAVE $1.2 BILLION OF HAITI’S DEBT

http://www.haitiinnovation.org/en/2009/07/01/imf-idb-world-bank-forgive-1-2-billion-haitis-debt

January 19, 2010 at 6:53 am

I do agree with some of what Lora and Judy are saying. The American people that have become homeless due to the economy which was a man made disaster, but like the natural disaster in Haiti, it has caused monumental displacement of families. In my opinion President Obama and the American government can take the many large commercial, bank owned, buildings around the country and turn them into low or no income housing for the people left homeless due to the depression. And as for health care, Medicaid and Medicare should be expanded to cover a wider range of American people that can’t afford health care. And why I am at it, increasing the taxes on the middle and upper taxed Americans only hurts the economy; they are the ones that spend money to create new businesses and jobs.

January 19, 2010 at 8:20 pm

Well as a christian nation I believe that we should help, but we should help our own first! We need jobs and need them now, we need to lower the cost of things, not just a few cents(walmart) but anywhere from a couple of dollars to 5 or even 10 and on everything from A to Z. Next how about we stop rewarding those spoiled bankers and insurance people with millions in bonuses. Bring back all of the jobs that got shipped overseas and kick out all of the illegalls, that would help things alot!

January 25, 2010 at 3:02 pm

Definitely, save a nation !

January 27, 2010 at 1:04 am

It is a sad commentary on our society that ignorant people choose to display their stupidity and ignorance so openly. Before you open your mouth and insert your foot you might want to do a little research and try using that brain of yours. Most things are not as black and white as you think they are.

To blame all their problems on corruption is easy and fits into a nice little box most simpletons can comprehend. Is there corruption in Haiti? Yes. Is there corruption in the United States? Yes, and I would argue that corruption in the United States is more pervasive and overt.

To claim some stupid notion that voodoo had something to do with it just reinforces how small minded you really are. Facts cited by other comments show that Haiti is a very Christian nation. There are many Catholic, Episcopal, and Baptist groups from cities across the United States that sponsor churches, schools, and orphanages in Haiti. The fact that Haiti retains some of its history and voodoo culture in no way means that god is cursing them – it enriches their own culture.

Haiti is a victim of history. Part of that history involves the United States and mistakes our country has made in Haiti. Ever hear of the Iowa pigs that our country tried to bring to Haiti because we thought that the native pigs were bad? Well, that was a stupid idea – the Iowa pigs could not acclimate and died – there was never anything wrong with Haitian pigs. Our policies impact countries like Haiti. For example, you can buy imported rice cheaper than locally grown rice.

Whatever our own situation may be (and it is bad, I do not discount that) we have a duty to help Haiti. Whether you like it or not, we should be willing to help our neighbor. A superpower’s power is not dictated by how many missiles or guns one has, but the ability to have compassion and to mobilize and help those most in need. Any idiot can make war. It takes a smart person to build something productive and positive. Would you rather have a country known for destroying things or one known for lending a helping hand in crisis? I prefer the later.

I have been to Haiti several times over the last year and a half. The last time I was in Haiti (November 2009) I thought that some improvements had been made. The roads were in better condition. The people seemed to me to be more optimistic. There was a peaceful transition of government. Some debt had just been forgiven. I think Haiti was really getting it and moving forward; small steps, but steps in the right direction. This earthquake has really set them back. I am very sad for the country and I will be doing whatever I can to help them get back on track.

It is easy to discount Haiti. When I was traveling back one time, a security bag checker saw my biography of Einstein I had been reading. He said that he was a physics student at University and loved Einstein. I gave him the book figuring that he might be inspired by Einstein. The sad thing is that there are many stories like that in Haiti; smart young people with education but no outlet for that education because the opportunities are not there. They want to succeed. We need to give them the opportunity to do so.

My wife has a theory: Somewhere in some village in some developing country is a child that may end up finding the cure to cancer or unlocking the mysteries of the universe or making some other awesome discovery. We should be striving to help people in need and not turning our backs because it may be inconvenient for us.

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