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“Genocide, after all, is an exercise in community building. A vigorous totalitarian order requires that the people be invested in the leader's scheme, and while genocide may be the most perverse and ambitious means to this end, it is also the most comprehensive. In 1994, Rwanda was regarded in much of the rest of the world as the exemplary instance of chaos and anarchy associated with collapsed states. In fact, the genocide was the product of order, authoritarianism, decades of modern political theorizing and indoctrination, and one of the most meticulously administered states in history. And strange as it may sound, the ideology–or what Rwandans call "the logic"–of genocide was promoted as a way not to create suffering but alleviate it. The specter of an absolute menace that requires absolute eradication binds leader and people in a hermetic utopian embrace, and the individual–always an annoyance to totality–ceases to exist.”

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Book:We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families
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We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families

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Philip Gourevitch
Philip Gourevitch

Philip Gourevitch, born on January 1, 1961, is an American author known for his in-depth investigative reporting and literary narrative. His work, particularly his coverage of conflicts in Africa, has garnered widespread acclaim. more

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Book:The Essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Book:The You You See - by Burning Bush
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