I do not consent with the idea that America should be responsible for the disaster took place in Haiti. As an independent nation, Haiti should confront this problem by them. Of course, it may need certain amount of support but not political intervene. The United State government can send necessary material to help people in Haiti but not political officers nor military commander to unite them. As now, we know that Haiti is still in chaos. A majority of its citizens failed to accomplish the basic needs of human being. People do not know how to solve the accumulated number of corpses, and failed to have their stomach caulked every day. I have once seen a show about the aftermath of earthquake in Haiti on Mr. Jagger’s class.
An American journalist discovered the pervasive hunger in Haiti and decided to give free lunch to those Haiti citizens. However, the outcome is out of his exception. No matter how much money he brought, he still could not satisfy the people in Haiti. There is never enough. Because so many people in Haiti suffered hunger, his decision brought Haitians not only excitement for food but also disorganization. In order to get the precious resources, people fight with each other. Therefore, I do not think Americans help could be effective unless Haiti can build an effective government.
Of course, we should help every one who is now suffered. According current situation in Haiti, any kind of help would only be such a waste. Americans do not want to pour their money to something useless. Food in Haiti is not distributed equally; corruptions is still a sever topic in Haiti. All I advocate is to build a strong power-concentrated government immediately. A group with a leader can not run by itself. Only a strong government can assure the order of a nation.
Lily I completely agree with you and I made many of the same points in my blog. I believe that the disaster in Haiti is incredibly tragic, but we cannot be completely responsible for everything that has happened there.
As a world power, the United States has the duty to aid those less fortunate. I believe that Americans should do all that they can to help the Haitians recover from this disaster. The focus should be on getting the country back on its feet; however, long-term aid is rarely a good idea. If the United States gets too involved in the long term there is a possibility that Haiti could become too dependent. The best option is to help Haiti deal with the immediate effects of the disaster, such as providing food, water, shelter, medical care, etc.
Caring for them long-term will not help them, but could get them angry in the future. It could get them angry because if something else disastrous happens and we are not there to help out, they may get angry. I believe we both made many of the same points and I have to say I completely agree with you. Although, I have not seen the aftermath of what is happening in Haiti now, I did not follow up on it. When they were in complete poverty and had nothing, I did donate some supplies. I did not donate too much, but I did donate what I could. My uncle is very involved with Haiti, so I gave him a case of water and some supplies. He delivered a lot of supplies to Haiti and I believe all the Haitian’s appreciated it.
Posted by: Erin Sullivan | 03/21/2011 at 06:46 AM