This has been demonstrated time and again throughout history with the encounters of various Europeans with the peoples of Africa and the Americas. It doesn't help these groups learn anything beyond these simple stories. This can be observed if we consider the Rwandan genocide. When the Belgians were in power, they changed the meaning of what it meant to be Hutu and Tutsi and turned it into something that was just a meaningless title for an integral part of who these people were. This later led to the Rwandan genocide. Because of the UN peacekeepers, understanding based on a single story prevented them from effectively helping the people of Rwanda. Their unique story allowed people to die, and if you can't learn how to engage in complex understanding to save lives, when will
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