So I signed up to recieve google alerts for all things genocide. They come everyday and I feel overwhelmed about the amount of information, but I can't quite get myself to erase the ones I have not read. So today I have been catching up and I stumbled on this article.
At one of the meetings, I think we had talked about the power of twitter and what was going on in Iran. It was pretty revolutionary (definetly cool) but in all honesty most people could not have told you where Iran was on a map. (Bill Mahher said that previous to twitter, most people might have concluded that iRan was a new app. for iphones!)
so, as we hurry to celebrate this small victory, lets consider the side effects. Anyway, read the article for yourself and share your thoughts.
Saturday, July 11, 2009
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His argument is completely unsubstantiated because he has no evidence. All he gives as evidence is: "It's easy to see how well this model applies to the Iranian situation, too."
ReplyDeleteAlso it is obvious by the way it is written, with its casual asides and particularly his last line, that this is nothing more than fear-mongering. He is suggesting that we should be prepared to see another genocide soon, and that is unavoidable.
Genocide has never been caused by tools, it is the bubbling of something far deeper. That is not to say that the state-sponsored genocides of the 20th century were not enabled to be more effective because of weapons, but genocide can be perpetrated by any tool no matter how old it is. The tools do not matter, what matters is how to understand the cause of a genocide and to bring it to the surface through means such as employed in South Africa with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.