Logical Fallacies Inherent in Political Discussion

[florilegia]

Recently watched a video on the situation in Haiti, just to update my facts. Apparently, I got a biased presentation of the problem. The video started out fine, simply stating facts about poverty in Haiti. Among these facts the authors of the video thought it appropriate to also mention that 75 percent of Haitians practice voodoo. This is a

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[sdemory]

The secret message in dealing with things Haiti-related has always been Oh, those people are so backward, there's nothing to be done for them. They practice voodoo, for god's sake!Makes it very easy for the rest of the world to shake its collective head and discount what happens there. We can give them money, after all, but we can't expect them to do anything rational with it. They practice voodoo, after all

[florilegia]

How right you are. I chalk Duvalier's success up to another catastrophically bad decision by the Reagan administration. Hope that Obama has more sense and will allow Aristide back into the country. Though Aristide leave some things to be desired, at least he was democratically elected!