re: #8 Buck

I heard someone else on the radio today explain that the world ganged up on Haiti because they defied Napoleon. And that Haiti was blackballed in the world because they were the first Black country to declare themselves an independent nation. The USA waited 50 years to recognize Haiti as a country…

Sure imperialism stinks in some ways, but it is harder to be independent.

That is correct. This outrageous behaviour was clearly racist in motivation as the USA should have embraced a fellow revolutionary country rebelling against Imperialism, instead, they participated in the boycott, and later engaged in exploitation.

In this was a proud, free nation of self liberating slaves, something unique in history, was suppressed, excluded and degraded, directly leading to the current despair, poverty and dysfunctional society.

The USA by contrast, had assistance and once free was able to trade with other European nations.