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by complianceowl 1250 days ago
As someone who has a large amount of Dominican family and friends, they would never want that. They are so far apart in terms of their culture, values, standards, and overall way of life. Dominicans want nothing to do with Haiti. Haiti wants nothing to do with setting standards for themselves.
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JoeyBananas 1250 days ago
That may be true, but I'd also be interested in hearing the best argument for the alternative.
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throw_m239339 1250 days ago
> That may be true, but I'd also be interested in hearing the best argument for the alternative.

You haven't presented yourself a single argument as to why would the Dominican Republic want to do that at first place, how would that benefit them exactly?

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Valgrim 1249 days ago
The unification of la Hispaniola under a new regime untied to french colonialism could be a strong foundation for political and economical improvements (if made in respect of both cultures). If Canada ever merges with the nearby Turks and Caicos Islands, they could also help improve the economic status of the area by bringing a nice influx of money. Also Canada has a big Haitian diaspora in Quebec, so there are cultural ties already.
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complianceowl 1248 days ago
I don't mean to be disrespectful, but your line of thinking is very detached from reality. The Dominican Republic doesn't need economic improvements. Sure, every country could always improve their economy. But the quality of life in the DR is good, healthy, stable. Haiti has refused to step up to the plate and improve their country. They don't work their land.

Only Haiti stands to benefit from any "unification". And more importantly, the Dominicans should be the only ones to determine their destiny; not academics who think "improving economic status" is a valid reason for merging one country with another -- without any regard for the preservation of culture, ethnic makeup of the country, history, national identity -- and most importantly: values.

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Ferrotin 1249 days ago
Improvements for who? Certainly not for the DR.
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complianceowl 1250 days ago
If you find one--that is coming from someone who actually lives in the Dominican Republic--let me know. I'd be interested in hearing it.
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