Summary

That in political conflict and war the truth becomes a casualty that is sacrificed on the altar of expediency is an observation that is traceable to the ancient Greek tragedian, Aeschylus. It is no accident that it had to be a student of tragedy and the workings of evil who noted how truth and knowledge are the first to be murdered before individuals and populations of human beings are slaughtered in armed operations by those that seek to conquer, dominate and rule others by hook or by crook. The Gukurahundi Genocide of 1983 to 1987 in Zimbabwe began with the desire by Robert Mugabe and his Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) political party for oneparty state rule under a life presidency. For that dark goal to be achieved the political opposition in shape of the Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU) had to be eliminated. All manner of political constructions, naming and labelling were conducted to create the conditions for and justification of an armed operation against ZAPU and its leader, Joshua Nkomo. The political and human identities of those that had to be eliminated were changed to enemies, dissidents, snakes and chaff itself. On the Gukurahundi Genocide, scholars have prevalently dwelt on controversies surrounding the numbers of the dead and the enduring effects of the killings. This article is a consideration of the assassinations of the truth and knowledge, the epistemicide, which preceded, accompanied and followed the Gukurahundi Genocide. Truth and knowledge die before, during and after genocide.

概括

在政治冲突和战争中，真相成为牺牲品，被牺牲在权宜之计的祭坛上，这一观察可以追溯到古希腊悲剧家埃斯库罗斯 (Aeschylus)。必须是悲剧和邪恶运作的学生注意到真理和知识是如何在个人和人口被寻求征服、统治的人在武装行动中屠杀之前首先被谋杀的，这绝非偶然。以勾心斗角统治他人。1983 年至 1987 年津巴布韦的古库拉洪迪种族灭绝始于罗伯特·穆加贝 (Robert Mugabe) 和他的津巴布韦非洲民族联盟爱国阵线 (ZANU-PF) 政党，希望在终身总统任期内实行一党制国家统治。为了实现这一黑暗目标，必须消除津巴布韦非洲人民联盟（ZAPU）形式的政治反对派。进行了各种政治建构、命名和贴标签，为针对 ZAPU 及其领导人约书亚​​·恩科莫的武装行动创造条件和理由。那些必须被消灭的人的政治和人类身份被改变为敌人、持不同政见者、蛇和糠本身。关于 Gukurahundi 种族灭绝，学者们普遍关注围绕死者人数和杀戮的持久影响的争议。这篇文章是对真理和知识的暗杀，即在古库拉洪迪种族灭绝之前、伴随和之后的杀戮。真相和知识在种族灭绝之前、之中和之后消亡。命名和标记是为了为针对 ZAPU 及其领导人约书亚​​·恩科莫的武装行动创造条件和理由。那些必须被消灭的人的政治和人类身份被改变为敌人、持不同政见者、蛇和糠本身。关于 Gukurahundi 种族灭绝，学者们普遍关注围绕死者人数和杀戮的持久影响的争议。这篇文章是对真理和知识的暗杀，即在古库拉洪迪种族灭绝之前、伴随和之后的杀戮。真相和知识在种族灭绝之前、之中和之后消亡。命名和标记是为了为针对 ZAPU 及其领导人约书亚​​·恩科莫的武装行动创造条件和理由。那些必须被消灭的人的政治和人类身份被改变为敌人、持不同政见者、蛇和糠本身。关于 Gukurahundi 种族灭绝，学者们普遍关注围绕死者人数和杀戮的持久影响的争议。这篇文章是对真理和知识的暗杀，即在古库拉洪迪种族灭绝之前、伴随和之后的知识屠杀的考虑。真相和知识在种族灭绝之前、之中和之后消亡。学者们普遍关注围绕死者人数和杀戮的持久影响的争议。这篇文章是对真理和知识的暗杀，即在古库拉洪迪种族灭绝之前、伴随和之后的杀戮。真相和知识在种族灭绝之前、之中和之后消亡。学者们普遍关注围绕死者人数和杀戮的持久影响的争议。这篇文章是对真理和知识的暗杀，即在古库拉洪迪种族灭绝之前、伴随和之后的杀戮。真相和知识在种族灭绝之前、之中和之后消亡。