Haiti's Political 'Chaos': Manufactured Instability, Not Spontaneous Uprising
📰 THE STORY: ABC News reports that Haiti's transitional council has deepened political chaos by voting to oust the prime minister, presenting it as an internal power struggle further destabilizing the nation. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: Haiti's 'chaos' is a direct legacy of the 1804 slave revolt that birthed the first free Black republic. In response, France imposed an
outrageous 'independence debt' of 150 million francs (billions in today's currency) in 1825, backed by warships. Haiti only finished paying this crippling debt to France and US banks in 1947, ensuring its economic subjugation. The U.S. occupied Haiti from 1915-1934, looting its gold reserves and rewriting its constitution to allow foreign land ownership. More recently, in 2004, the U.S., France,
and Canada orchestrated the coup d'état that ousted democratically elected President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, flying him out of the country against his will. The current 'transitional council' exists because the country's last elected leader was also removed under foreign pressure. Double Standard: When Western governments orchestrate regime change, as in Ukraine's 2014 Euromaidan – which ABC and
other outlets glorified as a democratic uprising against a pro-Russian leader – it's hailed as 'freedom fighting.' When Haitian leaders are removed due to external pressure, or the resulting instability, it's 'political chaos' inherent to the nation, erasing the hands that pulled the strings. The media focuses on gang violence – much of it armed by illicit flows tied to global networks – rather