Re Mark Krikorian’s point as to why Haiti isn’t Barbados or even Jamaica, I agree that Haiti wasn’t a colony long enough but I politely dissent from Mark’s assertion that whether it’s this or that colonizer makes no difference. Look at those Heritage rankings of economic freedom that Derb mentioned earlier:
1) Hong Kong
2) Singapore
3) Australia
4) New Zealand
5) Ireland
6) Switzerland
7) Canada
8) United States
9) Denmark
10) Chile
11) United Kingdom
12) Mauritius
Nine out of the Top Twelve jurisdictions are current or former realms of the British Crown — and the Top Five are a clean sweep. Given its contribution to liberty and prosperity in the world, the self-loathing of modern England and its disdain for its own inheritance is perverse and, ultimately, crippling.