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by **PenultimateManStanding** » Sat 09 Jul 2005, 02:19:00

I watched Hotel Rwanda a couple nights back. What a sad and chilling movie. The Rwandan manager of a high class hotel in Rwanda had a good life managing the hotel for its Belgian owners. The Belgians had picked a group of Rwandans during the colonial period to run the colony for them. These were the Tutsis. They were taller with sharper noses and lighter skin color. They were resented by the Hutus. The hotel manager had a nice family that lived a regular 'modern' middle class life. Nice house. The kids drew pictures with crayons and had nice toys. This manager wore nice suits and had 'style' and gave out Cuban cigars to business associates. When the social situation fell apart and the Hutus were killing millions of Tutsis with machetes that they got from China at ten cents apiece, refugees were staying at the hotel awaiting rescue by the French Army. Well, the French troops show up, but its only to take the European guests to safety. The Rwandans were to be left to be butchered. The hotel manager has a serious identity crisis as he realizes that his whole life was an illusion, a lie. He has no identity. This is exactly what is about to happen to millions of people living in the West. No identities apart from their possessions and 'lifestyle'. Nice clothes, fancy cars, amazing consumer gadgets, non-stop 'entertainment'. Its all a bubble of illusion, a lie.

by **Specop_007** » Sat 09 Jul 2005, 02:36:24

I'm not the car I drive? :shock:

by **PenultimateManStanding** » Sat 09 Jul 2005, 02:41:00

No. You're really just a country boy who likes to hunt and fish and etc. :-D

by **Ayoob** » Sat 09 Jul 2005, 02:43:23

I am my khakis, tho. Also, I am a beautiful and unique snowflake.

I am not made of the same decaying organic crap as everything else.

That is all.

Also, buy a scooter.

by **MacG** » Sat 09 Jul 2005, 02:52:29

So very true. It is when exploring this train of thought I sometimes wonder if "denial" is indeed not the most rational act after all?

by **PenultimateManStanding** » Sat 09 Jul 2005, 02:59:32

Sure, as the old saying goes, "lift not the painted veil which those who live call 'life'". Only problem is that its about to be lifted whether we want it to or not.

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