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The Caribbean population that emerged post-slavery and colonialism has become independent nations of mixed heritage with genetic traits of the first inhabitants, the colonial masters, and black people brought from Africa as slaves in the 14th century.
My ongoing observations and analysis of the political systems, governments, and economies in the region have long ceased to amaze me. However, some established and evolving trends led me to this question. Are there any free and independent nations of the Caribbean?
The independence granted to the Caribbean nations by those who enslaved, abused, and robbed them of their wealth, have very little to no meaning in the grand scheme of globalization. In reality, the ostensible documents of independence are not evidence of it. They are nothing more than a stack full of useless papers with vague statements of sovereignty and empty promises written on them.
What Happened After Independence?
Apart from the military relics left in the colonies and remnants of the colonial system infrastructure, they never gave back any of the loot they took from the Caribbean. The only thing they gave, or more appropriately, allowed us to have, is the right to govern our selves, and that's our Independence, but not even that is guaranteed!
Today, there is tangible evidence to prove that before Europeans conquest of the region, the Inhabitants of the Caribbean were free, self-reliant, and independent. History doesn't always tell the complete and accurate story, so be mindful that some of what's recorded and written might not be reliable information.
Given the never-ending state of dependence on technical expertise, financial, and economic aid from abroad, the Caribbean nations have a long way to go before they can archive true independence.