• TheparishofChigwell@sh.itjust.works
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    5 days ago

    Genocide is the deliberate attempt to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group.

    What do you say it is then? Instead of going: “nu-uh!” at things

    context often helps the thinkers to recognize the non thinkers

      • TheparishofChigwell@sh.itjust.works
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        5 days ago

        Ethnic might? I don’t know how to teach you how to think critically I’m sorry. I would put money on you being American though, you’re that willfully ignorant and obtuse

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          Do you find it hard putting pants on in the morning?

          Genocide is only that when aimed at a race, not a locale

          Genocide is the deliberate attempt to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group.

          Is a nation or state a race? Is any race besides white a minority???

          Fuck, you morons are exhausting.

          I would put money on you being American though, you’re that willfully ignorant and obtuse, you removed are exhausting.

          I was going to say the same thing about you, lol. Fuck no, I’m not American.

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            Technically Texan is a nationality/demonym with a shared culture. You could argue that killing everyone in Texas would be a genocide based on that, but it would be open to interpretation.

            I think a better argument would be that killing everyone in Texas would necessitate the extermination of the Tejanos, which is an established ethnicity and shared culture native to Texas.

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              If you attempt to destroy the entirety of a people in a state/province/nation, I think that’s pretty cut and dry, but yeah I get what you’re saying.

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                It’s mostly semantic, but arguing semantics is kind of the basis of any legal system. Imo most conflicts that reach a level of total war vicariously engage in a collection of genocidal actions even if that is not the original intent.

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                  No, most wars don’t reach the level of genocide. Yes, most wars that the US has fought in reach the level of genocide. Hmm weird.

          • TheparishofChigwell@sh.itjust.works
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            What? If you are being pedantic by focusing on my first statement and completely ignoring where I elaborated, what are we actually discussing here? My choice of words?

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              5 days ago

              Uhh yeah. Your choice of words in a written communication are pretty important. You said genocide only matters if it’s done to a race. I said you were wrong. You provided the definition, which proved you were wrong. You insulted me. I insulted you back. I’m sorry if this was a difficult chain for you to follow. Better luck next time.

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                4 days ago

                Yes I did under define, then elaborated to correct that. It’s a human way to communicate conscisely. I am sorry for insulting you but attacking someone whole wielding a wrong definition yourself came across as rude to me and as a statement wholly driven by ego.

                Someone else commented that genocide is any group, which is just short sighted. I’ll be elaborating further there if your ego demands you nitpick further.