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> Belgian schools do not in any way teach that Belgium is solely responsible for the Rwandan genocide Making the cackhanded pre-1970s Belgian administration "s
by MagnumOpus 6y ago
> Belgian schools do not in any way teach that Belgium is solely responsible for the Rwandan genocide
Making the cackhanded pre-1970s Belgian administration "solely" responsible for the 1993 genocide is an exceptionally unorthodox (i.e. stupid) hot take, so it's no wonder that no school is teaching it.
That's comparable to claiming the the US, British and French are "solely" responsible for the Holocaust because they forced Germany to sign the Versailles treaty. Yes it might have played a role, but it's clearly ridiculous.
- ramraj07 6y agoBelgium might not be solely responsible but to say its role is just marginal is also preposterous. Dividing people arbitrarily into two groups explicitly to do divide-and-rule is what ended up with the genocide. They're not responsible only insofar as not realising the true ramifications of the evil deeds they did.
- watwut 6y agoIn the report I read, the division already existed. The Belgium speed up the process and caused the division to radicalize.
- slothtrop 6y agoIt would be preposterous, if anyone were saying it.
- avesi 6y agoIn my opinion, you're denying the people of Rwanda their agency when you frame it like this.