Haiti

Paul Shirley should have read The Black Jacobins( CLR James), a little bit about the aftermath of the Haitian revolution, and about the brutal dictatorship that Haiti is only a few years removed from to get a better idea of why Haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere before he wrote this:


Dear Haitians –

First of all, kudos on developing the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Your commitment to human rights, infrastructure, and birth control should be applauded.

As we prepare to assist you in this difficult time, a polite request: If it’s possible, could you not re-build your island home in the image of its predecessor? Could you not resort to the creation of flimsy shanty- and shack-towns? And could some of you maybe use a condom once in a while?

Sincerely,

The Rest of the World.

According to the rumors page on allhiphop.com the author was fired from his job at ESPN. If this is true I would like to applaud ESPN for taking the correct course of action.