genocide in rwanda

"I Hate These Hutu"
(Nanga Abahutu)
Simon Bikindi

I hate these Hutu, these arrogant Hutu, braggarts,
who scorn other Hutu, dear comrades.
I hate these Hutus, these de-Hutuized Hutu,
who have disowned their identity, dear comrades.
I hate these Hutu, these Hutu who march blindly, like imbeciles,
this species of naïve Hutu who are manipulated, and who tear themselves up,
joining in a war whose cause they ignore.
I detest these Hutu who are brought to kill—to kill, I swear to you,
and who kill the Hutu, dear comrades.
If I hate them, so much the better…

Let us start in the region of Butare, where they like living under feudalism—
who would blame me for that?
I hate them and I don’t apologize for that.
Lucky for us that they are few in number…