haiti relief racism effort

[blugiant]

iss da reason y sum haitians up to now neva gitt water ar food iss cah mzungu scared aff blakks peeps

awl mii ear dem chattinn bout iss securinn da area furst den helpinn da victim aff de earthquake

mii wass watchinn demoncracee now ann de reportter sed helicopter land widd food ann water ann den tekk aff ann fram da air chow dunn de water ann food too de haitian like dem a dog

[blugiant]

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Almost everything that could have gone wrong in Haiti over the past week has gone wrong. The airport is jammed – there is just one runway and one ramp for over 100 aircraft a day. The port is broken. The dead have overwhelmed the cemeteries – and even mass graves – and the living began quitting the devastated capital of Port-au-Prince in their thousands in an uncertain hunt for shelter, water and stability. There was better co-ordination yesterday between the US, which runs the airport, the UN, which distributes food and provides security, and what remains of the Haitian government, but valuable time has been lost sorting out who does what. Eight days on, a huge international aid operation has yet to deliver to the people who need it most.

But a few things have gone right. Law and order has not broken down after a rash of looting and robberies on Monday, although the risk of a breakdown is real enough. The UN security council yesterday unanimously endorsed a proposal from its secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, to send 3,500 peacekeeping troops to assist the humanitarian effort. Nor are there any political obstacles to aid deliveries, as there were in Burma and Sudan. Foreign troops are welcomed, if only because so many people in shock have had to fend for themselves for the past week. But whereas US military spokesmen, mindful of a long history of interventions, fell over themselves to say they were acting for the Haitian government, there was little such political sensitivity on the ground. Quite the contrary. Haitians are looking to the first black president of the United States as their saviour, and he should have no qualms about putting as many US boots on the ground as he is able.

So far, the US administration has had the right reactions to a major humanitarian disaster on its doorstep. When the US secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, pledged a US presence in Haiti for today, tomorrow and the time ahead, she was addressing a central concern of a relationship that has swung wildly from intervention to neglect.

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[blugiant]

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haitians brukk inna store fii gitt toothpaste fii putt undar dem noses fii mekk da stench aff de rottinn bodies less pugnant ann peeps a chatt bout dem lootinn

[tsophra]

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i was criticising (passionately) the media for calling it looting and den some a de fawt dem started to charge money fe de survival items dem../o\aye sah....i just had to shut my mouth

[neutral]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: blakkgiant</div><div class="ubbcode-body">haitians brukk inna store fii gitt toothpaste fii putt undar dem noses fii mekk da stench aff de rottinn bodies less pugnant ann peeps a chatt bout dem lootinn </div></div>


Well if they go to all that trouble to steal toothpaste to put under their nose looting is not the only thing they should be accused of,...I think &quot;stupid&quot; should also be added to the mix.

[Dr.Dudd]

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And the racism continues.

[RichD]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Natral</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: blakkgiant</div><div class="ubbcode-body">haitians brukk inna store fii gitt toothpaste fii putt undar dem noses fii mekk da stench aff de rottinn bodies less pugnant ann peeps a chatt bout dem lootinn </div></div>


Well if they go to all that trouble to steal toothpaste to put under their nose looting is not the only thing they should be accused of,...I think &quot;stupid&quot; should also be added to the mix. </div></div> because everybody know is vicks yuh mus use...

[neutral]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RichD</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Natral</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: blakkgiant</div><div class="ubbcode-body">haitians brukk inna store fii gitt toothpaste fii putt undar dem noses fii mekk da stench aff de rottinn bodies less pugnant ann peeps a chatt bout dem lootinn </div></div>


Well if they go to all that trouble to steal toothpaste to put under their nose looting is not the only thing they should be accused of,...I think &quot;stupid&quot; should also be added to the mix. </div></div> because everybody know is vicks yuh mus use... </div></div>

LOL !

[Dr.Dudd]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RichD</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Natral</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: blakkgiant</div><div class="ubbcode-body">haitians brukk inna store fii gitt toothpaste fii putt undar dem noses fii mekk da stench aff de rottinn bodies less pugnant ann peeps a chatt bout dem lootinn </div></div>


Well if they go to all that trouble to steal toothpaste to put under their nose looting is not the only thing they should be accused of,...I think &quot;stupid&quot; should also be added to the mix. </div></div> because everybody know is vicks yuh mus use... </div></div> The side effects of of the active ingredient iv 'vicks' is it will cause blisters on the skin if exposed to sunlight after it is applied.

[Blackstar*]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Dr.Dudd</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RichD</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Natral</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><span style="font-style: italic">Well if they go to all that trouble to steal toothpaste to put under their nose looting is not the only thing they should be accused of,...I think &quot;stupid&quot; should also be added to the mix.</span> </div></div> <span style="font-style: italic">because everybody know is vicks yuh mus use...</span></div></div> <span style="font-style: italic">The side effects of of the active ingredient iv 'vicks' is it will cause blisters on the skin if exposed to sunlight after it is applied. </span> </div></div>
Actually, I think it's rather clever to have thought of using toothpaste. Stupid me would have used Vicks and ended up with a blistered upper lip!

[Tuff Gong]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: blakkgiant</div><div class="ubbcode-body">mii wass watchinn demoncracee now ann de reportter sed helicopter land widd food ann water ann den tekk aff ann fram da air chow dunn de water ann food too de haitian like dem a dog</div></div>
How would you propose that they deliver supplies quickly.
In a place with little roads and what little is there is damaged.
And places packed to gills with folks needing supplies immediately?

[Tuff Gong]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: blakkgiant</div><div class="ubbcode-body">haitians brukk inna store fii gitt toothpaste fii putt undar dem noses fii mekk da stench aff de rottinn bodies less pugnant ann peeps a chatt bout dem lootinn </div></div>

I am not saying this is normal, but you focused on race and perception. My question is what would you say these photos depict [They are from boston.com and represent photos taken on the 6th day after the earthquake:



Body of a male person burning in the streets



Photo of male youth relieving the dead body of a man shot by security in the street of Port Au Prince



Youth with dagger drawn argue with others in Port Au Prince



Man disgorges the body of a male person out of a coffin in Port Au Prince

[Blackstar*]

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How do we know the captions accurately describe the pictures? I can't tell...seriously (other than the first one where we do see a cadaver burning).

[RichD]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tuff Gong</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

Man <span style="font-weight: bold">disgorges</span> the body of a male person out of a coffin in Port Au Prince





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what dat mean?

[Blackstar*]

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Definitions of disgorge on the Web:

* spill: cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over; &quot;spill the beans all over the table&quot;
* vomit: eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; &quot;After drinking too much, the students vomited&quot;; &quot;He purged continuously&quot;; &quot;The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night&quot;
wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

Not sure about that choice of word myself.

The man could be pushing the man into the coffin or pulling him out of it. It's an odd angle to pull someone out though the way the foot turn.