Reply #39: As tempting as it is to write off the human race

[riverdeep]

after encountering stories like this, I'm not ready to. What is happening here is in no way natural. No culture can sustain itself with behavior of this sort. It's been mentioned that this mass, vicious and pointless rape originated in the 90's. It is not a part of their culture as standard practice. I wonder if Naomi Klein's 'Shock Doctrine' might have something to say here. With the amount of riches to be made, I wouldn't be surprised if investors had a hand in this direction. If so, it doesn't look like it needed much of a push.

The issue at hand though, is what to do immediately? According to the NYT article, the largest U.N. peace-keeping force in the world is already there, and it's not enough. Maybe the only solution is to arm the villagers? Personally, I wouldn't be against turning the mission from peace-keeping to military defense and assault, but you would probably have to kill every youngish male there. The government's corrupt troops are doing it just like the rebels.

It's all very confusing. Normally, a country rich in natural resources has an excellent opportunity to better the life of it's citizens, and here, it's destroyed it.