Why Dominican Republic Hates Haiti

• published: 23 Feb 2015
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Subscribe! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml The two countries may coexist on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola but historically they have rarely seen eye to eye. So why do Haiti and The Dominican Republic hate each other? Learn More: Man lynched in Dominican Republic as tensions run high http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/12/dominican-republic-lynching-haiti-fears-human-rights The apparent lynching of a young man in the Dominican city of Santiago has reignited fears of a looming humanitarian crisis. Haitians, Dominicans try to move beyond Parsley Massacre's long shadow http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/2012/1009/Haitians-Dominicans-try-to-move-beyond-Parsley-Massacre-s-long-shadow "The Parsley Massacre, which killed thousands 75 years ago, profoundly altered relations between Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Recently, hundreds of people gathered on the border to address its legacy." A storm in Hispaniola http://www.economist.com/news/americas/21591203-and-no-agreement-how-many-have-been-cut-citizenship-storm-hispaniola "THE last time the Dominican Republic committed an atrocity against residents of Haitian descent, the rest of the world paid little heed." Watch More: Why China Hates Japan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLN0IgCdKZw&index;=1&list;=PLS0CO0PT_kEI-WvbFUgpCk8mQuWuLovaF Subscribe to TestTube Daily! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml _________________________ TestTube's new daily show is committed to answering the smart, inquisitive questions we have about life, society, politics and anything else happening in the news. It's a place where curiosity rules and together we'll get a clearer understanding of this crazy world we live in. Watch more TestTube: http://testtube.com/testtubedailyshow/ Subscribe now! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=testtubenetwork TestTube on Twitter https://twitter.com/TestTube Trace Dominguez on Twitter https://twitter.com/TraceDominguez TestTube on Facebook https://facebook.com/testtubenetwork TestTube on Google+ http://gplus.to/TestTube Download the New TestTube iOS app! http://testu.be/1ndmmMq Special thanks to Julia Wilde for hosting TestTube! Check Julia on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Julia_SCI