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In reply to the discussion: Anatomy of a Moral Panic: The repressive machine currently arrayed against campus protests follows a familiar pattern. [View all]AloeVera
(4,305 posts)47. Full, original meaning of genocide. Very interesting.
The term 'genocide' was coined in 1944 by a Jewish Polish legal scholar, Raphael Lemkin, who wrote[g] that "the term does not necessarily signify mass killings".[159][160]
More often [genocide] refers to a coordinated plan aimed at destruction of the essential foundations of the life of national groups so that these groups wither and die like plants that have suffered a blight. The end may be accomplished by the forced disintegration of political and social institutions, of the culture of people, of their language, their national feelings and their religion. It may be accomplished by wiping out all basis of personal security, liberty, health and dignity. When these means fail the machine gun can always be utilized as a last resort. Genocide is directed against a national group as an entity and the attack on individualthes is only secondary to the annihilation of the national group to which they belong.[159]
More often [genocide] refers to a coordinated plan aimed at destruction of the essential foundations of the life of national groups so that these groups wither and die like plants that have suffered a blight. The end may be accomplished by the forced disintegration of political and social institutions, of the culture of people, of their language, their national feelings and their religion. It may be accomplished by wiping out all basis of personal security, liberty, health and dignity. When these means fail the machine gun can always be utilized as a last resort. Genocide is directed against a national group as an entity and the attack on individualthes is only secondary to the annihilation of the national group to which they belong.[159]
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_genocide_accusation
Now look at Gaza and I/P again.
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Anatomy of a Moral Panic: The repressive machine currently arrayed against campus protests follows a familiar pattern. [View all]
WhiskeyGrinder
May 2024
OP
Bolsters my argument that Israel couldn't continue the war, at least at the same scale.
AloeVera
May 2024
#92
Theoretically, yes. But the U.S. has power and Israel is militarily dependent.
AloeVera
May 2024
#96
"Israel is a strong country militarily, has its own military industry, has a very well-trained military"
shrike3
May 2024
#100
You were the one who said a smaller war would be better. Less people killed, and all.
shrike3
May 2024
#107
And if every ounce of aid is withdrawn and the war continues, who will you blame then?
shrike3
May 2024
#76
If anybody out there has a magic wand, I suggest they send it to the White House forthwith.
shrike3
May 2024
#95
I don't agree. The protests help both Hamas and Netanyahu. They do no good. This
Demsrule86
May 2024
#44
I am prevented by the DU terms of use from answering your accusation directly.
Beastly Boy
May 2024
#19
I m sufficiently educated on the subject to question your understanding of it.
Beastly Boy
May 2024
#38
I am not supporting genocide, and I am not at all certain you understand the meaning of the word.
Beastly Boy
May 2024
#66
Some behavior towards Jewish students by those protesting GAZA is clearly antisemitic.
Demsrule86
May 2024
#25
Interestingly, this theory illustrates the nature of antisemitism in its current iteration.
Beastly Boy
May 2024
#11
Agreed, and it's further proof that the students themselves aren't initiating the trouble
FakeNoose
May 2024
#26
Thanks for posting. The ICC should be free to prosecute war crimes against any perpetrators.
Ping Tung
May 2024
#42
I feel that people don't really understand or accept how bad anti-semitism is
ismnotwasm
May 2024
#40
I am saying that it is NOT antisemitic to believe that those who support
DemocraticPatriot
May 2024
#111