What can be done to prevent genocide?
540817
little bit of a vague question and some TERRIBLE ANSWERS! \nchristian_mi (or whatever his name is) wrote an answer that allows for a perfect example of how genocide begins...\n\nyes, education is important and bla bla... but one important factor could be democracy. in a democracy the people do not fear the government but the government (president) fears the people. when a state is a representative one, it represents all its people, and ruled by its citizens then it is not in favor of war much (unless considered a must, or self defense)and especially not of civil wars. In a democracy, people are educated without censorship (at least not grave ones), thus the president cannot just impose his(her) ideas on the people. \nTake a look at past genocides, they rise out of poverty, ignorance, dictatorships, foreign power influences causing wars by proxy... The most famous genocide of Hitler has its roots in a country that was suffering and bitter from the outcomes of WW I, then there is Cambodia where the communist government decided it was time to start from scratch, Rwandan genocide mainly due to a population that was discriminated against for many years, Somalia, x-Yugoslavia a state composed of very different peoples on fake grounds by foreign powers, then there are those in South America, Africa and now in the Middle East. \n\n\nNow, a stable democracy could be one of the best treatments against genocide, though a cure is perhaps not yet possible.
874737
I'm out here in Iraq and trust me... please trust me when i tell you that it's not all the same or to prevent genocide. Keep in mind that most if not all countries were forged by wars. Specially our great U.S. of A. Need less to say that I pray  everyday for myself and my brothers and sisters in arms because Sh!t is going to hit the fan once saddam is executed...Once more this is nothing like Hotel Rwanda, nothing all,
541654
Genocide is defined by the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (CPPCG) article 2 as any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, 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; and forcibly transferring children of the group to another group."\n\nGood Examples:\n- The Holocaust during World War II\n- Rwanda in 1994
540759
1) convincing the people who have not experienced it that it is a good thing.\n2) making sure that power mongers don't taint it or try to take it over.\n3) making sure the neighboring aggressive countries don't see it as a sign of weakness and attack.\n4) making sure the older democratic countries who are "helping out" don't stick their business all over your country.
143969
If you mean prevent the growth of terrorists, then it would be to bring up the standard of living in poor countries and educate the people, destroy despots and introduce a free society that allows and nurtures their specific religions and beliefs without denying others. Since there will always be poverty and governments that are cruel to their own people, it will take a long time. Effectively you have to transform entire societies.\nTo prevent the introduction of terrorist activities within the US, we should adopt similar restrictions and intelligence gathering as that in other countries that are currently under siege, perhaps similar to Israel?
578501
i would say they are unwilling, not unable.  the perpetrators deny it's happening and the rest of the world pretend that they are telling the truth because if we admitted that genocide was happening, we would have to do something about it.  basically the rest of the world is too wrapped up in their own problems to care about the massive and continual slaughter of other people that they secretely consider insignificant.  it's horrible, but that seems to be the state of the world.  the only way to change it is for more people to speak up and speak up loudly and refuse to allow the crimes to continue.
114900
I think if there's an overwhelming plea from the people of that country for help, or in nations such as Sudan and Rwanda where there is overwhelming evidence of genocide, then yes. \n\nOtherwise no.
991285
racism, genocide, and death
657215
Uh...\nWhat genocide? It has been conclusively rebutted by an INDIAN academic. Here read this. Hopefully, it will broaden your obviously limited horizon.
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I am very concerned about this subject and have emailed Bush and my state reps.  I also joined savedarfur.  Here is the latest info I received.  Hope this helps!\n\nsome exciting news: Academy-award winner George Clooney will speak at the Save Darfur Rally to Stop Genocide in Washington, D.C., on April 30!\n\nClooney and his father, Nick, just returned on Sunday from a fact-finding trip to the Darfur region.  They now know from first-hand evidence how dire the situation in Darfur has become.  Hundreds of thousands have been killed and nearly one-third of the population of Darfur has been displaced.  And the world simply watches and waits.\n\nWe must show President Bush and other world leaders that the time to act is now!\n\nIf you can't make it to Washington there are many other rallies in other parts of the country all with goal of drawing attention to the tragic Darfur genocide.\n\n\nWe have collected hundreds of thousands of postcards.  Now we must show our will through sheer numbers.  The Rally to Stop Genocide will be a huge gathering of people from all over the country – and the world – who are committed to ending the genocide in Darfur.  \n\n\nThank you, \n\nDavid Rubenstein\nSave Darfur Coalition\n\nP.S. George Clooney will appear on the Oprah show tomorrow, Wednesday the 26th, to talk about his trip and the situation in Darfur.  Visit Oprah.com for more information and please tune in.
1155575
no...\nthat wont solve anything...\nif it truly is the anti-Christ there will be people protecting it and it will escape the genocide.\nplus it is exactly the sort of thing Satan would love... all those innocent babies and with no real result.
790875
Except for the small detail of the army that's perpetrating that genocide, yes.  The problem is that malnourished people without weapons cannot overtake a governmental army.  It also doesn't help that the African Union is doing nothing to help the situation there.  They have 7,000 troops (who don't do anything) to patrol an area the size of France.
1100122
Stop foreign aid which funds third world dictatorships.   Pull out western government intervention, since they are rarely ever able to achieve any of their stated goals, anyhow.  Let the corrupt regimes run out of money.  Eventually, they will be unable to pay for the rottweilers that keep the masses down.  Then the poor people have a fighting chance of beating their poverty.\n\nAs a side note, power has a way of attracting the the most corrupt, self-serving members of society.   So to see it in other countries, as well as my own, comes as no surprise.
1157335
They have to be stopped, peace or not, before they bring it here again!\nI do not want that here!  Try to help them... OVER THERE!
1182221
What would you suggest we do don't touch the Murdering fuckers. Just do the same to the next Bastard that causes so much death and Misery to so many.
643335
stop the wars. help those less fortunate then us to live a better life. give help to society where you can. be tolerant of people.
758590
Yes.  The UN is ineffective.  Look at Darfur.  They have done nothing to stop the genocide.  And the libs wanted nothing to be done in Iraq either.  I guess gassing the Kurds and torturing innocents is nothing to be concerned about