Devastation in Haiti

Devastation in Haiti

The 2010 earthquake devastated part of Haiti; thankfully, it ended quickly.  Hurricane Matthew devastated all of Haiti; thankfully, it lasted only 24 hours.  For 500 years, the oppressors, the rich elite, have been and still are today, devastating the poor in Haiti WITHOUT END.

The earthquake was bad, horrible as was the hurricane; but 500 years of past and present oppression are ten times worse.  Jean Thomas on the rich in tiny rural Fond-des-Blancs: "A few wealthy families monopolize the business in Fond-des-Blancs.  Most were connected with the militia of the Duvalier regime.  They owned the means of transportation, controlled the sale of processed goods, and made informal loans to those willing to pay their 100 percent interest rate."

Jesus famously said (and oft misinterpreted), "The poor will always be with you."  He could have also said, "The rich will always be with you, exploiting and oppressing you."  James did express this sad, eternal truth, "Is it not the rich who oppress you?" (James 2:5).  Jesus did say, "Woe to the rich!" See Luke 6:24.

In both the Bible and Haiti, the rich dominate both the political and economic systems using this power to exploit; Isaiah 10:1-2: "Woe to those who make unjust laws, to deprive the poor of their rights, to withhold justice from the oppressed."  Sometimes the rich dominate the church; Jesus called the Temple "a den of robbers."

Is there a way, the rich can be eliminated without violence?  If so, please show us how to do this.  Not even Jesus succeeded in doing so, did he?

For more, google "Lowell Noble's Writings"