Because people are not educated enough about other countries, otherwise they would know, blood diamonds are something that not everyone has heard of, they know how dangerous they can be and how millions of people every year they are killed by them. When I was tasked with going to South Africa to meet someone who had been affected by conflict diamonds, I was not prepared for what I was about to embark on. I learned that these diamonds, which are supposed to represent love and wealth, are actually fuel for war, abuse of civil rights and violence. I arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo on my first day. Immediately after getting off the plane I was taken to a small village. There I was to meet a dozen people who had been directly affected by the conflict diamond war. I had just entered the village when suddenly I heard numerous gunshots explode. The driver immediately stopped the car, turned around and yelled “Follow me.” I was absolutely panicking. He got out of the car and jumped into a nearby trench. Of course I follow...