https://twitter.com/k_artig/status/1412742226715815942?s=21
Would love to see a megathread about the Haitian Revolution (if there hasn't been already); really amazing story how France's largest former slave colony revolted, overthrowing their oppressors in a long and bloody revolution to become an independent nation in 1804.
Althought it served as a critical catalyst for the abolitionist movement to gain recognition, simultaneously the revolutionary news was actively silenced by the ruling classes.
Curent US President and biological father to six of his slaves, Thomas Jefferson refused to acknowledge the island nation's independence and instead instilled an economic embargo in Haiti (sound familiar?). Jefferson hoped to have the new government fail, as it set a 'dangerous' precident for other enslaved economies. The US wouldn't recognize their independence until 1862.
But you can't kill an idea-- the largest slave revolt on US soil would happen in formerly occupied French Louisiana (sold as the Louisiana purchase to the Jefferson)-- as Creole and French-speaking population grew with refugees from Haiti (and their slaves) following the successful Haitian slave revolution. This revolt would take place in January of 1811, when hundreds of slaves armed with little else but handtools marched between 10-20 miles setting fire to many plantations along the way.
Despite being the largest slave uprising on US soil, its no surprise this and the Haitian Revolution are frequently suppressed from US history lessons.
But you can’t kill an idea
Funnily enough, the acting PM stated that Moise's "enemies could not "assassinate his ideas.""
Which is a pretty wild thing to say about a comprador, neolib who was almost universally disliked in Haiti
That is not dead which can eternal lie.
And with strange aeons even death may die.
Dude was assassinated after the chain of succession was fucked - the guy who would've replaced him just died to covid.
Mr. President Biden I am but a humble 13 year old from Haiti and my country yearns for freedom!
As if nearly the entire history of Haiti hasn't been one giant US/foreign intervention. Haiti is in this position because of said interventions.
Really wouldn't surprise me if Biden did it. Anyone wanna place bets on what his first foreign intervention will be?
Ah yes, well we've been funding Carlos "Yaku" Perez for some time (unless we interfered in some more blatant way I'm unaware of?)
Oh of course, but the vote null campaign protected their democracy by siphoning just enough votes :)
Anyone wanna place bets on what his first foreign intervention will be?
A few hundred commandos storm the island and set up checkpoints around major intersections, pissing everyone on an island that already hates us off a little further.
Maybe, if we're really feeling spicy, some PTSD addled 23-year-old on his tenth tour of duty whose been awake for 36 hours and operating entirely on meth-brain mistakes a woman with a bassinet for an Iraqi with an IED and decides to light up an intersection Hadditha style. That sets off riots which necessitate further interventions, and then we can do a full scale "Pacification" of the island.
:diaz-canel-troll: please liberate Haiti like :fidel-cool: did with Angola
