fraga
Offline
• • • •
Upload & Sell: Off
|
I know the following post is off-topic and involves politics once more, but I would like to add this as I consider it important, as there is a lesson to be learned here.
We have a saying in Portugal that, given the rough translation, goes something like this:
"He who has a ceiling made of glass (in his house) should not cast stones to his neighbour."
Here's why:
roli_bark wrote:
So please do not bring the UN as a role-model example of Justice Keeper in the world.
I would have to say that I do wholeheartedly agree with this.
Where were the UN when the Tutsi genocide happened?
Where was America?
Where was Europe?
Nearly 1 million people were killed in just a few days. Nearly all of them were killed by knifes, hammers and swords as they were not deemed "worthy" of a bullet.
Nearly all of the women who survived the genocide were raped. Around 5 thousand babies were born from these rapes, and they were murdered.
The west did nothing to stop this.
Why?
Because Rwanda is one of the poorest countries in the word.
I believe it was Condoleezza Rice who called the Rwanda President during the massacre, and threatened him.
You know what he said?
He laughed and asked why would the Americans go to Rwanda? Rwanda has no riches, Rwanda no oil...
Ten years later the genocide was remembered by the survivors in a ceremony.
One of the worst crimes of the 20th century against man-kind was remembered by the victims alone. No one from the international community gave a damn...
We like to considered ourselves as the good guys, but we, we my fellow westerners, we are quite some hypocrites...
P.S.
To the ones who are not familiar with the Tutsi massacre, please watch the 2004 movie "Hotel Rwanda" by Terry George. It was nominated for 3 Oscars and 29 other nominations, being awarded 12 wins, and features Don Cheadle, a very good actor.
It's a real eye opener.
I cried when I watched this movie, and I was ashamed of my country, I was ashamed of Europe, of the UN and of mankind in general for not doing anything.
|
