The images of violent demonstrators burning tires in the streets of Port au Prince always seem beyond control. The political opposition at least always claims it is out of control, and usually, the business community is requesting international interference or support. We, Expats, like to call Haiti a failed state, but Haiti did not fail at all, it is supposed to be like this. It benefits just a tiny portion of the Haitian population. I arrived the first time in Port au Prince in 2005 and based on the socio-economic issues in the country I was expecting sooner rather than later a serious social upraise of the young population. I am still waiting for it, even though Haiti experienced Food Riots, Fuel Price Riots and many other violent civil unrest scenarios, but none of these scenarios were a real social upraise of the general population. They were well-organized operations planned by the ‘control-group’ or elite and executed by the gangs of Port au Prince. Not that there wouldn’t be more than enough reasons for such an upraise in the country, but on the one hand, the Haitians seem to be immune against hardship and the system in place benefiting just a few is functioning very well. The gangs of Port au Prince are the tools to control the highly populated areas and ensure the re-election of the status quo or provides the needed demonstrators and in extreme cases execute riots through the streets of Port au Prince. It might be hard to imagine that the gangs can be controlled to such an extent and remain loyal to such command and control structure, but they absolutely do. I was amazed by the fact of how disciplined these gangs can fulfill their tasks for “the big chiefs.” As much for a drastic change is needed, the violent social unrest in the past 15 years at least was just orchestrated events and unfortunately not for the greater good. I was stunned how precise and disciplined the rioting gang members during the Food Riots in April 2008 looted or vandalized only selected and identified targets by spotters on a motorbike and all rioting parties in different locations seized their operation at the same time when the order to stop was given. Only during the Fuel Riots in July 2018, the large-scale looting of businesses, especially supermarkets of Reginald Boulos caused a snowball effect in some areas, and unorganized individuals joined in on the looting and targeted random locations, but still, the major damage was done against pre-selected businesses and properties. The gangs can control their population with machetes, but to remain in power and keep the Haitian National Police out of their territory they need weapons and ammunition. Weapons and ammunition are coming to Haiti the same routes the illegal narcotics going out. These territorial gangs don’t have access to cocaine shipments or ports and vessels coming or going to the United States, the business and political sector does. They provide the gangs with weapons and ammunition in return for their loyalty. From the magistrate level all the way up to the President, regardless of political color, no President can reach a democratic victory without the gangs of Port au Prince. In many cases, the topic is discussed within idealists on a political level identifying either a left or right agenda, which would be normal in most countries. But I lost the belief that any of these elected parliamentarians or officials support anybody else than themselves and therefore have no side. There were enough governments in and outside of Haiti influencing the development to admit, neither side had a solution. This political discussion is a distraction from looking at the real issues and the controllers which are on both sides or switch from one to the other as it fits. Of course, there are political oppositions to the executive powers, but I believe it is not defined by political agenda or ideology, it is defined by being a beneficiary of the corruption or not. One side blames the other party for corruption, not because the public funds are gone missing, but because they are not getting any share of it. The ideology is money. Senator Latorture and Lambert were advisors to President Martelly in the past but organize and finance the July riots in 2018 to force the resignation of President Moise who was handpicked by Martelly. One of the main targets during these riots in July 2018 was the financial supporter and benefiter of the Jovnel Moise presidency, Reginald Bolous. One year later Boulos himself passed money to gang leaders in Cite Soleil to organize demonstrations against President Moise, his former protégé. This July weekend didn’t have such an impact since many other controllers in the political and private sectors were very cautious about forming an alliance with Boulos. Many of them got suspicious when Boulos ordered Ougan from Boston in Cite Soleil to attack Gabriel of Soleil 17/19, an alliance that lasted several years. Boulos wants to replace the cousin of Gabriel as the “Deputy” of Cite Soleil in the lower chamber in the next elections. The timing of such a move might have been premature and prevented significant support for his efforts. The names of the gang leaders or ‘community controllers’ have changed since their life expectancy is minimal, but the family names in the business and political sectors remain the same. They control the chaos, and as long as they are not forced to give the Haitians a chance for a better life, the International Community is wasting its money.