An now Haiti?

"Can't the Dominican Republic fix its neighbor? Nope. Could the coming anarchy spread from Haiti over to the other side of the island? Infect the Dominican Republic? Good question."

Has anybody ever wondered what is up with Haiti. I have been fascinated by the crime and poverty in Haiti for quite a while now. Why is that? As most of us know, Haiti shares the same island with the Dominican Republic. Putting the Dominican Republic next to Haiti is like putting South Korea next to North Korea. One lives in abject poverty - the other lives the good life. 

It is like the tale of "Rich Man, Poor Man", only instead of a person, it is an island called Hispaniola. This island is occupied by both Haiti and the Dominican Republic. One nation (Dominican Republic) gets hit by storms and weathers them fine. The other nation gets hit by storms, and it is a disaster. The same with earthquakes. It is almost as if one nation is blessed, and the other is cursed.

The difference in GDP, life expectancy, income - just about everything, is off the charts different. But now there is a new menace which is facing this very poor Caribbean neighbor. Anarchy. Haiti is about ready to slip into total lawlessness. Why? Crime is so much bigger than the meager police presence. And when that tipping point comes, which might be soon, we will have a real disaster at our doorstep.

If or when that happens, what does the UN do? What does the US do? I guess this has already been discussed in our State Department. Like - do we send troops? I can see it now, we send troops, and we will be entering another "forever war". So far, our State Department has nixed that idea. Can't the Dominican Republic fix its neighbor? Nope. Could the coming anarchy spread from Haiti over to the other side of the island? Infect the Dominican Republic? Good question. 

Some might ask the age-old question once again - What good is the UN? The answer remains the same - they are worthless. Rumor has it the Taliban has started public executions in Afghanistan. Where is the UN? How about the torture and mistreatment of the Uyghurs in China? Where is the UN? The genocide of 50,000 Christians in Nigeria? Where is the UN? And now in Haiti, when blood will be running down the street - where is the UN? There is no UN. There is no "superman". There is no help coming. 

Someone recently said, this is why the aliens have not visited us. We are way too messed up for them. That could be true. We are messed up. We have been messed up for thousands of years. We burn, destroy, kill and maim. Often times, we live and act more like animals than humans.

Maybe the eschatologists are correct - we are in the end times of history. Only the return of Christ can straighten this mess out.