[lbo-talk] Rwandan massacres not racist?

[Grant Lee]

There have been comments in a couple of threads recently to the effect that
the Rwandan mass killings was  not "racist". I don't really understand how
such statements can be justified. The only reason I can perceive for such
comments would be that both the Tutsis and Hutus were black Africans. But
racism _rarely_ relies on something as overt as difference in skin colour.
They were and are different ethnic groups and that is all it takes for
racist ideology and for violence to occur. Perhaps I'm missing something?

regards,

Grant.