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It is a peculiar clue. For context, the majority language in Haiti is Haitian Creole, a French-derived local dialect. About half of the population, typically th
by LeifCarrotson 5y ago
It is a peculiar clue. For context, the majority language in Haiti is Haitian Creole, a French-derived local dialect. About half of the population, typically those better educated, involved in business, or involved in government, also speak French. Spanish and English are extremely minor languages in comparison.
Spanish is spoken throughout Central America, including across the land border on the divided island in the wealthier Dominican Republic, and English is used by travelers and tourists. With a comparable economic disparity and ongoing immigration dispute, it would be analogous to an attack in Mexico by a group of unidentified individuals, some of them speaking English - the implication seems to be that the group is not native to Haiti.
(Note that I did some fact checking, but I have no special or particularly recent knowledge here; this is speculation based on historical demographics - I haven't paid attention to Caribbean politics much at all in the past decade).
- e12e 5y ago> the implication seems to be that the group is not native to Haiti. Pure and wild speculation - but Spanish and English is what one would expect from graduates of the school of Americas/Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC) or CIA/DEA training programs. Although I suppose at this point former graduates are running their own training under various cartels etc.
- cpursley 5y agoBingo
- sudosysgen 5y agoThat's possible, but Moise Jovenal was relatively buddy buddy with the state department. It could also be random mercenaries.
- cogman10 5y agoI have a sister that lived in the DR for a few years. Here's a bit of context from what I recall. * The Dominican Republic is the second poorest nation in the northern hemisphere. Haiti is the poorest. (so yes, technically wealthier, but not exactly swimming in the dough). * From what my sister describes, the people of the DR HATE the Haitians. * The DR itself is filled to the brim with corruption.
- hn_throwaway_99 5y agoAll of the sources I could find have DR as significantly wealthier than Haiti, and wealthier than most countries in Central America and the Caribbean: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GNI_(PPP)_per_capita https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GNI_(PPP)...
- Grazester 5y agoThat list is incorrect. It list the incorrect order for certain nations there. I know where these countries should rank and how poor they are because I lives in some and travelled to others since childhood and had business there enough to know. I have never been to Haiti but I will tell you what. The DR is one of the few Caribbean islands I travelled to where I saw kids on the side of the road begging. I was take a back given the number of huge resort there. I also met someone whose wife was promised to him but her family because he was in a better financial state than they were. He said this kind of thing happens there.
- zucked 5y agoAnecdotal data is... not particularly useful.
- pasquinelli 5y agoyeah but also a list someone typed is just a list someone typed.
- AnimalMuppet 5y agoBut a list derived from a data set is as valid as the data set.
- pasquinelli 5y agoyes, i agree.