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Haiti's Gang Politics Problem Is Not as Weird as It Seems - William Spaniel
Haiti is facing another political crisis, this time with various gangs wanting to enter the arena of state-building. From an outsider's perspective, this seems bizarre. And it is ... but only by modern standards. In fact, the origins of the states as political entities traces back to a time when roving bandits decided to become stationary, protecting their territory and extracting payments from their farmers. This video explores the origin of sovereign entities and connects it to the crisis Haiti is currently facing.
0:00 Haiti's Colonial Past
3:37 Haiti's Current Instability
4:24 Why States Are Like Stationary Bandits
8:28 Why Solving Haiti's Problem Is Difficult
11:38 Outro