Breaking News: 7.0 Earthquake in Haiti

[DGuller]

Just read that before the quake Haiti had 2 fire stations in the entire country. Damn, that's poor.

Wow.  Their fire insurance premiums must've been off the charts.

[Richard Hakluyt]

Just read that before the quake Haiti had 2 fire stations in the entire country. Damn, that's poor.

Wow.  Their fire insurance premiums must've been off the charts.

[Grey Fox]

Just read that before the quake Haiti had 2 fire stations in the entire country. Damn, that's poor.

Wow.  Their fire insurance premiums must've been off the charts.

As I said, Concrete doesn't burn much.

[Grallon]

I'm tired of hearing about it everywhere already - and this is only day 3 of the Deconstructivist Era(TM) in Haiti.  This btw is how we become desensitized about such events: the media force feed us 24/7 until overload. 

Anyhow there's a colleague who organizes an art exhibit whose profits will be distributed to some charity over there so I'll have a couple of drinks and buy some art and assuage my conscience for cheap.

As an aside, I think those officials still alive should offer their country for bid to private corporations.  I'm sure some of them might enjoy having a 'flag of convenience' and plenty of cheap labor.



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[Eddie Teach]

Japan's doing pretty well, and it's almost completely natives.   

The Ainu would disagree

Well, the Aztecs were interlopers as well, but I was referring to the American colonization in the late 1940s.

[Eddie Teach]

I'm tired of hearing about it everywhere already - and this is only day 3 of the Deconstructivist Era(TM) in Haiti.  This btw is how we become desensitized about such events: the media force feed us 24/7 until overload. 

Solution- turn the channel or turn the tv off.

[garbon]

Solution- turn the channel or turn the tv off.

I can't, it tells me not to.

[Slargos]

Post-colonial success is had by not having enough natives left to fuck up the country.

Post-modern success is had by not inviting enough third worlders into your country to fuck it up.

Any questions?

Japan's doing pretty well, and it's almost completely natives.   

Is Japan a colonial success?

[Grey Fox]

Post-colonial success is had by not having enough natives left to fuck up the country.

Post-modern success is had by not inviting enough third worlders into your country to fuck it up.

Any questions?

Japan's doing pretty well, and it's almost completely natives.   

Is Japan a colonial success?

Anywhere that's not Europe = Colonie

[Darth Wagtaros]

Japan's doing pretty well, and it's almost completely natives.  

The Ainu would disagree

They are being erased a little more every year though.

[Habbaku]

Post-colonial success is had by not having enough natives left to fuck up the country.

Post-modern success is had by not inviting enough third worlders into your country to fuck it up.

Any questions?

Sure.  How does Chile fit into your preconceived notions?  They are ~50% white, 50% native/mestizo and are certainly a successful, modern nation.

[Slargos]

Post-colonial success is had by not having enough natives left to fuck up the country.

Post-modern success is had by not inviting enough third worlders into your country to fuck it up.

Any questions?

Sure.  How does Chile fit into your preconceived notions?  They are ~50% white, 50% native/mestizo and are certainly a successful, modern nation.

Obviously, there aren't enough natives around to fuck up the country. Duh. 

Besides, I wouldn't call Chile a modern nation.

[Eddie Teach]

Anywhere that's not Europe = Colonie

Japan may have done the technological modernization themselves but the social/cultural part we force fed them.

[Habbaku]

Besides, I wouldn't call Chile a modern nation.

Why not?

[Slargos]

Anywhere that's not Europe = Colonie

Japan may have done the technological modernization themselves but the social/cultural part we force fed them.

Sure, and they were receptive to it, unlike the other 90% of the third world.

Of course, Japan had a centralized civilization to begin with.