Genocide in Darfur

After The Holocaust, people hoped that genocide would never happen again. Many even assumed that it couldn’t happen again. However, as of 2012 we have had multiple genocides where hundreds of thousands and even millions of people have died. Other people and entire nations have sat back and avoided the problems that the world faces. Just one example of this is during the genocide in Darfur.

Many people know about the horrors that have occurred in Darfur during the genocide. People know, the other countries know, and they do nothing to stop it. Nobody has any problems talking about how horrible the genocide is, and the torture the victims go through. However, nobody does anything to help fix it. People are slaughtered by their own government because of their religion and beliefs. If anybody stands in their way, they are killed. Imagine if our government did this. Wouldn't you want someone to help?

The first thing everyone seems to do is point fingers at the United States. Because the U.S. helps other countries fight for freedom, they figure that they should be the ones to save the people in Darfur. However, why doesn't anybody look at any other countries? There are other nations with strong militaries that could easily help bring peace. Yes, the United States should help, but there are plenty of other capable countries that should help too. Since the genocide in Darfur, the U.S. has helped provide Haiti with food and other supplies for relief, while helping other nations, such as Iraq and Afghanistan, fight for freedom and create democracy. The U.S. can't be the world police. Other countries have to help out as well.

During The Holocaust, people knew about the mass slaughter of millions of Jews. Companies like IBM sold computers and other hardware to the Nazis which helped organize and run the camps. Today, with modern satellites and other technology, the world knows about genocides when they occur. Some still talk about The Holocaust like it was the last genocide in our history. They don’t fully realize the impact of the genocides in Darfur, Rwanda, and others. The United States claims it has worked for peace not only in Darfur, but throughout Africa. However, there hasn’t actually been any noticeable action or attempt to stop the civil wars and genocides. Many of the other countries just stay to themselves and don’t do anything to stop the violence.

Even when violence and genocide breaks out in other countries, our world still cares more about oil and making money. A large part of the reason why nobody made any noticeable attempt to bring peace to Africa is because of the oil that Sudan trades. Nobody wanted to risk having them cut off their trades by interfering with the genocide and putting it to an end. The world needs to get their priorities in order, and realize what should be more important. Genocide should never be ignored, and needs to be put to a stop, and prevented in the future.




http://www.thenation.com/article/genocide-darfur

http://www.unitedhumanrights.org/genocide/genocide-in-sudan.htm

http://www.darfurscores.org/darfur