| The difference between libertarians and anarchists is that anarchists want absolutely no government, while libertarians want a government that defends its people from outside threats and enforces victim-based crime (eg. arrest murderers, not drug users; arrest rapists, not prostitutes), but that doesn't do too much else.
Anyway, Haiti now is what Somalia was in the late 80s to early 90s. The government is in the process of being overthrown, the rebels are competing with each other over who gets to form a new government. In a couple years, when nobody is powerful enough to rule and the remnants of each rebel faction each take a small portion of the island, and businesses start to realize that there are no taxes, no restrictions, etc., their economy will take off. Somalia's economy is the strongest it's ever been; since their government collapsed, they've built new schools, hospitals, hotels, and Hargeysa (one of the largest cities in Somalia) has its own satellite telephone system. In a decade or so, Haiti will probably be a better place to live than it has been for the last decade, but right now it's an awful place.
Edit: As for why I won't move to Haiti (or even Somalia), there were a few discussions among libertarian and anarchist groups about moving to Somalia, but once the Free State project was formed, we decided to make changes here, rather than abroad.
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