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How the hell is "the Haitians have made a pact with the devil" in any way factual?
Let's say there is such a thing as a "pact with the devil." Then let's say there is such a thing that "voodoo" is a sign of that pact. How is that any proof that the Haitians made a pact with the devil?
- 95% of the population of Haiti is Christian currently.
- The Dominican Republic also has a version of voodoo, as do most nations where African slavery was significant.
As far as the differences between Haiti and the Dominican Republic go, there are much more obvious reasons for that. But, of course, they involve admitting two centuries of military and economic exploitation by the west, but that is often not popular. It is not very popular to note that not too long ago the US actually invaded and dominated Haiti and killed locals indiscriminately, and when the US left Haiti was left with a huge debt. Or to note that several nations, including the US, pillaged Haitian banks at one time or another.
And as far as being racist, of course this whole myth is racist. Ignoring it doesn't make it any less racist. Why? Because the whole reason this myth gained popularity and became widespread in the first place was to explain how a bunch of black "savages" beat the French, who liked to think of themselves as the epitome of western civilization, so many times. In an era and in a world were slavery was justified by the supposed "natural inferiority" of blacks, the only way to explain that was to create this myth. Oh, and never mind that voodoo is not and was never about worshiping Satan, but merely a derivation of Western African religions.
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