It’s all about worthy and unworthy victims again. Worthy victims, the Uyghur because China bad and unworthy victims, the Palestinians because Israel good. One is seen as a threat, the other one as an ally so they get different media treatment. But in the end, people are getting exterminated systematically.
At least 5. Arguably the Israel-Gaza situation, Russia- Ukraine, Sudan(also with Russian involvement), China’s treatment of the Uyghurs, and Myanmar’s treatment of the Rohingya.
Obviously, those screeching loudest about genocide X, are inevitably entirely quiet about genocide Y, while accusing country Z of hypocrisy. I haven’t named any sides, but if anyone reads this comment and thinks I’m talking about them, perhaps it’s time for some introspection.
Not that whataboutism is particularly relevant for those suffering. But hey, why would anyone let human suffering and nuance get in the way of some political point scoring, real politik or a nice online shouting match.
Meanwhile we walk ever closer towards the precipice of the climate apocalypse. If it’s isn’t already too late.
It looks like the closest thing the US is genociding is temporarily separating children from parents to ensure they’re actually parents and not traffickers and to confirm their history.
Here’s more for those wondering. It doesn’t meet genocide definitions. It received major lashback when they did. A federal judge halted it.
In the present Convention, genocide means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such:
Killing members of the group;
Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group;
Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part;
Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group;
Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.
That’s the only way to remove their culture though… unless you kill them. Separation is not genocide, and is why no legit sources have called the USA out on it
What’s changed between when genocide was uncovered and now? What makes biden’s policy less genocidal than trump’s? Or have you always been a genocide denier, even when the concentration camps and their conditions first saw a bunch of coverage?
What’s changed between when genocide was uncovered and now? What makes biden’s policy less genocidal than trump’s? Or have you always been a genocide denier, even when the concentration camps and their conditions first saw a bunch of coverage?
I just root my understanding in reality and verifiable sauce. Like I did while nobody else followed suit.
There are 2 genocides actively occurring (or at least in the forefront).
Western media does not shy away from calling one a genocide (as they should), but refuses to call the other one a genocide.
There are a lot more than two, tbh.
Yes, hence the caveat of being in the forefront.
Myanmar
It’s all about worthy and unworthy victims again. Worthy victims, the Uyghur because China bad and unworthy victims, the Palestinians because Israel good. One is seen as a threat, the other one as an ally so they get different media treatment. But in the end, people are getting exterminated systematically.
At least 5. Arguably the Israel-Gaza situation, Russia- Ukraine, Sudan(also with Russian involvement), China’s treatment of the Uyghurs, and Myanmar’s treatment of the Rohingya.
Obviously, those screeching loudest about genocide X, are inevitably entirely quiet about genocide Y, while accusing country Z of hypocrisy. I haven’t named any sides, but if anyone reads this comment and thinks I’m talking about them, perhaps it’s time for some introspection.
Not that whataboutism is particularly relevant for those suffering. But hey, why would anyone let human suffering and nuance get in the way of some political point scoring, real politik or a nice online shouting match.
Meanwhile we walk ever closer towards the precipice of the climate apocalypse. If it’s isn’t already too late.
Absolutely. I went through a couple of revisions before settling on 2 based on being current and in the forefront.
Don’t forget about the US. We’ve been genociding Hispanic migrants for a while now.
Why the heck are you getting downvoted? You’re absolutely right, it didn’t stop when we found out about it or when biden became president
I guess people don’t know that the UNs definition of genocide includes more than just killing a bunch of people.
It looks like the closest thing the US is genociding is temporarily separating children from parents to ensure they’re actually parents and not traffickers and to confirm their history.
Here’s more for those wondering. It doesn’t meet genocide definitions. It received major lashback when they did. A federal judge halted it.
https://www.npr.org/2023/12/08/1218336878/immigration-family-separation-judge-settlement-border
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2dQ4-VNaG3s&pp=ygURY2hhbm5lbCA1IG1pZ3JhbnQ%3D
https://www.un.org/en/genocideprevention/genocide.shtml
It does meet the UNs definition of genocide.
They’re guilty of number 4 as well, there’s been multiple reports of immigrant women being sterilized against their will
https://www.aclu.org/news/immigrants-rights/immigration-detention-and-coerced-sterilization-history-tragically-repeats-itself
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/dec/22/ice-gynecologist-hysterectomies-georgia
They’re not transferring kids to indoctrinate them though. It’s bullshit they’re doing it but it’s not genocide.
The definition says nothing about indoctrination.
That’s the only way to remove their culture though… unless you kill them. Separation is not genocide, and is why no legit sources have called the USA out on it
What’s changed between when genocide was uncovered and now? What makes biden’s policy less genocidal than trump’s? Or have you always been a genocide denier, even when the concentration camps and their conditions first saw a bunch of coverage?
I just root my understanding in reality and verifiable sauce. Like I did while nobody else followed suit.
Yuck. Have fun voting for trump ig if you hate hispanic immigrants that much