Dominican Republic celebrates Independence Day
And we should liberate or selves of scrupulous politicians; Leonel Fernandez is one of them. We need to free our selves form this political rival garbage.
Unite against Leonel Fernandez and his corrupted government.

Let’s liberate or selves once again!

Happy Independence Day

chill,

Right on!

Santo Domingo.– Today, the Dominican Republic celebrates its Independence from the Haitians in 1844.


Yes, and until this day the battle continues actively on this forum via the perpetual postings from those that would enslave us and subvert our independence.

Viva la Republica independiente!
Viva nuestra cultura!
Viva nuestra historia!
Viva nuestra lucha contra los invasores extranjeros!

Hermanos, it's a Quisqueyan thing!

Hear, hear.
Viva la República Dominicana,
Viva Santo Domingo libre, coño!
(Last words spoken by Francis Caamaño before he was cowardly assassinated).

Happy Independence Day to all my brothers and sisters. Let's put aside our differences for one day and celebrate we can disagree with each other without persecution; never said anyhting about ridicule on the forums...lol.... We have our problems, but I am never ashamed to say I'm Dominican, I love my people, my country and all the hope I have for this "little slice of paradise" to realize it's potential. Feliz Dia de Independencia y que lo nuestro (Dios, Patria, Libertad) cresca cada dia mas en nuestra socieda.

One nation,One People,Peace

Adding/Amendment to chillaxin201's first comment.

Let's not pin this in Leonel alone.

Our country needs to be freed from the vicious cycles of corruption.

Our people are willing to act immorally and unethically if means bettering themselves, even if they are stepping on the heads of 1000 others.

We need to free ourselves from this vicious cycle that has become part of our Quisqueyan culture.

Pero Quisqueyanos, alzen la frente, y que Dios bendiga nuestra patria con futuros lideres que esten lleno de moralidad, etica, y amor al pueblo.

Dios, Patria, Libertad
Viva la República Dominicana

my respects and congratulations to each and every Dominican on this day commemorating your Independence. enjoy it in good health. and do not forget to pause for a moment to give thanks and praise for what you have, however little it may be.

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY To all Dominicans in Republica Dominicana, and Dominicans world wide. February 27,1844 a glorious date indeed "Que Viva Quisqueya."

que esclavitud que liberacion?
es que comenzar pequeno in progresar....
dime que partido jodio 'to?
ya nadie quiere sembra.......ridiculo....no to el mundo puede ir a una oficina....
mis padres vieron que la cosa 'taba mal....
se fueron a EU...
mi papa hasta plancho...fue a la escuela...se hizo professional.....regreso alla
es que buscar la manera....alla o donde sea..es que bregar...la cosas en la vida no pueden ser todas gratis....soy testigo de eso y otra gente que se quedaron no se fueron...
y llegaron a vivir desentemente....
PERO, SI.... LA COSA ESTA BIEN JODIDA ALLA LA COMIDA ESTA CARISIMA....TODO y dime porque...
por gente que piensan como yo... o gente que viven en una fantasia de conseguir todo facil?????

I feel like a Million bucks and so should you!!!!! Happy Indpendence Day!!!!!!

Que Viva Mi Bello Pais y Mi Gente Querida!!!!!!!!!!!!

For those who always portrait my land as corrupt and racist and love to Criticize it but can't live without it.

you can kiss my brown well form dominican azz!!!!!!

it's party time!!!!!


this weekend is going to be awesome baby!!!!!!

happy birthday dominican republic!!!!

Happy independence!!!
Dominican Independence, by Silvio Torress-Saillant
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXeY8hr9hJ8

¡¡¡Feliz día de la Independencia, bella y adorada República Dominicana!!!

¡ Cuánto te añoro! Mi corazón pertenece y siempre pertenecerá a tí.

lovingit,

Welcome to the "moron" club!

Excellent comment without the Jingoistic Nationalism of the "My Country Right or Wrong Crowd!"

We need to demand independence from poor education, criminal interest rates, lack of health care, rampant criminality and then we can truly celebrate.

Other than that it’s just a photo op for the social viruses that are responsible for our daily misery!

Happy Independece day to all Dominicans and never forget to never stop fighting to make this the best nation.We must stick together and take a break to celebrate with family and friends a lot of people died for us to celebrate this day.

Dios ,Patria y Libertad.

"En el nombre de la santísima, augustísima e indivisible Trinidad de Dios Omnipotente, en manos de nuestro presidente Juan Pablo Duarte, cooperar con mi persona, vida y bienes a la Separación definitiva del gobierno haitiano, y a implantar una República libre, soberana e independiente de toda dominación extranjera, que se denominará República Dominicana, la cual tendrá su pabellón tricolor, en cuartos encarnados y azules, atravesados con una cruz blanca. Mientras tanto, seremos reconocidos los Trinitarios con las palabras sacramentales: "Dios", "Patria" y "Libertad". Así lo prometo ante Dios y el mundo: si lo hago, Dios me proteja, y de no, me lo tome en cuenta, y mis consocios me castiguen el perjurio y la traición, si los vendo."

to all the hater
lets celebrate our independence in peace. this date lets celebrate duarte, sanchez, mella and all our heroes who gave all so we can be free. tomorow is another day to start our bickering. today is not that day. this is too a glorious day to be fighting.

MAY GOD BLESS DUARTE SANCHEZ Y MELLA Y TODOS NUESTROS HEROES IN ALL ETERNITY.

The best way to honor our forefathers and mothers is to fight "Everyday" for sovereignty and independence.

We can celebrate but never drop our guard from either the external enemies or from the internal viruses!

Feliz dia the independencia a los Dominicanos

The most beautiful Dominican song ever made.

Felipe Pirela (Quisqueya)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJ_hRTnO52U

Vivan los Dominicanos!

ymnuk3,

If you are refering to "Linda Quisquya" (I am unable to see the link you provided) it was composed by a Puerto Rican brother who loved our Republic as much as we do!

Rafael Hernández Marín

"Many people in the Dominican Republic consider his composition "Linda quisqueya" their second national anthem. [3]"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_Hern%C3%A1ndez_Mar%C3%ADn

I wonder if Juan, Sanchez y Mella were alive, what would they think about DR Haitain issues now?

Que Dios Bendiga a nuestra Tierra Querida, Felicidades a Todos Mis Hermanos donde quieran que estén.

Written by: josean, 27 Feb 2009 5:00 PM
From: United States
ymnuk3,

If you are refering to "Linda Quisquya" (I am unable to see the link you provided) it was composed by a Puerto Rican brother who loved our Republic as much as we do!

Rafael Hernández Marín

"Many people in the Dominican Republic consider his composition "Linda quisqueya" their second national anthem. [3]"


josean, try this one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJ_hRTnO52U

Thanks Yumnuk, this is great///

So why is our flag glorifying and celebrating the flag's colors of our enemy (Haiti)? We didn't get our language, culture, infrastructure, custom, or racial distribution from Haiti for us to be celebrating those bastards! What the hell did Spain do for us to detach ourselves completely and symbolically from them? Even the U.S. has UK colors!

please bear with me, letroudeballe, but just what makes Haiti "our enemy"? can you enlighten me? does it have anything to do with the Haitian occopation which happened eons ago? if not, what recent events contributed to this declaration of enmity?

For your info Dread, letroudeballe is the same as the derange Greenwave just another alias, any rational discussion will be futile.

antonioj, while i am inclined to concur with your finding, there are things i simply have to hear. this is one of them. i sincerely hope that the august mr letroudeballe will be generous enough to indulge me with a reply.

letroudeballeGeneroso,

Trata al projimo como a ti mismo. Treat other like you like to be treated. Hate won't make haitians go away.Moving fordward and helping our neighboors would do a lot more than hate.and also to all haitian ya'll gotta help us get this done too.We ain't rich.

DR is independent..!?!? for real?...wow ,I didn t know that.

Dreadlock, How about two million haitian in DR (most are illegal)? How about the destruction of our environment incurred by Haitian nationals (Dominican forest, the BUBIS, the importation of crazy ants, etc.)? How about the burning of the Dominican flag by them and the expulsion of our president when he visited Haiti in 2006? What about the embargo of Dominican poultry and other finished meat products based on a bologne Avian virus (yet importing stuff from all places Turkey)?

Belly, get this and quickly! Haitian hate us and we will not waste our resources and ITBIS to people who are irresponsible (high fertility rates beyond support, violence, sick, uneducated, contraband-drugs-weapons) and want to eat our side of the island alive!

You tell the Haitian "treat others the way you want to be treated" since the Haitian have slaved the Dominican in the past (1801, 1805, 1822-1844, 1845, 1849, 1855) and today they are dumping their mess to us and wiping out our environment, resources and displacing the criollos from jobs and government services as well as our culture with the crappy creole, kompas, voodoo, and soccer!

what in hell is going on here? the intelligent people on this board are being outnumbered by a plague of cretins, and ill bred ones at that. look at the civil manner in which i couched my question, and look at the reply i get? which cave did you crawl out of , Letroudeballe? did nobody in your family have the social graces to impart some manners and decency upon you? did you not learn modern etiquette? i do not care about your enmity with haiti; you could die from antipathy towards that country, for all i care. but, jeezus, fella, go learn to be civilised. one day, you might want to travel abroad. the restrictions against international movements of barnyard animals are very bothersome!

Independence Day thanks to Haiti.

Dreadlocks my apologies. But do not ignore today's realities with regard to Haiti and DR! Being naive in this area is NOT ACCEPTABLE! You can't deny the extreme negative impact the Haitian are imparting on DR! When you write, do so with history and knowledge of current affairs in mind, failing to do this and you'll be blasted!

A warning to all the prohaitian! Communication = delivery (language: word+grammar) + content. It is the freaking content that you must address since that reflects action +results (behavior).

Don't write beautiful and hypnotizing messages that convey no content (high fat and low protein). For that go to a literature or writing blog!

i apologise to you too, letroudeballe. but i ask you one more question; when do you think this foolishness should end? in another 200 years? 500, maybe? do you consider perpetual enmity to be productive? i mean, a little ove 60 years ago, the americans dropped atomic bombs on two civilian targets in japan, killing innumerable people. there is no love lost between the two countries, but today they can mend fences. there is a lot of blame to go around, on both sides. but fingerpointing against Trujillo, or Toussaint, will not fix today's mess. those guys are dead, rotten, and should be forgotten!

Dreadlock, hostility is the only language the neighbors understand and it is the only weapon left to our disposal that can be used to revert the penetration of the neighbors in DR. In 1937, Trujillo rescued Dajabon from Haiti and after 1937, NO ILLEGAL Haitian dared to cross over without the permission from our government! Violence worked! Just ask Hatillo Palma and Montecristi with regards to the Haitian who left those area after the locals rebelled against their presence!

With regards to Japan, Japan has not forgotten that crime against Japan and the reason they play along with the U.S. is for economic reason and military protection from China/DPKN/South Korea due to the imperialistic and annexation attempts carried out by the Japanese emperor in the 1920's and 1930's. But if you talk to the Japanese citizens and secretly they will tell you they can't wait to return the favor to the U.S.!

Given the open border (DR is not capable to control it) and the overpopulation in Haiti (9.1 million in 1/3 of Hispaniola), this can only lead to an avalanch of poverty to DR leading to the destruction of DR and its identity! We can not mend fences nor hold dialogues with the animals (who thinks the whole island is theirs for the taking). We must star a nationality cleansing otherwise the concept of Dominican will only exist in the Diaspora!

Don't destroy the future of our children by dumping millions of foreigners in DR! This is not a good conservative and enduring policy for DR and its culture!

actually Letroudeballe, i tend to believe that if the Japanese get an opportunity to exact revenge , they will. but reconciliation has to start somewhere. unless you do not think it is necessary. and, do not get me wrong here. Haiti is as much to blame as the DR, but for different reasons.

The only reconciliation is "RESPECT AND STAY IN YOUR LAND." There is no other option or outcome. We must purge ourselves and keep them out! Trade (commercial:goods, technological, culture, etc.) yes! But not the illegal intrusion of people (including pregnant women) to DR. We can not let our guards down in this issue. This issue is more important than any topic in DR (more so than politics, religion, poverty, etc.). Haiti either must control their high fertility rate (2.8 %) or Haiti must be allow to self destruct or be destroyed. The whole Caribbean is Haitian fatigue (Cuba 378,000 Haitian, Turk & Caicos 4, 200, Bahamas 1,800, Jamaica 2,400, PR very few) and they consider Haiti a threat to the Caribbean. Haiti is the aggressor (unilateral attack), and DR can't think of reconciliation until the previously stated conditions are met!

letroudeballe, please refer to my last sentence in the post above.

Of course that the sugar industry has been bringing Haitian workers (started by the U.S. in 1916) that were returned back to Haiti adn the end of the harvest season and after 1961, Haitian started to stay in DR. Now the agricultural and construction sectors are hiring the illegal Haitian not because they have superior skills or experience but because they are cheaper ($1.8 dollars/day) and THOSE JOBS ARE NEVER ADVERTISED TO PUBLIC FOR COMPETITION. The greed and selective hiring of the capitalists has been interpreted by the Haitian as a permit for them to live in DR regardless of boundary, laws, or government planning. Now the women, children and elderly are joining in, and DR has become the host of 2 million Haitian. Haitian leaders are smiling since their desire is the colonization of DR. Ever since the U.S. stopped admitting Haitians in 1981, the Haitian have selectively gone to DR!