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[-] Drinvictus@discuss.tchncs.de 22 points 9 months ago

Funny how the Dominican Republic is on the same island and it's a tropical paradise.

[-] Mereo@lemmy.ca 55 points 9 months ago

One should read the history of Haiti. They were the first slaves to revolt and become free, so France wanted them to pay for "lost business". So they had to pay off a huge debt. And the U.S. didn't want Haiti to succeed because it would have encouraged slaves in the U.S. to revolt. So Haiti got roadblock after roadblock.

[-] harderian729@lemmy.world 27 points 9 months ago

And France still hasn't owned up to it.

Greedy fuckers.

[-] Evilcoleslaw@lemmy.world 17 points 9 months ago

Aristide called for reparations from France. Then a bunch of paramilitary units came across the border from the Dominican Republic and staged a coup, at the climax of which the US offered him a plane trip into exile in Africa.

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