Is this movie mirroring Rowanda?
Probably not but there was all out violence in Rowanda and the people were whipped up by radio broadcasts.
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What is Rowanda?
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I believe you are refering to the hate radio broadcasts in Rwanda during the mass genocide. people were encouraged via the radio to go out and kill other Africans based on their cultural lineage. (Tutsi) you should check out the film t"Sometimes In April" about the genocide. it's amazing.
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Does it really matter if we spelled it wrong? it's a miracle anyone is aware of the Genocide let alone know where it took place.
Go ahead and give yourself a pat on the back for being able to count.
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"it's a miracle anyone is aware of the Genocide"
Why? Not everybody is stupid.
its 'spelt' not 'spelled'.
Rwanda, not 'Rowanda' (lol).
Both "spelled" and "spelt" are correct. "Spelled" is more common in American English, while "spelt" is the more common British spelling.
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Btw, captain grammar, I believe it is 'it's', not 'its'.
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Six years later, and yes, it still matters that you spelled Rwanda wrong.
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are you *beep* kidding?
shareIt doesn't make any sense to argue over wether it is "centre" or "center",
It all depends on wether your using british or american english.
spelt sounds like hippy bread, but seriously, it's kinda funny that there are people so removed from reality that they thought a movie about a real life genocide was a a sci fi story about radio broadcasts driving people to kill each other
shareYou say that, but also complained about capitalisation. Make up your mind.
shareThe comparison to Rwanda is apt and thought-provoking, although you're probably reading a little into it! Radio in particular was used to directly motivate people to commit genocide. I think someone was recently sentence in the Hague for doing exactly this.
A former lawyer in the former Yugoslavia said that's also how the different regimes stirred up ethnic hatred. First by making false claims about atrocities committed by "those people" and then using any retaliation to egg on further escalation. While you can argue that media (like games or movies) may or may not be directly to blame for causing violence, it is sadly true that media can be used to increase ethnic friction and even encourage violence.
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At first I thought it was a bit off to compare this to the genocide in Rwanda but you make some really interesting points. We rely on the information we receive in news and all humans are just susceptible to certain kinds of social engineering. Propaganda, fear mongering, faulty arguments, brainwashing, mass hysteria, this should actually be an important part of middle school. To understand it and train to recognize and ignore things like that.
But back to the topic yeah the "transmission" could be seen as a supercharged propaganda signal that makes the population crazy and do things that are not rational.
I heard a few lines that suggested a metaphor on people addicted to cable tv. One good trope deserves another.
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