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Charlatan...furthermore, in Rwanda, the creation of "Hutu" and "Tutsi" has a whole lot to do with the colonial imperialism imposed on the people...while certain differences existed prior to the Belgians, it was their framework of evaluting that difference as supiriority/inferiority that created one piece of the rivalry and genocide.
But i disagree with your conclusion that religion comes after the fact as a rationalization. Religions historically have a history of both supporting and disrupting claims to resources...Hitler certainly claimed God(s?) was on his side, but religion was there at the Barmen declaration where churches claimed resistance.
Religious belief is not a necessary or sufficient condition for claims to violence, or claims to peace.
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