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Murdering one person is murder; murdering a substantial number of people in a region is genocide. Scale can definitely change the fundamental nature of somethin
by Beltalowda 4y ago
Murdering one person is murder; murdering a substantial number of people in a region is genocide. Scale can definitely change the fundamental nature of something.
- avgcorrection 4y agoNot really. Genocide is about intent, about who you target. Killing all Sami people in Sweden would be a genocide. Dropping a nuke on Washington D.C. would not be a genocide.
- hgsgm 4y agoKilling nearly all Sami in Sweden is a genocide. Killing one Sami because they are Sami is a hate crime, not a genocide.
- avgcorrection 4y agoYes?
- avgcorrection 4y agoSeems that you misread...