Darian DolanskyDr. GrantSOC 200 (E40M)19 June 2016Ghosts of RwandaIt is easy to conclude ethnic conflict occurs through disagreements between differing groups. This is an ongoing issue that we even have today in the United States. The reduction of ethnic conflict is practiced in many ways, one of which is shown through genocide portrayed in the true story of Ghosts of Rwanda. Genocide is described as the “systematic, planned destruction of a racial, political, or cultural group” (Appelbaum, Carr, Duneier, Giddens 315). Ghosts of Rwanda displays the case of the Rwandan genocide, which involved the mass destruction of the Tutsi population. In the U.S. history practices of segregation have been conducted to solve ethnic conflict. However, this is another solution that I find to be unethical and does not solve the problem at hand in the long run. It seems as though most answers for ethnic conflict are extreme approaches, many of which seem to have unethical practices. It seemsas though the only way to truly stop and issue is to appease both parties and create and greater sense of understanding amongst the opposing groups. Nevertheless, this is not always possible asit is hard to make groups that result to things as extreme as genocide to see in a more rational frame of mind.While the practice of genocide is unarguably and without a doubt an unethical practice, it is hard to determine at what point it is the responsibility of the United States to intervene. It is an ongoing and incredibly complex question that asserts whether we should get involved in this unethical practice of other groups in foreign countries. At first my mind cannot help but say“yes”, we should help, as we have many tools to help others and stop such horrible things. However, when looking at the bigger picture it is hard to even picture where to first start in orderto stop a problem such as this. How do we pinpoint the casual factors and what can we do with this? It would not be just to fight terror with more terror, but is this the only way to stop such unethical practicing? Who also gives us the right to get ourselves involved in others problems? These are all questions I have and accumulated upon watching Ghosts of Rwanda. As for what I have to answer, I find that it is important to intervene when necessary in order to protect lives and innocent people. This involves just solely doing it for the people, taking no sides on an issue or displaying any disagreement with the parties at hand. Doing so prevents the U.S. from becoming further involved in issues that they would have originally not been apart