Maybe, you know, the foreign troops trying to revive a us puppet state that was deeply unpopular with the people is the cause of violence.
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Noooooo its akxualy cannibal gangs that sell crack ive seen it in unbiased media like bbc and new york crimes
I think It's more of a French puppet state than U.S. as a result of their massive centuries-old debt they accrued when they managed to make themselves independent and end their own slavery. I'm pretty sure it's hard to maintain a functional government when it's permanently in debt to another country.
There's not some alternate state which is being suppressed, it's gangs. Yes, Haiti should rule themselves, and to do that there needs to be security. Not saying the current approach is doing it, or that the U.S. should be the one calling the shots.
The gangs formed due to foreign invasion and an illegitimate state seizing power. They aren't some separate group from the people, they are the people that should decide what state they have. The primary victims of the largest gang, for instance, were politicians and un 'workers', the latter of which regularly were caught raping women and children.
The gangs are the security. Against actual evil. These aren't international cartel members or gun runners or even drug dealers. They're resistance to occupation.
Like I just said, I don't think the way things have been going is the way they should be.
Your comment struck me as completely off base, but I thought maybe I'm wrong and did some googling and reading. I learned a few things (check out this Wikipedia), but definitely confirmed that the Haitian gangs are not "security against actual evil". Kidnap for ransom, looting and massacres are not "resistance to occupation".
Given half the references are from the same people that said a gang leader was called barbeque because he was a cannibal instead of the actual reason, I'm going to suggest there might be a bit of a propaganda problem going on there.
Care to share other reliable sources?