Genocide

[jupiter]

I was reading about genocide in my geography book today. It isn’t the subject of genocide that really got me thinking though but the afterthought of it.

Genocide is a terrible thing that can happen in any country which it has happened to.
I guess my first question is why are most genocides overlooked by most people?

I mean people only look at the people who died as a mere statistic and nothing more.
The only one that still gets any attention today in our schools is the Holocaust and even that isn’t really taught to anyone. The only reason that still gets attention is because of Anne Frank and her diary.

It seems to me that the only time people care about these kinds of things is when a thing they love is getting threatened. I guess it might just be human nature.

Anyone have any other thoughts to add on this?
(This might be a bit incoherent but I am pretty tired writing this, if that is a legitimate excuse.)

[Cool As Ice Cream]

The only one that still gets any attention today in our schools is the Holocaust and even that isn’t really taught to anyone. The only reason that still gets attention is because of Anne Frank and her diary.[/quote:1a1vcirc]
how is anne frank’s diary a reason to teach about the holocaust?
surely they have other reasons, and the diary is only one of the means to teach about it. no?

[Sven]

The only one that still gets any attention today in our schools is the Holocaust and even that isn’t really taught to anyone. The only reason that still gets attention is because of Anne Frank and her diary.[/quote:2o3yqol8]
how is anne frank’s diary a reason to teach about the holocaust?
surely they have other reasons, and the diary is only one of the means to teach about it. no?[/quote:2o3yqol8]

Agreed.

Same goes for:
Primo Levi
and, Eli Weisel by the way (with a major link to MCIS nonetheless)

[marigold]

It seems to me that the only time people care about these kinds of things is when a thing they love is getting threatened. I guess it might just be human nature.

Anyone have any other thoughts to add on this?
(This might be a bit incoherent but I am pretty tired writing this, if that is a legitimate excuse.) [/quote:32rl6ilj]

Yep, in general, people only care about what can affect them in their immediate surroundings. If it is happening in another country, it is too distant for them to think about. Even if you do care about them, and want to help somehow, it seems almost an impossible task. You can donate or whatever, at least.

If it was a relative of theirs, or their safety was being threatened, then they’ll start caring.

[jupiter]

we’re ALL relatives

[Cool As Ice Cream]

we’re not.

[jupiter]

you dont come from planet Earth?

[marigold]

i don’t think he’s from here

[jupiter]

dave’s not here man!!!!!!!!!

[Cool As Ice Cream]

we’re not all relatives.
it is beyond me why anyone would think we are.

[marigold]

Humans are all genetic relatives, I think that’s what Jupiter means.

[jupiter]

yep

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