Haiti Is Collapsing: Here's Why

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Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital of 2.8 million people where over 300 gangs battle relentlessly for control of the city.
The Haitian President is dead. The acting Prime Minister Ariel Henry is stuck in Puerto Rico. Gangs now control 80% of the capital. Each with their own expanding territories backed up by young men wielding American military grade weapons. The police are outgunned and outnumbered.
Haiti is on the edge of collapse, grappling with crippling overlapping catastrophes.
These catastrophes are not random. They are the bitter fruits of centuries of exploitation, foreign interventions, an apocalyptic 2010 earthquake, decades of dodgy elections and coups, a vicious 29 year father son dictatorship, theft by foreign NGOs, rampant corruption, and a 122 year long debt forced on the country by their former slave-masters.
Haiti is collapsing, gangs might seize control of a sovereign nation, and this is the centuries long story of why.
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[@CogitoEdu]

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[@svon1]

hey if i would raise a legion of Europeans to go there and restore order... would ya help me ?

[@coolman3074]

⁠@@svon1Bro what? And you even added European and Legion p.

[@schm00b0]

Thank you for still giving a shit

[@svon1]

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[@keithdacosta3107]

​@@coolman3074❤😊

[@lamina11]

This is more like a horrror film than a documentary

[@jackwilson5542]

It seems like a cursed place. Literally nothing has gone right for them. Hopefully they will be able to rebuild their country someday.

[@vexintersect1312]

​@jackwilson5542 did we watch the same video? It seems like the United States is the cursed place.

[@davidnfila1316]

It makes question the existence of God!

[@extremelyfordham4811]

@@jackwilson5542 The earthquake says it all.

[@Drank_all_muh-pepsi]

Haiti just seems like the armpit of the world at the state it’s in now, it’s insanity personified.

[@jeminigemi]

Correction: Haiti Collapsed. Past tense.

[@philosotree5876]

It without doubt classifies as a failed state.

[@MikeF031]

​@@philosotree5876Only failed due to the intrusions of France, Canada, and the US.

[@philosotree5876]

@@MikeF031 ... and other obvious statements.

[@MikeF031]

​@@philosotree5876I am glad we are on the same page.

[@jackiecooper9439]

​@@MikeF031True. Ever since they started paying their "independence debt" they lost their independence and were destined to fail.

[@grapeape780]

The French demanding reparations from their former slaves is baffling.

[@pablobilbao9258]

The former slaves took possesion of Haiti a French territory, imagine former slaves taking possesion of Louisiana do you think Americans would have accepted that without some monetary compensation.

[@nbmdennis]

"By 1789, Saint Domingue was made up of about 8,000 plantations and accounted for two-fifths of France’s total overseas trade, which amounts to approximately 176 million francs or thirty-two million dollars in legal trade, producing one-half of all the sugar and coffee that was consumed in Europe and the Americas. Out of the 176 million francs, sugar accounted for almost eighty-four million. Next in significance was coffee at approximately forty-nine million francs. Cotton exports reached about twenty-one." France definitely wasn't gonna let that kinda income go. Not without a fight or some kind of "compensation".

[@pangolimazul6055]

Small correction. The 150 million Francs equaled 3000% of Haiti's yearly revenue at that time, not just 300%

[@emperium108]

I kinda wonder what an alternate timeline Haiti would look like if they told the French to shove it and no one sided with the French to extract all that money from them.

[@user-vw1pp3sr2o]

@@emperium108 Maybe It's Instead The Us That Take More Than What They Already Take In This Timeline

[@thelakeman2538]

@@emperium108 there probably wouldn't be a Haiti around, no one was gonna back Haiti in a war against France since everyone has slave plantations in the region in this time period (UK only began abolishing slavery in the empire in 1833), and the greatest fear of the plantation owning class is a Haiti style slave revolt, every second that Haiti exists is an existential threat to their inhumane industry. Haiti was essentially internationally embargoed and even the British let France do whatever they wanted with Haiti in the Congress of Vienna, so unless France dropped their embargo no one was going to trade with or recognise Haiti. So if it did come to war Haiti would've gotten no support from anyone in the region aside from maybe goodwill from the newly independent spanish colonies.

[@rambo.69]

Small correction, to pay this bill. They cut down all the trees on the island and used them as a resource to pay the debt.(still visible on Google maps; compare it to the DR next door) Instead of replanting the trees (these people who pride themselves on being "connected to nature") just spent the next 100 years whining about it, sucking up as much world aid as they possibly could. This is their culture This happens EVERYTIME they take power. Do not let them, or their green haired brigade tell you otherwise. Keep them out. Close the boarders. Stop the boats.

[@jaysonemile6633]

@@thelakeman2538I think the Haitians should have fought. The decision to concede to France’s wishes was directed by one man. The president at the time. Also we beat the French once pretty sure we would have been able to do it again. I mean we built the Citadelle the largest fortress in the western hemisphere, incase they ever came back. They did and we did nothing.

[@cea90]

I was a medic in the Army while I was in Haiti for the 2010 Earthquake. I'd like to add a insight to the NGO situation in 2010 in Haiti. I met a lot of great first responder NGOs who put their lives on hold to immediately respond to Haiti out of care. I also met a lot of NGOs that had been in the country for multiple years that are nothing more than leaches to the Haitian people. I was attached to the command group of my unit a few weeks in, and with this position I visited a vast majority of Port-Au-Prince and the surrounding area for meetings and area assessments. One meeting always stood out to me. We went to the outskirts of haiti to visit some Religious NGO that to see about using their facilities to allow soldiers to R&R. I remember walking into the guarded compound and inside there were beautiful buildings, green grass, well maintained landscaping, swimming pools, movie theaters, you name it. If I saw 50 people in the compound, maybe 3 were Haitian. I remember thinking to myself, these people aren't helping Haitians, this is a god damn vacation for them.

[@carknower]

Did you see Hillary stealing the money bag? 💰

[@retsaMinnavoiG]

Besides the movie theatres those other things aren't really strange. High quality buildings are normal for permanent installations that will see potentially thousands of people over decades, armed guards/walls are for protection because it's an unstable nation and there is the very real risk of kidnappings, landscaping and maintenance is a normal and regular thing in advanced nations even by private individuals in their own property and pools are a relatively cheap luxury that is very common around the world. Expecting foreigners to fly to an unstable country for charity work and housing them in unsafe hovels with no way to unwind would not be sustainable. I understand what you're saying but being comfortable and making the property in line with commonly accepted standards in an advanced nation isn't a blatant misuse of funds. The relevant issue is if somebody was actually embezzling money.

[@jayschaffer7520]

I appreciate how, because of the seriousness of this topic, Cogito did not use the animations that he is famous for. Thank you for treating this topic with the seriousness this deserves.

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

Is this the first time he's done it this way?

[@MrAgLi]

Why is animation bad for serious topic?

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

@@MrAgLi I was wondering that, too!

[@Direk091]

@@MrAgLi He specifically makes cute and funny animations, so a grim topic like a current country collapsing would be in bad taste.

[@jacobb5246]

​@@Direk091 that's an opinion.

[@jesstheyogacat]

Small note about the Creole Pigs: they were eradicated after it was known that they were not a threat, but to inspire locals to purchase foreign pigs. The Creole Pig was indispensable to waste disposal because they ate *all* manner of refuse including human, and after their extinction, the garbage and sewage problems in Haiti worsened exponentially

[@Leroy-tj9jg]

@jessicapirani: Just read your comment. Please explain further about the creole pigs. You said they fed off of human. Please explain Thanks.

[@user-bk4pm6me8i]

@@Leroy-tj9jg Apparently, the pigs ate human waste, thus fixing the garbage and sewer problems. Garbage and sewer issues in Haiti worsened due to outside forces wanting Haiti to buy foreign pigs. It needs its sources, to be honest. I wouldn't put it past it being true, though.

[@colinofay7237]

First part, we didn't need you to say, we understood that. Are you dumb or something 😂

[@user-li2wv3vs9f]

The comment seems to hint that the pigs ate humans and were used as a waste disposal system. That's just ridiculous and a dumb comment.

[@mboyer68]

So.... What about every other island nation? And what about the other half of the island Haiti is on? Pigs causing these issues, hilarious.

[@velocityxm]

“Chaired by famous Haitian: Bill Clinton! 😂

[@Aydin-Adam]

I live in Florida but still have a house and family in Haiti. I get my news about Haiti direct from Haiti, but have been watching a lot of the KZbin videos about the situation since the beginning of March, and this is by far the best, most comprehensive explanation I've seen. However, there are a few things I'd like to add. An important part of the problem that always gets overlooked, and quite frankly, until it gets acknowledged, nothing will ever improve. What I'm talking about is internal political strife. The nation's problems didn't start in 1825 when France demanded payment. The country wasn't a peaceful, hippy paradise between 1804 and 1825. Haitian revolutionary leader and national hero Toussaint Louverture was betrayed to the French by fellow national hero, Jean-Jacques Dessalines. Dessalines lead the country (brutally, using forced labor) for only 2 years until he was assassinated in 1806. And that's just the beginning. That's pretty much been the story since even before independence. And until we're honest with ourselves and confront this head-on, it will only continue to be more of the same. Haiti is essentially a zero trust society. Nobody trusts anybody. Just during these past few years there have been people who have kidnapped their own family members for ransom. Everyone was demanding Ariel's resignation (another point that was overlooked is the fact that he was never confirmed as PM as per the Constitution). He finally announced that he would resign as soon as a presidential council and new government were formed. That was over a month ago and this is FINALLY happening. All due to those involved being unable to agree. Too many people put themselves above the interest of the nation. And it's everywhere. There's a culture of corruption deeply embedded in the society as a whole. Until this mentality changes and we have a generation of people who seek to defend the interests of the country as a whole, there will just continue to be more people fighting for power. A house divided cannot stand. So, yeah, Haiti has been given a bad hand by foreign interference and natural catastrophes. But the nation has also suffered due to things that CAN be controlled. And until we hear a political class and business sector acknowledge these things and commit to turn away from the division to work united for the sake of all (l'union fait la force), nothing will improve.

[@bodyloverz30]

Papa & Baby Doc, were the only successful leaders, in the history of the nation. 16 years of stability, under the Ton-Ton's policing protection.

[@mariamakanu]

Well said!

[@jaysonemile6633]

This needs to be pinned as a Haitian American I agree. Yes, Haiti has been wronged but the US and France but also due to the corruption within as well. I don’t know why some people don’t want to awknowledge this or undermine it as a issue.

[@user-bk4pm6me8i]

" And that's just the beginning. That's pretty much been the story since even before independence. And until we're honest with ourselves and confront this head-on, it will only continue to be more of the same. *Haiti is essentially a zero trust society. Nobody trusts anybody.* Just during these past few years there have been *people who have kidnapped their own family members for ransom.* Everyone was demanding Ariel's resignation (another point that was overlooked is the fact that *he was never confirmed as PM as per the Constitution*). He finally announced that *he would resign as soon as a presidential council and new government were formed.* That was over a month ago and this is FINALLY happening. *All due to those involved being unable to agree* Too many people put themselves above the interest of the nation. And it's everywhere. *There's a culture of corruption deeply embedded in the society as a whole.* Until this mentality changes and we have a generation of people who seek to defend the interests of the country as a whole, there will just continue to be more people fighting for power. A house divided cannot stand. So, yeah, Haiti has been given a bad hand by foreign interference and natural catastrophes. But the nation has also suffered due to things that CAN be controlled. And until we hear a political class and business sector acknowledge these things and commit to turn away from the division to work united for the sake of all (l'union fait la force), nothing will improve. " That's why it's tempting to harbor critical thoughts about the country, leading some to believe that relocating to the U.S. is the ideal solution for citizens seeking a better life. However, this notion is complicated by conspiracy theories suggesting that Haitian elites aim to displace the native population to monopolize the land, creating a dilemma where pursuing a better life inadvertently aligns with the desires of these elites.

[@bodyloverz30]

@@user-bk4pm6me8i A reestablishment of the prior 1986 Constitution, or earlier, that would reestablish the Papa Doc Dynasty, having the grandson assume the Presidency for Life. Bring back Ton=Ton Machute for national protection.

[@fugu_3467]

A good reminder of no matter how bad we think we got it, it can always get worse, sooo much worse

[@Bluefalcon6154]

That’s for sure I can’t imagine living in such a nightmare truly harrowing

[@sogghartha]

@@Bluefalcon6154 but we DO live in that nightmare. we're the monsters in the story.

[@rcsverige]

@@sogghartha yea I love it when people are like "man we should be grateful that its not worse here" without recognizing that the west is responsible for the destruction.

[@harunmusa8693]

​@@rcsverigeThe West is collapsing...

[@PaulRudd1941]

​@@harunmusa8693 oh wow, an un-ironic "the west is collapsing" guy out in the wild! 😂

[@evamaynard3021]

This is utterly infuriating. How do we collectively pay into governments that perpetrate these atrocities? Everywhere!

[@recreationalplutonium]

whew, looks almost as if governments were the problem. maybe we should get rid of that model? read hoppe

[@XhumpersX]

Because the reality of the situation isn't quite what was described in the video. Hati and the Dominican Republic were in an almost identical situation in 1970 on the same island. USAID and the IMF used the same policies of investment and factory creation for both of them so their countries could take advantage of their low cost of labor to create growth on its way to a developed nation the same way that had worked for China, Korea and Japan. It worked amazingly for the Dominicans who now have a GDP per captia on par with most of eastern Europe. On the other side of the island, not so much.

[@machinatingminotaur6285]

@@recreationalplutonium Cool. I'm gonna band together with a bunch of other people and take your stuff. You won't be able to stop us, because we can both overpower and outwait you. Inevitably, we'll continue to do this to people unless they give us their stuff, and then declare ourselves the legitimate force, and continue to do that. There's no magic spell to make governments never exist again, you dolt. You simpleton. You maroon. We have institutions for a reason. Humanity has been a cooperative species with one another since the beginning. All you're doing is a rhetorical tantrum while supporting the exact same people who made all these problems in the first place because they have different colors on their lapels.

[@vishalsanjay4017]

This video just tore down every illusion I had ever held about karma, justice, and righteousness. Strength is the only thing that matters in this world.

[@ZalhTube]

Haiti never escaped slavery

[@donvientofresco]

As an argentinian and fellow latin-american , i feel ashamed of all our american countries for leaving Haiti alone to rot. It's and was the true and original beacon of liberty and democracy.

[@SgtRocko]

OUTSTANDING, Cogito! I am not Haitian, but I've lived there several times, am fluent in Kreyol Ayisyen, and have LOTS of friends and in-laws in Haiti. THANK YOU for putting this up. Haiti was pretty much doomed from the get-go. The LOVELY French - who laughed off their war debt to the United States, yet throttled Haiti for 120 YEARS... The enforced isolation, a population that was basically just off the slave boat founding a society after suffering some of the most hideous atrocities of any slave society... Somehow she has managed to rise up, and always been slapped down. I am VERY impressed that you didn't back off from mentioning how monstrous the Clintons have been to Haiti - from the destruction of the rice industry (which Bill & Hillary made a FORTUNE from by ensuring their Arkansas farmer buddies - who paid the Clintons WELL - got the bulk of the benefits) to the destruction of the pork farmers, and then the ghastly, utterly ghoulish looting of 99% of the Earthquake aid... let's just say the flag of Haiti should be vampire Bill & Hillary feeding on the neck of a Haitian child. Cogito - this angers me, yet I am SO happy to see you telling it how it really is.

[@CogitoEdu]

Thank you so much for this. It's good to hear from someone that has actual experience in Haiti. Yes unfortunately the main emotion from this video is anger at what has been done to Haiti but I think it's a really important history to understand. Thanks again!

[@AL-lh2ht]

It's always someone elses fault. The cannibalism also other people fault too?

[@SgtRocko]

@@AL-lh2ht Nope. The French were so horrendous to their slaves in Saint Domingue that when the Revolution happened, the majority had been born in Africa. In some African cultures, eating parts of your conquered enemies was a way of 1) taking on their power/enslaving them to you for eternity and 2) scared the crap out of their enemies. Haitian Gwo Negs (gang leaders) want tales of them doing it to spread, to instill fear & destroy resistance. The Japanese did it in WW2, as well.

[@jaysonemile6633]

@@SgtRocko I’m Haitian American, and thanks for speaking on the matter. I think governmental corruption is really bad in Haiti. But yes Haiti has been wronged countless times by countries such as the U.S. and France which is very sad.

[@whoareyouyouareclearlylost323]

Them damn Democrats 😂 Yall conveniently forget about Ronald Reagans policies during the 80s 😂

[@bethmarriott9292]

Thanks for doing a video on this, it feels like no one is really paying attention to it

[@rackcity5981]

We're black...of course not.

[@divoltious]

Never have I seen a video raising my body temperature so badly. It's so infuriating to hear all the terrible stuff done to my ancestor's country. I've been looking for more information and now I'm learning there's even MORE. I hate it so bad

[@Jjjw-ft1xz]

Same😢

[@nanasmith1118]

Even I am shocked by the power of greed,selfishness and cruelty. Truly these are the last days.

[@sapphicwriter]

I’m Haitian American and I am very grateful my parents came to USA in the 1990s. They struggled heavily in their youth and sad at what the nation is now.

[@LynKy12]

If it wasn't for the war criminals from the US, your parents wouldn't need to go to US. It's amazing how the us build their power in the top of so much blood, violence, degeneracy, racism and genocide.

[@sopek1427]

Go back and save your country

[@LancesArmorStriking]

I understand your point of view, but surely you can see the irony of fleeing to the same country that helped to ruin your homeland in the first place?

[@sapphicwriter]

@@sopek1427 I wish to help and create more NGO programs in Haiti but sadly flights to it for now are canceled

[@sapphicwriter]

@@LancesArmorStriking Yeah…it is a sad irony

[@freelow3266]

This is so messed up

[@meowtherainbowx4163]

The fact that anyone's still alive in Haiti is a testament to the human spirit. I really hope they get to experience prosperity someday. I also hope the US can be a force for good rather than exploitation in Haiti.

[@Fares-Hasan09]

Did you just say you were American in fifty different languages ​​and think we wouldn't make a mistake?

[@Hollylivengood]

Wow, I have this sad feeling that the US hasn't been a force for good in the past for Haiti. I actually had a lot of friends from Haiti, from the neighborhood I used to live in. I'm telling you everyone Haitian I ever met were awesome people. You wouldn't find a friend more loyal. They're all used to working hard for very little return, and they're still gracious. So...they are obviously in a bad way now, but I mean what did people expect? For real, the gangs are more honest than the government.

[@N_ei_L]

The last thing US has been and continues to be is a force of good. 'Land of the free' they said, while enslaving millions of people. America is built on lies and hypocrisy, just like every European colonial criminal state.

[@meowtherainbowx4163]

@@Hollylivengood Oh, the US definitely hasn't been a force for good there. That's what makes it so heartbreaking. We have the capacity to be a force for good in the world, but we care more about stupid shit like anti-communism.

[@meowtherainbowx4163]

@FaresHasan-zt3fi What do you mean? I'm not hiding the fact that I'm American.

[@PakBallandSami]

"With no education, you have neocolonialism instead of colonialism, like you've got in Africa now and like you've got in Haiti. So what we're talking about is there has to be an educational program. That's very important." --Fred Hampton this is just true

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

Education doesn't guarantee anything, though. It's a start, but it is not enough.

[@pikachue602]

Nope.. basic understanding can help people but even educated ones destroy lands... The local people know well about their need and necessity issue is they ain't willing to stand up . Either they want to gain something more out of it or simply want to follow the suite like others for their joy.. And let us not start about pakistanis.

[@pieterveenders9793]

It is such cope. Every country on earth has been occupied or colonised by some country or another, yet south Asia is doing so much better and east Asia is doing amazing even. The utter failure of Haiti has everything to do with the people who live there, being colonised does not make you eat each other...

[@rocoustilerocoustile4320]

@@pikachue602 But that's the thing, everybody needs to be educated, not just a few people on top. With the masses being educated, things will change.

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

@@pieterveenders9793 100% Agreed! I'm sick of people blaming the current mess of certain countries on events that happened long ago. They need to learn how to grow up and take responsibility for their own actions.

[@bbd121]

The USA and France really did Haiti dirty. This story is so very tragic.

[@AL-lh2ht]

They left out the part haiti started using slabe labor themselves, invaded their neighbors, massive corruption, war crimes.

[@samwill7259]

@@AL-lh2ht ALLLLL of which they had to do to even try to pay off the massive, embargoed debt they were stuck with. That one debt to "buy off" their slave masters doomed this country 300 years ago

[@PhysicsGamer]

@@AL-lh2ht The other side of that coin is that they really didn't have much in the way of options. Perhaps some of their options were at least a little better... but the constraints they were operating under were dire.

[@DjMannyUK]

no excuses they did to us to = Dominicans and on our side of the island we try to progress and develop

[@mouseplop27]

@@DjMannyUKthat was like 100+ years ago dude, i think haiti has more than suffered the consequences

[@adlibruj]

This one of the best documentaries about Haiti! Probably theBest!!!

[@MikeF031]

Watch the one on uncaptured media

[@MikeF031]

Watch the one on haiti liberte

[@MikeF031]

Another vision

[@Joe-tr2vk]

Is this the name of the yt channel or documentary itself?​@@MikeF031

[@EkranEki-eb8rw]

Sky TV in UK MADE FROM MR BARBECUE HERO LIKE ROBIN HOOD

[@MultiSciGeek]

Amazingly well researched, presented, and produced! I love the way you instantly brought up slavery (instead of blaming the local people, like "that was 200 years ago"), and the fact that you don't shy away from criticizing the UN or USAID and the countless foreign interventions (as opposed to "they're free to run their country"). This is really rare to see, even amongst liberals, and this attitude is honestly refreshing... But then again, no offense, but the Irish are one of the few western nations that have that spirit of solidarity for people in countries other than Europe and the US. For real, I swear to god the Irish are so grounded and well informed, always standing up to injustice and calling out the BS in a way that most "western liberals" cannot even comprehend... if that makes sense. Anyway, excellent job! I'll be getting that Nebula subscription as soon as my salary hits. Cheers!

[@AL-lh2ht]

dude the irish support russia against ukriane.

[@Kate70915]

They have sanctions on Russia and Russia is banned from using there airspace.In what way do they support Russia?

[@PhysicsGamer]

@@AL-lh2ht You think the Irish of all people support _Russia_ in that conflict?

[@CogitoEdu]

I don't think I've met a single Irish person that supports Russia 😂 Ireland has taken in 100,000 Ukrainian refugees, the 3rd or 4th highest in the EU.

[@pacoramon9468]

Haiti has been colapsing since Spain gave the territory to France in a treaty.

[@asiblingproduction]

You mean, since Spainish men genocided the Taino...

[@ZonaCero-lo4il]

En ese momento no era Haiti, porque era solo la colonia Francesa. Nada que ver con Haití de hoy.

[@ZonaCero-lo4il]

@@asiblingproductionen realidad no fue un genocidio intencional, pues a pesar de que si se rebelaron los Taínos en un momento, la mayoría de muertes fueron causadas por enfermedades que llevaron los españoles, a las cuales no eran inmunes los Taínos. Recuerda que hubo mestizaje entre Taínos y espańoles, y que al día de hoy hay dominicanos que llevan ADN Taíno, y conservan los rasgos Taínos.

[@maxtomlinson8134]

@@asiblingproductionit went down hill moment the revoltution happend

[@sayitasis8326]

@@asiblingproductionTainos still exist today, maybe not as many who are pure blooded but a good amount of their dna survives through the mixing of the people who live on the island.

[@patmorris9692]

When Greece declared its war of independence from the Ottomans, Haiti was the only nation that recognized it. Haiti even sent aid in the form of fighters and coffee. Greece went through a similar process of getting “enslaved” through debt. Not by its former “enslavers” (the Ottomans), but by Europe! That has had consequences till this day on Greece and the Greek people, although what Haiti has endured is incomparable, 1000x worse and frankly, infuriating. It seems like a pattern in many cases whenever a people has wanted its independence from its colonizers or conquerors. I guess it’s the reward for daring to want freedom.

[@lancestone4409]

As a Haitian I have to say this is a very well done video and thank you for mentioning how foreign aid has devastated Haiti aguulcutre industry.

[@opensprings]

Hi, Haiti shares an island with the Dominican Republic. I always wondered, why can't Haiti look to the Dominican Republic for guidance on how to run their society? Copy what you see the Dominicans do to create stability on the Haitian side of the island. Practice using Dominican customs, laws, morals and you should see things progress, such as vegetation growth, the difference of which can clearly be seen from space between the Haitian side of the island and the Dominican side. So learn from your neighbors the Dominican Republic and that would put you in better straits.

[@Chery869]

Thanks for going in depth on this topic. Haiti surely deserves a Hollywood movie with that kind of history. One thing you forgot to clarify on was the fact that Haiti’s last President, Jovenel Moise wasn’t actually killed by Haitians but instead he was assassinated by Colombian🇨🇴 mercenaries who entered Haiti through the Dominican Republic to cover their tracks and were hired by the rich Jewish oligarchs of Haiti, mainly Bigio, Boulos and Vorbe family, etc. All because the president Jovenel Moise threatened to call out all of those big family names involved and enriching themselves in drug and human trafficking in Haiti and refused to pay taxes in the country while they owned the majority of private businesses in Haiti doing money laundering 🇭🇹

[@Yadiel458x]

Thank you for producing these awesome videos

[@CogitoEdu]

Glad you like them! Thanks a lot for your support.

[@MacabreQt888]

This needs to be a book.

[@NOTHINGNEWYT]

Watching you go from simple animations to Vox-tier production quality has been quite the inspiration, keep up the good work! Your subject choices are always 🔥🔥🔥 as well.

[@CogitoEdu]

Thanks, that means a lot!

[@marierigg1286]

The most compelling report on 🇭🇹 Haiti thank you 🙏 I am Haitian and I believe we will overcome we are the same people that overcame slavery when we change our mindset our country will thrive I wish I could translate your video in our language so our people understand what is at play

[@guyphillips13]

I’ve seen a dozen videos in the last few months around the situation in Haiti and this is by far the most detailed and to the point - kudos for giving such a grave situation the attention it needs

[@jackiecooper9439]

Just the starting of the video is enough to understand why they were destined to fail. Ever since they started paying their "independence debt" they lost their independence and were destined to fail.

[@GoodNewsEveryone2999]

France NEEDS to give that money back to Haiti ASAP, there needs to be more outcry on all of this

[@petrifiedsue5283]

​​​@@GoodNewsEveryone2999 lol I find it hilarious you guys think a colonial power is going to Go out of their way to return wealth they stole over the centuries. You can rest assured Haiti will get it's money back when the royal family returns the crowned Jewel back to India, America returning the land back to the indigenous people, France loosening it's grip over most of it's former African colonies and every museum returning all stolen artifacts back to their countries of origin. FYI they would never. There was a president in Haiti who demanded the money that was paid to be returned and he had a huge following. You guys probably don't know this but care to guess what happened to said president? He was gifted with a coup.

[@petrifiedsue5283]

​@@GoodNewsEveryone2999 there was a president who asked for the money back. He was gifted with a coup. Wiki L. had a paper on how a 3 letter mafia orchestrated the coup in the early 2000.

[@abbasshachem3383]

​@@GoodNewsEveryone2999no they don't, and I hate France, but the law of the time France owned the land and had the right to it, modern times and law are different from back then

[@Afronautsays]

​@@abbasshachem3383 You can't be serious.

[@notyouraveragecomment1328]

You treated this subject very respectfully, thank you ❤

[@owencepascal7832]

I am Haitian American, I was born in the US, so I learned from my parents and cousins about Haiti before there was a platforms like this. I really have to applaud you in a well put documentary of why Haiti is in the position it is in today. You are right on point with what I was taught on Haitian affairs growing up. I will use this documentary to share with my friends, who are not Haitian, on the truth, and I hope they will share it forward. I feel as more people are aware of this the more we can hold the UN and others accountable, and it will not be the same business as usual.

[@shadowingmirror4634]

Honestly being Haitian American hurts my heart really see my country being destroyed France America and corruption is destroying my people free Ayiti 🇭🇹

[@Rommheim1]

America is a beacon of freedom and hope for the entire world...Right?

[@T61APL89]

Heartbreaking yet important stuff, thanks so much

[@chawaiian3795]

I'm simultaneously glad to hear such a clear explanation of how things became the way they and horrified now knowing the truth. Thank you for your work

[@whaecK]

Just unbeliveable.. Well done and moderated story, thank you very much❤ everyone on earth should see this compilation

[@hdesir100]

Absolute best video I’ve seen on the situation. Thanks

[@sapphael.]

Great video as always, thank you for covering this topic with such an emphasis on humanity.

[@KombatFlix]

Thank you for this bro. And thanks for not sugar coating anything and being all the way 100 💯🙏🏿

[@lightmeetslens]

You do important work @cogito, please keep it up

[@jaysonemile6633]

I’m Haitian American. It hurts knowing what the US has done to Haiti. Very conflicting for me as well, because on one hand I appreciate and admire aspects of the U.S. (my country of birth). But then also harbor feelings of resentment for our country’s wrongdoing in not just Haiti but countries elsewhere as well. That being said I have a love-hate relationship with my dear U.S. Have never been to Haiti but my parents tell me wonderful stories from their childhood growing up their. Hope to be able to visit Haiti one day and reconnect. Sending luv to whoever reads this. ❤🇺🇸🇭🇹

[@tamara_diamonds422]

All predicted in the bible. Two brothers would love side by side, but would fight each other for ancestors sins.

[@thabiso5792]

You have stockholm syndrome bro, holding love for a country that raped the home of your ancestors is a different type of self hate. Get help bro.

[@John-hh5kx]

Look man I get your point the US is an empire, yet there aint no Americans down there killing people. The violence is cultural, universally. Yet these nice weapons make people more violent.

[@MikeMyers-th1rk]

US didn’t do anything to ur country

[@jaysonemile6633]

@@MikeMyers-th1rk 😂😂 ok sure. Also US is my country as well so.

[@N_ei_L]

As an Asian (specifically Indian) I always thought that we were hit the worst by colonialism. But this... This is a hundred times worse. All these criminal countries are still held as upholders of peace and liberty and that itself is so messed up...

[@PhysicsGamer]

It really does seem everyone grows a blind spot when it comes to Haiti, sadly. Not even the Red Cross managed to do any good with the half a billion dollars they raised - and as far as anyone has been able to tell, it was pretty much the Red Cross's own mistakes that caused the money to be wasted.

[@pikachue602]

Nope .. the locals know well what they're doing.. And how harmful it is!! But most don't want to stand up . Either it is simply fear or greed or mere ecstasy ... Some thinks let the nation go ruin who cares all I want is money ,land and women.. While others are simply following for goddamn joy..

[@gocool_2.0]

Look at South Korea, Botswana and Singapore. They were as worse if not worse than us during independence. Look at them now. Colonialism is just one of the reasons why Haiti has collapsed not the only reason. The government of Haiti has been incompetent.

[@pikachue602]

@@gocool_2.0 nope there are many reasons behind it.. US interests

[@gocool_2.0]

@@pikachue602 As I said it's one of the reasons not the only reason. You can see how the Dominican republic is performing, if you want any comparison. 🤷🏻‍♂️. The Dominican republic is Haiti's only neighbour and has had US intervention in the past.

[@traestyles25]

This is so terrible. I have no words, the people only know suffering.

[@kesorangutan6170]

The video keeps getting worse and worse. This video is just disturbing and that's why I'll share it with everyone. Thank you Cogito.

[@Chris-bn5pe]

Imagine losing your country to a guy named BARBACUE

[@Jasn_Chvz]

This was very well done and educational. Just randomly started playing. Good work man.

[@dominikszopa6319]

Good video. Thank you!

[@agasteenbrink]

Fantastic video, once again

[@macym57]

Haiti is truly resilient, May they rise above these political turmoil. God bless Haiti.

[@izzky]

This deserve more views, really

[@Dre_Gonzales]

You sir deserve my sub. Awesome vid!

[@jamesrushmoore7999]

Amazing... and Horrid... When can Haitians catch a break?

[@Gurlspeak]

Brilliant presentation very thorough analysis. Thank you for sharing.

[@opiuchi864]

this is just horror after horror non-stop, Haiti can't catch a break.

[@alejandroboreani9096]

Thanks for this content, greetings from Uruguay

[@smiller939]

Very informative video. Thank you!

[@Burgerzaza]

Before i go into this i wanted to make a reading recommendation to all the other viewers who care about the situation: The Haitians by Haitian sociologist Jean Casimir. Its an extremely enlightening read and shows theres a lot to be learned from Haiti. It has a lot of lessons that are useful in the study of other societies so id recommend it for any social science studier and/or enjoyer like myself. But im confident the haitian people will bounce back from this decline and collapse. Their history shows a staunch refusal to say die when facing insurmountable odds. To put it mildly, theyve survived worse. And so after a period of hardship, im sure theyll rebuild again and give it another go. Though some good intentioned external help(so not what the US has been doing thus far) would probably speed that along.

[@AL-lh2ht]

Oh US sending aid to haiti is made in bad attention? well i guess they should stop then.

[@adrianjohnson7920]

I think you are unreasonably optimistic. The national "lack of trust" is now ingrained as a cultural characteristic. This is the "downside" of human nature. I can't see any government or NGO effort that has the ability to change epigenetics and the mindset of a country which has been traumatised for the generations since the French owned the island. 🤕🥵😪😒☹😩

[@btrizzle2150]

Great documentary. Most comprehensive video I have seen on the subject.

[@shayneweyker]

I don't doubt any of the claims made in the video. I think it would do a better job persuading people who are are hostile or skeptical by doing this: when a strong claim is made the source should be cited on screen. Or at least included in the added text at the time of release. I also would have liked to hear if the NGOs had anti-theft/fraud motives for not hiring locals and whether government or other NGOs who did hire lots of locals had lots of problems with theft/fraud. Also there are tensions in the competing policy goals of reducing hunger in Haiti (and thereby reducing the flow of Haitian migrants) by getting food to the people vs. helping the agriculture sector of the economy there with protectionist trade policy and favorable treatment of Haiti's exports that makes food there more expensive domestically. Subsidizing food production there with foreign cash aid to offset the reduced supply could help that but it would be unsustaible economically and likely to end whever Republican/Conservative leaders get power in donor countries. Favorable treatment of exports could also end when farmers in those coutries get more political leverage over the leaders than the populations of places like florida that get a lot of Haitian migrants.

[@caroleparker5271]

One of the best docs i have seen an explains everything so clearly thank you

[@jellyrcw12]

Thank you for the detail you put into the videos!

[@jyj4040]

Thank you for being fair and telling the truth about Haiti. Thank you

[@zerowilde]

❤ appreciate your thoutful videos. My first was about the abbasied caliphate. Really amazing video i didnt know my culture had or did! I watched your religous videos too, was very respectful and well thought. Much appreciation!

[@vebjrnbjellandberg427]

Thank you for the incredibly important journalistic work you've done here

[@capitancuba8962]

Hell yea,new cogito vid.

[@bretcarr98]

Amazing content. Watched on nebula just here to help engagement

[@Jayy16_]

Thanks for making this video! I HOPE THEY DON'T TAKE THIS VIDEO DOWN BECAUSE YOU'RE SHOWING THE WORLD THE TRUTH! 💯💯 wish I could like this video a billion times!

[@edyoneder]

Haiti has been absolutely ravaged by neo colonialism they have never been forgiven by the US/Europe/hegemony for rebelling and its heartbreaking. Hopefully one day Haiti can build a better future

[@AL-lh2ht]

You pretend Haiti has not been giving some the greatest amount of aid on earth.

[@samwill7259]

@@AL-lh2ht Jump dumping money into it isn't going to fix it. It never has and it never will

[@PhysicsGamer]

@@samwill7259 Especially when the ones giving the money give it all to the business leaders because they "have experience handling money and administering large-scale efforts"...

[@samwill7259]

@@PhysicsGamer bingo. Fixing it would require getting into the higher details, sweeping away the corruption and rebuilding the system which no one is going to do

[@Jollofmuncher2000]

​@@AL-lh2htonly a fraction of aid is received by haiti. But the general public needs to take control

[@jilliandrummond5922]

Very well-made, organized video- thank you for bringing this information to light.

[@seanaugagnon6383]

These new in depth current event videos are good my man.

[@kawelli1078]

The world is sick for treating this country so wrong

[@nmascol]

This whole video broke my heart

[@cobii5174]

this sounds like the worst thing done to a country by third parties in the modern world

[@lucarionite1785]

Running notes: 16 minutes in: Wow things actually seemed to be going well when Aristide was president, and then America crushed that hope... Actually I'm confused, so USAID (ie the US government) basically got Aristide overthrown, and then that same US government decided to sanction the regime that they caused? Besides the fact that Haiti's chances of becoming a stable state were basically smothered by those policies, wasn't that also contradictory and a waste of lives and resources for everyone involved? 18 minutes in: Ok so Aristide essentially turned a centralized predatory institution (the military) into a decentralized predatory institution (the gangs). I'm trying to think of something he could have done differently, but I honestly don't think there were any alternatives for what he could have done... 31 minutes in: So foreign actors (basically working on behalf of US and US corporations) occupied the country and exploited the people just like they did in 1915-1934. History repeated itself.

[@phedem9529]

This guy is very well informed. Probably one of the best documentary about Haiti...

[@T.GLongstaff]

Anytime somebody mentions Haiti I bring up that France to this day owes billions upon billions of dollars to the Haitian people. The fact France hasn’t acknowledged that yet is ridiculous. Making the Haitians pay for their own freedom. Insanity

[@MikeF031]

Incredibly cruel. Where is the root of all of this evil....

[@T.GLongstaff]

@@MikeF031 the French

[@T.GLongstaff]

@@a.b3203 did you watch the video?

[@benverboonen1108]

​@@a.b3203because they forced them to pay for their freedom? Because they were literal slavers? Are you dense? Or just willfully stupid

[@benverboonen1108]

@@a.b3203 they still had to pay till 1920s. Plus they had coups sponsored by France to destroy their country. I don't know why you're such an apologist for s country that did and still does horrible shit. It's like you don't want to accept the fact that they did horrible shit.

[@PrLeveilleforIBC]

Great job! Nice research!

[@JG____419]

Great job 👏🏽

[@MeatPops]

This video needs more views.

[@nottivaggo8372]

Hey Cogito, I love your videos! would you be able to make ones highlighting the current human rights crises in Sudan and Palestine?

[@CogitoEdu]

I have a 20,000 word script on Palestine written already. I'm just trying to cut it to a reasonable length for KZbin 😅 I'm working on a Sudan video too but I'm still in the research stage. By end of year I hope to have explained the history behind the current crisis in Palestine, Sudan, and Congo.

[@its_raininMenns]

Could you add Jamaica to the list too?

[@Tarantula.8eyes]

Oh boi, Palestine might be spicy. People would deny no matter what you say. ​@@CogitoEdu

[@FlavioSpaghet]

those people have been through everything man

[@lusarshameli7057]

People tend to underestimate the damage that was caused by colonialism.

[@wekasd]

Can you do a similar video about Sri Lanka as well.

[@user-vw1pp3sr2o]

Didn't They Already Have? The Tamils

[@rhadamesperez1437]

Dominican Republic needs to protect its borders

[@Chillaxin1844]

I think the United States wants you to destroy DR. …

[@shergirl92]

Mi no black. Forgot yall Haiti will rise again

[@hushhhmoves9089]

I learned a lot from this. Great work

[@dreamznaspiratons7064]

This was a perfect video. Thank you

[@ThatSpaghettiWeevilKitty]

The story of Haiti is a story of the difference between kindness and pity and the disastrous consequences of conflating the two.

[@michaelowino228]

Good video.

[@Lucifer-bv6ts]

really great video thank you!

[@blackglitteremoji3054]

Thank you for coving this. Haiti isn't talked about enough in the media and we need to be informed on this!

[@user-li2wv3vs9f]

This is an excellent documentary!

[@CogitoEdu]

Thank you!

[@StrawberryCocoaPowder]

I'm Haitian American and I'm sad what's going on in Haiti deep down I hope some divine intervention comes and Haiti can be saved 😥

[@ngsamuel747]

Great video

[@mich7029]

Great video, narration and sound. Could you tell me the classical music you used in it?

[@CogitoEdu]

The classical song used in the video was Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 "Winter": I. Allegro non molto

[@mich7029]

@@CogitoEdu , thank you very much. You work is amazing and you are very kind to read comments and respond. Best of luck.