There is the social system .. class divisions between nouristas (blacks) and mulattoes; divisions by economic status; and a clan system. When you have a culture that is based in survival, then the focus is upon survival for yourself and your family .. it is an extended family system in Haiti .. it includes all the cousins too. And, it is worse to not share your food and wealth with your family than to have a mistress or an affair, in the Haitian culture. With this clan system, there is no real national identity. It is "every man for himself".
This is acted out by ever person who gets the power in Haiti .. every President of Haiti has used the office as a means of enriching himself and his family. And, so, the chaos continues.
Haitians RESENT outside interference .. one shouldn't have any problem understanding that. But, without a national identity, and a culture of survival, they cannot protect the poor and the weak .. or, will not because it isn't in their cultural psyche.
Ah, Haiti .. how we love it and how we hurt for their ongoing pain. Only God can bring true deliverance to them.
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