Eight Stages of Genocide
1.
Classification
Classification refers to a division of the population into racial, religious and ethnic divisions. In Rwanda, the population was divided into Tutsi and Hutu, an ethnic divide in which the Tutsi were considered nobility. The stark divide between culture and ethnicity in Rwanda created an environment prone to conflict. According to Genocide Watch, recognizing this, finding and closing the divide is a successful preventative to genocide.
2.
Symbolization
Symbolization refers to labeling the classified group. The groups dividing society are identified by a certain name, language, type of dress, uniforms or religious symbols. The symbolization of a certain ethnicity, race or religion easily and visibly differentiates that group, and the gap between two groups widens.
3.
Dehumanization
Dehumanization, as the word suggests, is a process by which a particular group is marked as sub-human. This includes describing them as animals or disease. Trump's labeling of Hispanics as "animals, criminals, " fits this definition.
The process of dehumanization often involves negative propaganda campaigns. The process of dehumanization allows the government to violate the human rights of the targeted group without the widespread criticism of the country’s people, just as long as the propaganda efforts are successful.
4.
Organization
Organization refers to the planning of action, as genocide requires both collective action and group identification. The video clearly shows how the victims have been rounded up, collected in an area, and now taken somewhere, unknown.
5.
Polarization
In the polarization stage, groups are further driven apart by extremists. This would include any utterances by the state that the group is not entitled to benefits of "normal" citizens, like jobs, living space, etc.
6.
Preparation
In preparation, further planning takes place. For instance, “death lists” are created or
people are segregated into camps.
At these camps, the targeted groups are subjected to starvation and disease, mimicking the consequences of extreme poverty.
7.
Extermination
I have no doubt those poor souls we saw in the video will be killed, one way or another.
8.
Denial
In the final stage, the perpetrators attempt to cover up their crimes or refer to reports of genocide as overstated.
China is actively trying to hide what is happening here.
The extermination stage is genocide. I
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