When taken to an extreme, hateful rhetoric by political leaders can precipitate civil wars and genocides, as was the case in the 1990s in Rwanda, where Hutu extremists used anti-Tutsi radio broadcasts to foment widespread violence.
When Politicians Use Hate Speech, Political Violence Increases|LGBTQ-Editor|September 29, 2020|No Straight News
More still are protesting the movie since parts were filmed in Xinjiang, a minority region of China facing cultural genocide from the government.
Amid geopolitical tensions, ‘Mulan’ is a litmus test for loyalties|rhhackettfortune|September 9, 2020|Fortune
The starkest example of that is the human rights abuses taking place against Uyghurs and other Muslim groups in Xinjiang, where some argue a full-blown genocide is underway.
China’s insatiable appetite for control is forcing even its “model minority” to rebel|Isabella Steger|September 4, 2020|Quartz
The war-on-fire mentality found especially fertile ground in California, a state that had emerged from the genocide and cultural destruction of tribes who understood fire and relied on its benefits to tend their land.
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Kitty Genovese is not in Bosnia, but genocide resides there now.
massacre, carnage, slaughter, mass murder, holocaust, annihilation, decimation, ethnic cleansing
Cultural definitions for genocide
genocide
[ (jen-uh-seyed) ]
The deliberate destruction of an entire race or nation. The Holocaust conducted by the Nazis in Germany and the Rwandan genocide are examples of attempts at genocide.