Media can prevent Genocide! - Media have to do the right thing!

Genocide is not happen abruptly.
In Rwanda's case, it started colonization by Belgium .
But the dictatorial goverment made it deeper the gap in the 2 tribes for a long time.

It may be so different from what we expect, media is not take a neutral attitude.
RTLM(Radio Television Libre des Mille Collines) and Kangura paper had changed the way people think, implanted hatred.
They called Tutsi as a "cockroach", and they even made a list to kill.
There might be no genocide in Rwanda, if there's a accurate and balanced report.
Media is double-edged sword.

If you want to more about RTLM, click here.

I was much surprised at a few news in Korea's media about the Mindanao event.
Man Hee Lee is middle of 80's. In spite of his age, he ran into Mindanao in philippines.
And he made a speech about the importance of peace in front of 2 religious groups and university students. And he ended the conflict, which lasted 40 years.
This is no small thing!
Media support that activity by delivering the news to the world wide.
In doing so, the news can make the people who signed the peace agreement keep their promise.
Then, it will guard the life of youth from the war.

Never forget, Never again - Rwanda Genocide

Every 7th April, there is a Commemoration of Rwanda Genocide against Tutsi in Rwanda.
Including the President, people in violet walk to remember.
It's been 20 years from that incident.

Rwanda was ruled by Belgium.
Belgium execute a caste system, and alienate affection between Tutsi and Hutu.
It deepen misunderstanding between them.
After independance from Belgium, dictator, Habyarimana, made it worse for his political power.

If you want to learn more about Rwandan_Genocide, click here.

How do you feel to live with whom killed your family in your town that you were born and grew up?
In that period of genocide, people all had been told to kill their teachers, students, neighbors, your acquaintances. All incidents were ended, they have lived the town, they were lived. Assailants and victims are living in a same town.
And survived people are forced to forgive their enemies.
What can they do more than that?

It would be difficult to forgive the enemy, killed loved ones.
And it's irrational. It's not their fault to be dead or something bad happened.
It was an political invention of domestic and foreign affairs.
I can't make up my mind how to bring peace to Rwanda.

Rwandan meditate on this incident to overcome the sad past and jump up for the new future.
I do wish they have a true peace in their mind.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rwandan_Genocide_Murambi_skulls.jpg

http://theglobalpanorama.com/rwanda-ex-soldier-arrested-for-genocide-role/

  

This is a documentary of Rwanda Genocide.