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The Gangs Controlling Haiti: A Dead President, Amish Hostages, and a Psycho Named BBQ

2021/11/16
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播音员:海地长期以来政治动荡和社会问题严重,2010年地震后的巨额援助款项失踪,国家状况恶化,贫困、暴力、燃料和清洁水短缺等问题严重,首都太子港的贫民区更是混乱不堪。帮派与政治和商业精英有千丝万缕的联系,被用来恐吓敌人和扩展商业利益,总统莫伊兹与帮派有联系,并利用帮派维持统治。“烧烤”领导的帮派在政府官员的指使下犯下大规模屠杀,总统遇刺后,帮派失去资助,开始控制整个国家,绑架勒索事件频发,社会秩序完全崩溃。 Danny Gold和Sean Williams:本期播客讨论海地帮派及其与政治和商业精英的关系,以及由此引发的混乱和暴力事件,海地帮派并非基于意识形态,而是受金钱驱动,与政客互相利用,最终失控。 播音员:杜瓦利埃家族的独裁统治及其对民众的残酷镇压,为海地后来的暴力冲突埋下了伏笔。阿里斯蒂德总统时期,武装力量的建立和使用,以及经济改革的失败,加剧了海地的帮派问题。2010年地震及其后的援助款项腐败,导致海地帮派问题死灰复燃。2010年代,海地帮派活动再次加剧,“烧烤”崛起,公开犯罪,并得到政府的庇护。莫伊兹政府利用帮派进行政治镇压,引发民众抗议和社会动荡。2019年后,海地社会动荡加剧,帮派势力进一步扩张,“烧烤”组建G9联盟,开始向政治和商业精英勒索,角色发生转变。莫伊兹遇刺后,帮派势力进一步壮大,“烧烤”试图扮演革命者的角色,参与政治活动,甚至试图取代政府领导。17名阿米什教派传教士被绑架事件,以及海地当前的绑架猖獗现象,都反映了海地社会面临的严峻挑战。 Danny Gold:对海地帮派问题的深入分析,以及对相关历史背景和社会因素的探讨。 Sean Williams:对海地帮派与政治精英之间复杂关系的解读,以及对未来局势的展望。

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Haiti is in turmoil with billions of dollars lost post-earthquake, leading to inflation and violence. The capital, Port-au-Prince, is controlled by brutal street gangs.

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A President assassinated. Amish missionaries from Ohio held for million dollar ransoms (per person!). A former cop named Barbecue turned vicious gang leader in the slums claiming to be a revolutionary with aspirations of political power. And a country held hostage by warring street gangs who now control more than half of the capital city and the flow of essential goods. This is the story of how Haiti's gangs were nurtured by the political and business elite, only to grow so powerful that they turned on their former patrons and now control the country.

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