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I really don’t have a deep knowledge of what is going on here but I am curious about the language we are using. Why “gangs” and not “rebels” or something similar? Seems like these groups are attempting to wrest control of the state. Anybody who has a richer perspective want to help me understand it better?
I watched a video from some of their leaders yesterday. They definitely seemed to want to present themselves as a form of paramilitary/ revolutionary faction.
Because until just a couple of weeks ago these people weren't billing themselves as "Freedom Fighters" or "Rebels" and they sure as shit weren't acting like them.
Haiti is a failed state with a blatantly illegitimate Government and it's descending even further into terminal chaos. With that said I really don't beleve the Freedom Fighter named "Barbecue" is going to fix anything.
I wasn’t suggesting these folks are fighting the good fight. Just that once you start taking over the government you aren’t really a street gang anymore, you are a revolutionary force.
To me at least the word rebel does not mean good guy, it means a person bent on the usurpation of state power. That’s it. A gang is a group of criminals. They can be both, but it sure seems like gang is the less important descriptor.
There are a lot of smaller criminal street gang factions in Haiti. Their aims are to "do more crimes with fewer consequences." My gut tells me that they're not seeking to govern (even wrong-headedly), just to capture control of the state to enhance their criminal enterprises. "Rebels" carries a more neutral connotation; I don't think that's warranted here.
They're trying to overthrow the American backed government which assassinated the previous president.
And we don't like that so they're a gang not a revolution movement.
https://youtu.be/OxrSZtLk7vU
Meh, Jovenel Moïse's Government was arguably illegal before he was assassinated. It doesn't matter anyway because these gangs were running rampant WHILE he was still President so his death didn't have a damn thing to do with it.
https://www.npr.org/2021/07/07/1013879000/even-before-jovenel-moises-assassination-haiti-was-in-crisis
The clear relation between the US and the assassination is not really mentioned there, though some past imperialism has
When Clinton and Bush are on the case of "restoring order" we can rest assured that no sketchy business took place.
This article gives some background on the assasination
Former Ambassador on Haitian President in March: “Put Him Aside” and Embrace “Prime Minister Option”
I'm countering the false narrative that this is happening because of the assassination of Jovenel Moïse. It clearly isn't.
That doesn't make the US blameless it just means the previously stated cause isn't true.
The gangs certainly aren't all Moïse's fault. But America meddling in Haiti for over so long, backing very corrupt politicians and staging coups certainly hasn't helped to stabilize the country. That power vacuum is why these armed gangs are able to exist.
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