Trembling Shock

There's a room where the light won't find you
Holding hands while
The walls come tumbling down
When they do I'll be right behind you
--Tears for Fears

The sad story streaming from Haiti should serve as reminder about the exacerbating effects of poverty and political corruption on capacity for dealing w/ disasters. Part of the concern now involves how to get disaster relief across the black hole of plunder that has historically diverted humanitarian resources to those in need in this country.

The long term solution to these sorts of problems is not interventionist efforts such as larger world wide safety nets or UN sponsored efforts to rebuild/restructure Haiti. A durable solution is grounded in a free people who operate free markets who engage in free trade. This is what builds security against extreme events.

Unfortunately, it is not any outsider's place to 'force' freedom onto a country in the name of liberty, nation-building, et al. Others can certainly suggest and encourage, but internally the people must feel it and strive for it.

Other designs increase probability of maladoption.