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[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You can tell which ones is ok to genocide if you wait a few decades to see what the winning side wrote into the history books.

/s
(The "is ok" is sarcasm, the rest is just a fact of humanity tho, we seem to praise ancient as well as recent genocidal spoils victors.)

[–] belastend@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There is a difference between what the powers that be allow and what we personally think is okay.

And the person I replied to apparently thinks genocide is okay as long as it hits the right people.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I don't disagree (and I didn't write anything disagreeing with that).

What I added was that we still on average admire nations build on genocide or immoral individuals just because of their wealth and status achieved (& how long lasting & persistent it is).

I never said that a bunch of us don't disagree with genociding anyone. There are always voices like this through the history.

(Tho on that note, not that it's relevant, about the person you replied to - I don't like when ppl use the word 'genocide' for a political party/military group & not something broader, like ethnicity.)