Elie Wiesel is a man who experienced mental and physical torture, and from this torture found the will to believe that there could be such a world where man would never torture again. Wiesel discovered along the path of bringing this world to manifestation however that people choose to forget suffering rather than remembering it, and live in a world of dishonest peace than acknowledge the oppression. Wiesel reminds us that remembering is one of the most important things a person can do, because it is from our memories that we are capable of creating a better future. In 2016 we take religious freedom for granted. We’re not forced into choosing a religion or forced into going to church every sunday, but in 1618 religious freedom was practically
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The purpose of a genocide is to aim at a certain nation, race, or ethnic group and exterminate them completely, and in this case 800,000 to 1,000,000 people were killed during the unknown Rwanda Genocide, in only 100 days. This conflict was between two racial groups, the majority Hutus and the minority Tutsis. Racially, religiously, and socially unjust people who believe they are superior inspire genocides. The Rwanda Genocide was organized, by using ideas to bring Hutu fear and hatred towards the Tutsis. Once the Hutus learned to hate the Tutsis, the government managed to create acts of hunting, raping, and killing, which lead to the 1994 Rwanda Genocide. The Hutu government even went as far as informing their community that the Tutsis were foreigners to Rwanda and had no right to be there. The actions of the Khmer Rouge government weren’t much different. It was mainly to better the government and they didn’t care about who got in their way. The Khmer Rouge government began targeting certain groups for destruction. In the regime's eyes, two different kinds of people existed in Cambodia- old people and new people. The new people were undesirable because they were influenced by foreign values, and did not live agrarian lives. Other groups targeted for extermination by the Khmer Rouge were ethnic minorities like Vietnamese nationals, and the Cham people who are muslim. The regime also pursued any perceived political enemies. The regime then had announced a Four Year Plan which was to transform the farming of rice, and collectivization of property. The Four Year Plan was poorly planned, and led to famine. Many were worked to death, but others were murdered in the fields by blows to the back of the head as the regime attempted to save bullets. However, most victims starved to death in the manmade famine. In a matter of 3 years the Khmer Rouge murdered approximately
The purpose of a genocide is to aim at a certain nation, race, or ethnic group and exterminate them completely, and in this case 800,000 to 1,000,000 people were killed during the unknown Rwanda Genocide, in only 100 days. This conflict was between two racial groups, the majority Hutus and the minority Tutsis. Racially, religiously, and socially unjust people who believe they are superior inspire genocides. The Rwanda Genocide was organized, by using ideas to bring Hutu fear and hatred towards the Tutsis. Once the Hutus learned to hate the Tutsis, the government managed to create acts of hunting, raping, and killing, which lead to the 1994 Rwanda Genocide. The Hutu government even went as far as informing their community that the Tutsis were foreigners to Rwanda and had no right to be there. The actions of the Khmer Rouge government weren’t much different. It was mainly to better the government and they didn’t care about who got in their way. The Khmer Rouge government began targeting certain groups for destruction. In the regime's eyes, two different kinds of people existed in Cambodia- old people and new people. The new people were undesirable because they were influenced by foreign values, and did not live agrarian lives. Other groups targeted for extermination by the Khmer Rouge were ethnic minorities like Vietnamese nationals, and the Cham people who are muslim. The regime also pursued any perceived political enemies. The regime then had announced a Four Year Plan which was to transform the farming of rice, and collectivization of property. The Four Year Plan was poorly planned, and led to famine. Many were worked to death, but others were murdered in the fields by blows to the back of the head as the regime attempted to save bullets. However, most victims starved to death in the manmade famine. In a matter of 3 years the Khmer Rouge murdered approximately