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It'll be worth it if the backlash is what brings about an end to "genocide inflation". Seriously, just because you don't like something, or even if it's really
by jl6 1y ago
It'll be worth it if the backlash is what brings about an end to "genocide inflation". Seriously, just because you don't like something, or even if it's really bad, doesn't make it genocide.
- idiotsecant 1y agoIt makes me morbidly curious what other 'fake genocides' you see as part of this epidemic of mislabeling ...
- cmrdporcupine 1y agoYou don't want to open the hatch on that one, my friend, you won't like what you'll see in the zeitgeist right now.
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- bgwalter 1y agoThe broad definition is from the 1948 United Nations Convention: https://www.ushmm.org/m/pdfs/20110210-what-is-genocide.pdf https://www.ushmm.org/m/pdfs/20110210-what-is-genocide.pdf Especially this one can be applied to many things: c. Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part.
- MSFT_Edging 1y ago> intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial, or religious group In this situation, it's specifically about farmers(large scale private landowners). The nature of them being targeted isn't purely because they're white, but that they hold 3/4 of the privately owned land in SA and likely wield that privilege and power.
- bgwalter 1y agoOh sure, my comment was addressing the general issue of perceived "genocide inflation". I have no knowledge about SA.
- MSFT_Edging 1y agoYeah, I think the person you were originally replying to was intended to whitewash actual genocidal activities currently happening, lumping this in with genuine ethnic cleansings to make a point of "genocide inflation".