Rwanda Genocide

I really think that the Rwanda Genocide conflict was very interesting. In fact I didn't even know about it till we started talking about it. The group I was in was the red cross. It was probably the easiest group in the whole conflict because nobody could pin the problem on us.

I think the people that started the Rwanda Genocide were the Interhamwe. They were the ones who actually killed the people and their argument was that they would get killed which is not even true I mean the amount of people that were in that group could have easily protected themselves. I think the main reason was to get their neighbors land which I think is just wrong.

Another thing that ticked me off about it was that the US and the UN barely did anything. The US's argument to it was that they were embarrassed or didn't know what was going on in Rwanda. I thought to my self that they would rather be embarrassed then helping people that were getting slaughtered don't you think that is just wrong.

And Beligum why did you guys come out with ID's to seperate Hutus from Tusis what did that really accomplish. Then you only let the Tutsis have power you guys are not that smart. That gave Tusis able to dicriminate them. Then you dicide to change the goverment to a democracy and after years of being treated like trash what do you think the Hutus will do.

Now the UN had plans but the thing about plans is that you usually carry out the plans which they did not well at all. They put in troops but when just 7 troops died they pulled them all out when they easily could have handled guys with machetes.

Looking back on the whole expreince made me realize what global ed is really all about that it is about at the worlds problems and trying to figure are own way to fix them. But being in like a model UN kind of thing debating on what should happen like what we did was amazing.

So to recap I think it is the Interhamwe, UN, US, and Beligum. I mean sure Juvenille told people to do it but we as humans can say no he didn't hypnotize them he spoke his mind which every person has a right to do.

And that is my opinoin on this expreince.

The American Ssssuuuppppeeeerrrrrr Scholar!!!!!!!!!

I agree with Emerson and his thoughts on American society.

One reason his thoughts hold true today is because we as human beings have one specific thing we want to excel at. I personally want to have a science career specifically a doctor. But you can't just think of your self as being a doctor or a farmer. You have to be more then one thing you can't be a fist but you must be the fingers also.

Another reason is because of money and other luxuries. It seems that most americans goals in life are to earn a lot of money but they will be miserable in doing because the job they do is just one thing and they don't open them selves up to other enviorments. Like as a teacher sure they teach a certain subject but they are open to so many more subjects being in the school enviorment and teachers don't make as much money as doctors do. An a Dentist focuses on teeth and that is what they have went to years of college for and not to other things. Do you see what I am saying they can go to college for many years just to learn one thing for money. But making money can shadow your thoughts and make you a machine. I am not saying money isn't important but there are more things out there like ideas friends and other subjects.