The crocodile tears of middle class hypocrites

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I don't think making movies about this will teach people anything.
Humans are violent creatures. They are very friendly and caring when they are happy and safe.
If they are unhappy or feel violated, they become monsters.
It's by the nature. You can't expect a cheetah to have mercy on a zebra.

No human will cry for the little fishes eaten by the big ones in the ocean.
These movies are made for money. Their primary purpose is selling. The `humanity` side is just a side effect.

Your government will do the dirty job and ignore all the evil in this world if it doesn't harm you. You may feel sorry for it but trust me if you were in charge, and responsible for the sake of your country, I'm sure you'd also let those Tutsi die, even invade more mandates, and even massacre more people.

All those `civilized` wealthy nations that are advanced in tech, culture etc have once consumed many `Tutsi` lives to be the `modern` and `wealthy` nations of today.

People are cruel. They used to be cruel, and will be cruel. There is no other way.
If you are living in peace, there always will be people out there somewhere suffering for your `peace`.

>>"This phenomemom continues to plagues US. "

intervention is a double edged sword.

oh, and I think you are living proof that if you are black and born in America you are NOT "African" American, you are just "American". Otherwise, you'd be a bit more righteous about it.

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Well, I'll admit it. I cried like a little girl for half the movie. I found it very sad and as much as I would have liked to make a difference when I was 7 years old (1994), I was too busy learning to multiply.

by - Aidan_Mclaren (Sat Jun 10 2006 13:58:25 )

I agree, showing emotion for something so stupid.

Well i'm 18, and in 1994 i couln't have done a thing. Nowadays, I do my bit for charity, i raise money for oxfam and amnestey international. Theres only so much I, myself can do. And yeh, i cried at the film, about 3 times. I do not under any circumstance call myself a middle class hypocrite, i'm just a student and i live a student life. Endof.

This is the same for all the conflicts. What happened in Rwanda really left a paw in my mind, because of all the images we were seeing on the news. I think, unless we've been shocked at the time it happened or we lived similar experiences, we can't be touched by this movie.

Making a bunch of movies about the genocide is pointless, because the countries that had the power to stop the mess,are not feeling guilty about anything until today. The UN never said they admited they handled poorly the situation, Belgium never admitted it was their fault either. Yet european are quick at making us remember about the jews that have been killed or about the armenians.

I'm all for people to know about what happened in some places, but if it's just to satisfy voyeurism & then say "I thank God for living in a democratic country", I don't see the point.

This is a pretty hypocrit world we're living in :(

Well I cried for you. I couldn't sleep, had nightmares when I did, tried psychotherapy, and basically had a hard time dealing with the massacres in Bosnia and official U.S. reaction. All I could think the whole time: the Holocaust is happening again, and no one is doing anything, or even admitting it. There was nothing I could do either. I was somewhat glad when our president finally sent some help, but so many were dead by then. They wouldn't allow the use of the words "genocide" or "massacre" in the media regarding Bosnia, either.

If there was oil in Rwanda it woulda been full of US troops not UN Peacekeepers.

A lifelong friend of mine served as a UN Peacekeeper in Bosnia for four years and didn't fire a single round but witnessed some terrible things. Those guys are only allowed to return fire if a member of their unit is seriously wounded. He has even been sent out on patrol in an armoured column without any ordnance in the APCs.

Watch "No man's land" a film about Bosnia where the UN Peacekeepers are so useless and bound by mandate the film becomes a black comedy.

"Even a stopped clock tells the right time twice a day"

It seems to me to reveal a lack of humanity on the part of an individual who criticises others for crying about a film that deals with such horrific events. True, most of us did nothing at the time, but at least we're responding now. Maybe if we see enough films about what happened in Rwanda, East Timor, etc., we might begin to get wise to the sick games being played by people like Bush and Annan.

I think a comment like this actually tells us more about the individual poster - about their numbness and inability to empathise with people in that situation. If a film makes you cry, then the film makers have probably done a good job. True, there is an issue about sentimentality and Hollywood mawkishness, but I don't think anyone would approach a subject like Rwandan genocide from the Hollywood direction. Shooting Dogs in particular made me feel pretty miserable, and it made me find out a bit more about Rwanda. There's nothing I can do in retrospect, but I now know and care about the country. That's a good thing surely?

And I also think it shows some heavy judgementalism to suggest that everyone leaving a move theatre crying didn't do anything to help in 1994 - did you interview them all? For all you know those people might have given the shirts off their backs to help. They might even have been there.

Get real, the world is full of caring people, most of whom are manipulated by the media. If you want to make a real difference, help to change that - get the 'truth' (whatever that is) to the public, don't blame them for not helping. I think you'll find that most people do care, and would love to help if they had a practical and easy way to do so.

If there's one thing worse than a so-called 'hypocrite', it's the self-righteous preacher, blinded by his/her own righteousness.