By virtually wiping out the ‘male stock’, tribal women hope they can avoid deadly bow-and-arrow wars between the villages in the future.
‘Babies grow into men and men turn into warriors,’ said Rona Luke, a village wife who is attending a special ‘peace and reconciliation’ meeting in the mountain village of Goroka.
‘It’s because of the terrible fights that have brought death and destruction to our villages for the past 20 years that all the womenfolk have agreed to have all new-born male babies killed,’ said Mrs Luke.
‘The women have had enough of men engaging in tribal conflicts and bringing misery to them.’
This is what two neighbouring villages in Papua New Guinea have decided is the best way to solve the problem of chronic conflict. And I still can't decide whether it's the most ingenious or idiotic thing I've ever heard. (Actually I can, but it's an impressive idea nonetheless)
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