Tutsis: The Role Of Genocide In Rwanda
A genocide is the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group. And in this case the Hutus’ target were the Tutsis. They were of the same language. They practiced the same cultural traditions. They were of the same race. The only difference was power. And that’s what drove the genocide.
When the Europeans helped colonize Rwanda, they gave the more powerful positions, like jobs in the government, to the Tutsis. One of the few high ranking spots that a Hutu obtained was President. Their reasoning was that the Tutsis looked more developed and looked of European descent. The Tutsis that didn’t work for the government owned livestock, while the Hutus owned crops. This angered the Hutus because they were the …show more content…
But most of them have HIV/AIDS from being raped and the poor living conditions. After the genocide ended, everyone now lives together again. Some Tutsis have accepted Hutus but for many, there are still hard feelings. A journalist went down to Rwanda to document what happened and said when a young girl saw the man who murdered her dad, she jumped into the lake and drowned herself because she couldn’t take the pain. Personally, it would be really hard to forgive someone that murdered a family member. Some people just use Rwandans and others still use Tutsi because they don’t want anybody to forget what horrible things happened in those 100 days.
In conclusion, a genocide does not solve any of your problems, it just make them worse. The Hutus had no right to kill any Tutsis and killing your own president just to blame it on them is just indescribable. I wish the United States would have done more to help the Tutsis but they didn’t want anymore soldiers getting tortured and murdered. They had also just finished helping Bosnia and didn’t want to get involved again. This topic was not fun to learn about but it really informed me about what’s going on outside of the
When the Europeans helped colonize Rwanda, they gave the more powerful positions, like jobs in the government, to the Tutsis. One of the few high ranking spots that a Hutu obtained was President. Their reasoning was that the Tutsis looked more developed and looked of European descent. The Tutsis that didn’t work for the government owned livestock, while the Hutus owned crops. This angered the Hutus because they were the …show more content…
But most of them have HIV/AIDS from being raped and the poor living conditions. After the genocide ended, everyone now lives together again. Some Tutsis have accepted Hutus but for many, there are still hard feelings. A journalist went down to Rwanda to document what happened and said when a young girl saw the man who murdered her dad, she jumped into the lake and drowned herself because she couldn’t take the pain. Personally, it would be really hard to forgive someone that murdered a family member. Some people just use Rwandans and others still use Tutsi because they don’t want anybody to forget what horrible things happened in those 100 days.
In conclusion, a genocide does not solve any of your problems, it just make them worse. The Hutus had no right to kill any Tutsis and killing your own president just to blame it on them is just indescribable. I wish the United States would have done more to help the Tutsis but they didn’t want anymore soldiers getting tortured and murdered. They had also just finished helping Bosnia and didn’t want to get involved again. This topic was not fun to learn about but it really informed me about what’s going on outside of the