21st Century Genocides

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Throughout the history of humankind, killing one another to maintain justice was common, starting all the way from the very beginning of human beings by the sons of Adam; Cain and Abel. Although it was usual to kill one another at those times, nowadays with all the available technology and resources, the things have gone out of control. Such cases include when one country’s conflict between its people becomes another country’s problem, and thus causes that other country to interfere and lead to inevitable outcomes. One may think that the conflicts between people might be over by the 21st century but as primeval as it may seem, it is not! And, it has gotten worse with the still improving technology and therefore the abundant varieties of…show more content…
One of the examples of this advantage over weakness includes China. China has confessed that it provides weapons for the soldiers in Sudan and other war-stricken countries. The people in China providing these war-stricken countries with weaponry has considered the idea of gaining more money by selling weapons to soldiers who could then kill more people rather than aiding in the conflict to promote peace by helping the poor. (6: internet source). After all, how are the war countries going to survive and provide goods for themselves if they do not get any help? Somebody needs to say “Stop, enough people have…show more content…
In all of the cases, there is always a person (either the president/ the head of the government or the general) or a group triggering others without knowing the dreadful outcomes and pushing them to the end where they murder one another. Referring back to the three things that have an essential role in leading the wars, all of them can be connected to the genocides given as examples in the text. Again, these three subjects include: diplomacy, democracy and military. First of all, diplomacy as defined in the dictionary is the “Art of conducting relationships for gain without conflict”. However, The Cambodian Genocide which was caused by the cracks in diplomacy, the Prince had taken a side with a guerilla organization to attack the general; lead to a genocide of Asia. (Kiennan, 550) Next, both Rwanda and Darfur genocides include military power and wars, trying to get rid of minority people by forcing them immigrate out of the country. Recently, “A May 9 Defense Intelligence Agency report stated plainly that the Rwandan violence was not spontaneous but was directed by the government, with lists of victims prepared well in advance. “ (Power,
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