In the context of the ongoing political turmoil in Haiti — largely the byproduct of American political interference for decades, specifically conducted by the Clinton Foundation, a story for another day — you may have heard of a certain Haitian gentleman by the name of “General Barbecue” largely currently in control of Haiti and various associated acts who purportedly enjoy eating rivals — and maybe anyone they can get their hands on — fresh off the spit.
Videos depicting such acts recently circulated widely across social media, promulgated by Elon Musk and other high-profile accounts on the platform. Under pressure, Elon Musk removed the videos.
I found one such video that has yet to be flushed down the memory hole, although it should be noted that it was likely taken in 2023 or before, not in the recent wave of violence. However, the persons depicted are confirmed to be Haitians in Haiti.
2024 - #Cannibalism in the Coup d'etat in #haiti where the insurgents devoured their victims after burning them alive!
— L.M. 🇺🇸 (@Leosmaneroom) March 13, 2024
Haiti, a bottomless cesspool. Coming soon to a city near you. 👍#Haitians #HaitiCrisis #HaitiGangViolence pic.twitter.com/15wASJU29G
The corporate state media, eager to take down Elon Musk and X for the sin of allowing free speech on one of the biggest social media platforms on Earth, sprang into action with the usual allegations of racism, xenophobia, etc.
Via NBC News:
As Haiti faces an extreme political and societal crisis amid a wave of intense violence, tech billionaire Elon Musk and right-wing pundits online are weaponizing unverified claims of cannibalism coming out of the conflict to advance a political agenda on immigration.
Musk and conservative influencers have spread the message to millions, smearing Haitian migrants as cannibals as they endure deep uncertainty about the future of their country and family members still there.
The claims are getting tens of millions of views on the social media platform X, where false or misleading information has spread since Musk bought the app and slashed content moderation. Many of the people spreading the sensational claims are premium subscribers on X, meaning their content can make them money through advertising sales.
The accusations of widespread cannibalism are based on what experts said was a likely intimidation tactic from select gang members: In some videos, the most prominent examples being at least two years old, alleged members of violent gangs in Haiti appear to bite into human flesh. Experts said these videos are likely part of propaganda campaigns designed to scare rivals and terrorize local Haitians rather than a reflection of common or normalized behavior. One former armed group went by the name “Cannibal Army.”
So, out comes the tacit acknowledgment that cannibalism is practiced, indeed, in Haiti, but the dispute is over how widespread it is and what the purpose of cannibalism is — an odd splitting of hairs, one might observe.
But we can be absolutely sure, based on what we know about how the liberal corporate state media operates, that even if it became an indisputable fact that cannibalism is a major feature of Haitian culture, the propaganda would just pivot to the talking point that Haitian cannibalism is an act of cultural enrichment, and who is the West (white people) to pass judgment?
All of this has got me thinking about the uniquely Western concepts of moral and cultural relativism.
No other civilization on Earth practices the concept, at least not anywhere close to the pathological, self-hating extent it is practiced in the West.
Once, for instance, while teaching at a university in Thailand, my geriatric boss, who shuffled into the foreign teachers’ office from time to time solely to flex her authority and out of boredom, demanded that we rearrange the desks to suit her preference.
The demand made no sense for numerous reasons, including the fact that she never came there except for a minute or two to complain about something.
We protested, and she simply replied: “This is Thai culture” — the ultimate conversation-ender for white foreigners in Thailand, as the Thais not only legitimately value their culture above all others but also know that Westerners are trained instinctively to defer to foreign cultures at all costs, no matter the merits of the specific. I cover this and related anecdotes in my memoir, “Broken English Teacher: Notes From Exile.”
