Haiti (Catch all)

[Beelzebubalicious]

This one in the WSJ. Hmmm...I couldn't/didn't read the rest of it so I'm curious to know if anyone did and what the take-aways are.

Haiti has received billions of dollars in foreign aid over the last 50 years, and yet it remains the least developed country in the Western Hemisphere. Its indicators of progress are closer to Africa's than to those of Latin America. It has defied all development prescriptions.

Why? Because Haiti's culture is powerfully influenced by its religion, voodoo. Voodoo is one of numerous spirit-based religions common to Africa. It is without ethical content. Its followers believe that their destinies are controlled by hundreds of capricious spirits who must be propitiated through voodoo ceremonies. It is a species of the sorcery religions.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...s_Most_Popular

[Backwards Observer]

It is without ethical content. Its followers believe that their destinies are controlled by hundreds of capricious spirits who must be propitiated through voodoo ceremonies.

Someone should have told them... parliamentary democracy just doesn't work.

[marct]

Someone should have told them... parliamentary democracy just doesn't work.

Naw, it works fine . The "problem" with applying it is that Voodoo has way too many paparazzi "spirits"