Sunday, August 14, 2011

Junta Power!

After reading chapter eleven I realized how the strength of the Haitian force has caused a great strain on the Haitian economy. Soon after the Duvaliers were removed from power the Haitian army were able to take control of the Haitian people, and any of those who try to go against the army were put to jail or killed. An example were some actions that Farmer witnessed the Haitians soldiers doing, these actions were shooting unarmed demonstrators, and entering urban hospitals and threatening staff and sometimes executing the patients. As the killing went on the fear of the people grew, and caused Haiti their first democratic elections.
Then when Priest Aristide, who Farmer admired the most for his plans of changing the economy of Haiti ran for President, the Junta once again stopped the chances of Aristide to improve the Haitian economy. Farmer believed that Aristide was to be the only chance for Haiti to finally change the role of the rich and poor and improve the way it ran but after the Junta deposed of Aristide everything went the down the well. Once the Junta came in control, they put Farmer on the blacklist and this kept him away from Haiti for at least two years. One thing that I also read in chapter eleven that was so horrible and shocking was that U.S. supported these troops, and what I see so ironic about that is that we were once the people who tried to push for equality in the U.S. by going against England, but now we are the bully, supporting a group who is affecting the the ability of the people to be represented and to have a voice in the government.

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