My point is that this kind of reaction—"Oh my God, this is so unbelievably inhumane, I can’t comprehend it"—is honestly kind of retarded. If you’re over 30, you lived through the Rwandan genocide, where some lunatics imported boatloads of machetes, handed them out to everyday people, and those same people hunted down and hacked their nei…
My point is that this kind of reaction—"Oh my God, this is so unbelievably inhumane, I can’t comprehend it"—is honestly kind of retarded. If you’re over 30, you lived through the Rwandan genocide, where some lunatics imported boatloads of machetes, handed them out to everyday people, and those same people hunted down and hacked their neighbors, friends, and even family members to death. This wasn’t just a random event—it was systematic and horrifying. People were massacred not because of any personal conflict but simply due to their ethnic identity—often based on something as trivial as a surname. Imagine being told to butcher your friend or neighbor with a blunt machete simply because they were categorized as Tutsi.
And it didn’t stop there. Once the Tutsi forces returned, they launched their own retaliatory killings—what you might call a genocidal uno reverse card. It’s the kind of raw brutality that shakes people, but if you know anything about history and geopolitics, this isn’t an anomaly. These kinds of horrific events are built into the patterns of human conflict.
Look at army ants. They don’t fight all the time—most of their activity is peaceful and cooperative. They build, forage, and take care of their colony. But when war comes, they fight hard enough and often enough to be called "army ants." Humans are no different. We have peaceful moments, cooperation, and progress, but violence, territorial disputes, and power struggles are always just beneath the surface. It’s predictable, even if we don’t like to admit it.
So, no, this isn’t surprising or "unbelievable." It’s part of our nature. We might as well be called "army hominids."
My point is that this kind of reaction—"Oh my God, this is so unbelievably inhumane, I can’t comprehend it"—is honestly kind of retarded. If you’re over 30, you lived through the Rwandan genocide, where some lunatics imported boatloads of machetes, handed them out to everyday people, and those same people hunted down and hacked their neighbors, friends, and even family members to death. This wasn’t just a random event—it was systematic and horrifying. People were massacred not because of any personal conflict but simply due to their ethnic identity—often based on something as trivial as a surname. Imagine being told to butcher your friend or neighbor with a blunt machete simply because they were categorized as Tutsi.
And it didn’t stop there. Once the Tutsi forces returned, they launched their own retaliatory killings—what you might call a genocidal uno reverse card. It’s the kind of raw brutality that shakes people, but if you know anything about history and geopolitics, this isn’t an anomaly. These kinds of horrific events are built into the patterns of human conflict.
Look at army ants. They don’t fight all the time—most of their activity is peaceful and cooperative. They build, forage, and take care of their colony. But when war comes, they fight hard enough and often enough to be called "army ants." Humans are no different. We have peaceful moments, cooperation, and progress, but violence, territorial disputes, and power struggles are always just beneath the surface. It’s predictable, even if we don’t like to admit it.
So, no, this isn’t surprising or "unbelievable." It’s part of our nature. We might as well be called "army hominids."
Different animals, same patterns.