According to Webster’s Dictionary, genocide is [the deliberate killing of people who belong to a particular racial, political, or cultural group] (Merriam-Webster, 2016). Genocide often brings up thoughts of the Holocaust, the mass killing of millions of Jews during the reign of Adolf Hitler. [The Holocaust was the systematic, bureaucratic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of six million Jews by the Nazi regime and its collaborators. Holocaust is a word of Greek origin meaning "sacrifice by fire"] (Holocaust Encyclopedia , 2016). Because genocide is vast and so destructive, it is no wonder that is core belief runs off hatred, violence, and bigotry. Genocide first got its infamous name after World War II when the world discovered the extent
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The United to End Genocide foundation lists countless ways on their website on how to prevent genocide from occurring again. The founder, Tom Andrews, is also the former Congressman of Maine. [Tom Andrews is President and Chief Executive Officer of United to End Genocide. A former Congressman from Maine, Tom is also the National Director of Win Without War, a coalition of forty national organizations promoting a more progressive national security strategy that calls for prudent use of military engagement] (United End to Genocide, …show more content…
While educating the visitor on all that is wrong with genocide, the site also highlights the accomplishments made by the human rights activists, [ In April 2012, President Barack Obama announced a series of actions to ensure the United States is better able to prevent and respond to genocide and mass atrocities. The landmark announcement came after years of pressure from activists and organizations working to ensure that the United States’ failure to adequately respond to past atrocities will not be repeated] (United End to Genocide, 2016). United End to Genocide also lists ways of helping prevent genocide to include donations, petition signatures, becoming a leader by helping the right officials to get elected or even volunteering to help with the cause. While the UEG’s efforts to prevent genocide can make an impact, they are but one small group in a large group consisting of millions. The destruction and devastation that occurs as a direct implication of genocide not only effects the citizens it disseminates, but also produces a destructive and communistic environment that can lead to a single minded view on life which could in turn become a domino of even worse decisions. It should be the drive of the Earth’s inhabitants to nourish that which they live on, not destroy
The United to End Genocide foundation lists countless ways on their website on how to prevent genocide from occurring again. The founder, Tom Andrews, is also the former Congressman of Maine. [Tom Andrews is President and Chief Executive Officer of United to End Genocide. A former Congressman from Maine, Tom is also the National Director of Win Without War, a coalition of forty national organizations promoting a more progressive national security strategy that calls for prudent use of military engagement] (United End to Genocide, …show more content…
While educating the visitor on all that is wrong with genocide, the site also highlights the accomplishments made by the human rights activists, [ In April 2012, President Barack Obama announced a series of actions to ensure the United States is better able to prevent and respond to genocide and mass atrocities. The landmark announcement came after years of pressure from activists and organizations working to ensure that the United States’ failure to adequately respond to past atrocities will not be repeated] (United End to Genocide, 2016). United End to Genocide also lists ways of helping prevent genocide to include donations, petition signatures, becoming a leader by helping the right officials to get elected or even volunteering to help with the cause. While the UEG’s efforts to prevent genocide can make an impact, they are but one small group in a large group consisting of millions. The destruction and devastation that occurs as a direct implication of genocide not only effects the citizens it disseminates, but also produces a destructive and communistic environment that can lead to a single minded view on life which could in turn become a domino of even worse decisions. It should be the drive of the Earth’s inhabitants to nourish that which they live on, not destroy