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Rwanda-1994, 800,000 killed. Why/how did this happend?
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| Dilmeet |
This, disturbingly, has been on my mind lately after some documentary I saw a few weeks ago.
They used machetes (swords) to kill this many people because they could not afford guns. 800,000 people were killed within 6-9 weeks. A very sad phase. Can't believe people are capable of this.
Clearly this is a holocaust, due to the massive amount of people killed. Why did this happen in Rwanda? Weren't they aware of the 6,000,000 Jewish Holocaust? What are your guys' thoughts? |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
it was actually 3 months. and it occurred because the international community was too slow to react; more precisely the US was reeling from having its dead serviceman paraded through the streets of mogadishu in somalia, and clinton was hesitant to send troops in again.
clinton says that his failure to act in rwanda was the biggest failure of his presidency. |
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| Orbital32 |
| What Would Jesus Do? |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
| quote: | Originally posted by Orbital32
What Would Jesus Do? |
probably the same thing as gandalf, the wizard of oz and yoda. |
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| KiNeTiC ENeRgY |
| Aids...no, Blood Diamonds. |
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| chimera66 |
| quote: | Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
clinton says that his failure to act in rwanda was the biggest failure of his presidency. |
...true
i don't know, to me makes little sense why entire groups of people can be systematically killed and the international community be so hesitant to act. whether it be in armenia, multiple african counties (too damn mnay to count sometimes) or eastern europe...what's even more unfortunate is that some people just have no idea what's going on |
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| Lebezniatnikov |
| quote: | Originally posted by chimera66
what's even more unfortunate is that some people just have no idea what's going on |
Yes, I'd say this is the most unfortunate truth of all.
Pressure to act doesn't come from above, it comes from below. |
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| nchs09 |
| Truly sad. And things like this are still happening. Sometimes you feel there is no hope in the world. |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
| quote: | Originally posted by nchs09
And things like this are still happening. |
actually, they're not. not really anyway. 800K in 3 months (with machetes no less) has its very own place in history :(
| quote: | Originally posted by chimera66
and the international community be so hesitant to act. |
well, (taken with some salt) clinton reckons that he didn't know the extent of what was happening until it was already too late.
there's a ing awesome interview (best interview i have ever seen) with andrew denton & clinton, it delves into these issues and (more than anything) highlights the huge differences between clinton and bush. |
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| nchs09 |
| quote: | Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
actually, they're not. not really anyway. 800K in 3 months (with machetes no less) has its very own place in history :(
well, (taken with some salt) clinton reckons that he didn't know the extent of what was happening until it was already too late.
there's a ing awesome interview (best interview i have ever seen) with andrew denton & clinton, it delves into these issues and (more than anything) highlights the huge differences between clinton and bush. |
Not in those numbers, but genocide still is happening in regions of Africa. Obviously not in those numbers. |
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| RickyM |
It was all started due to the belgians dividing the people when they colonized the country, into Tutsi and Hutu, due to minor physical differences. The Tutsi were typically taller, with lighter skin and longer noses.
With this sort of situation, it was only really a matter of time before something happenned...the indifference from the developed world was truly sad.
If you want to know more you should read the book by Romeo Dallaire (the General in charge of the impotent UN force sent into Rwanda). It's called 'Shake Hands with the Devil'. The film 'Shooting Dogs' is quite good too, as is 'Hotel Rwanda'. |
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| nchs09 |
| quote: | Originally posted by RickyM
as is 'Hotel Rwanda'. |
The name of the main actor... me can he act! He is good in pretty much everything. |
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