is genocide the right answer in some situations?

Question

is it okay to kill millions if the cause is sufficient?

Answer 1

Absolutely Not, Never.

Answer 2

Typically it is not an efficient method, and typically it doesn't work. People have a funny way of being able to survive. Hitler could not destroy the Jews. The Israelites destroyed many kingdoms on their way to the promise land, but many resurfaced. Genocide is a quick fix. Not a lasting end to any problems. Plus it is terrible, and the scars of war rarely heal.

Answer 3

It's only acceptable if you're shooting stupid people instead of someone of a specific race or religion. Race and religion don't enter into it, since they're irrelevant to an intelligent person. The only exception is Scientology, since everyone in there is too stupid to avoid being suckered by a cult founded by a crappy science fiction writer.

Answer 4

Contraception and sterilization are better than famine or genocide. But if population will continue to grow, it will happen again, as many times before.

Answer 5

in the universe this happens all the time.when all emotion is removed ...there is no right and wrong.... only cause and effect.......But then again we are humans so this question transcends this argument and leads to many more questions.....under what criteria would genocide be measured out? whom decides?Who benefits?

Answer 6

No, incase you haven't notice the effects of the holocaust still haunt people to this day. I thought that all of civilization had gotten past thinking like savages.

Answer 7

Maybe genocide of a terrorist group, not a group of civilians.

Answer 8

i have an answer, unfortunately it is another question. it goes like this:

'would you gladly put a gun to the head of a small child and pull the trigger?'

there's your answer.

Answer 9

Only in the case of fire ants is it the right answer.

Answer 10

no only a mad man or a mad government would think of that.but in the end they became a loser and nowhere to hide.