How many more times has the international community failed to come to assistance. (For the record, while we fought the Nazi's we did not really extend as much of a helping hand as we could have to jewish people there.)
My personal Failure List:
1) Uganda
2) Cambodia
3) Sudan
4) Rwanda
In most cases, we allowed most of the killings to occur with little more than a "tsk tsk" word of discouragement until after the fact.
2007-02-04 04:03:42 · 8 answers · asked by rostov 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
What we're talking about here is genocide, the destruction of a national, racial, ethnic or religious group. Here are some additions to your list...
Native American tribes - from north, central and south America
Aborigines in Australia
Croatia - against the Serbians
Burundi - Hutu vs. Tutsi (1972)
Bosnia - killing of Muslims (1992 - 1995)
2007-02-04 05:08:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hear what you are saying - I don't disagree, but I do have some issues (to play devil's advocate).
The list you give does not involve any of those primary countries involved in WW2. Hopefully the phrase "never again" will never be a lie in those countries that the Holocaust touched.
Genocide happens. Your list is short of countries like China, Russia, Iraq, and many others where a systematic destruction of peoples has taken place, because of race, political leaning or religion.
But what would you have us do? Who should be responsible for "policing" the world? Would you want want to risk troops from your country messing in the affairs of other countries?
Invasion is not the right answer (look at Vietnam, Iraq, Northern Ireland), but is it right to supply arms to one side or the other?
How does the international community decide who is right and who is wrong. History is littered with major powers backing the wrong horse - all you have to do is look back to the 80s when Iraq were the good guys and Iran were the baddies.
Your sentiments are spot on - I agree entirely. I just can't see a manageable way of dealing with the situation.
2007-02-04 12:16:36 · answer #2 · answered by the_lipsiot 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the 90's, there was some big ceremony for the 50th anniversary of the liberation of the death camps in Europe. At that time, several world leaders said "never again" while the killing was going on a few hundred miles away in Bosnia. It was disgusting.
2007-02-04 12:56:31 · answer #3 · answered by sudonym x 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You forgot the Ukrainian Famine, the Cultural Revolution and an the Killing Fields in Cambodia.
2007-02-04 12:07:45 · answer #4 · answered by answer man 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is more of 'hope' of the civilized community. The reality, like you say is far different. We'll always succumb to apathy and always take the easy road. The good folks at IG Farben will always be there to sell their Zyclon-B and the armament firms will be ready to market their latest smart bombs....its the way of things...get over it.
2007-02-04 12:30:52 · answer #5 · answered by Its not me Its u 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What about Yugoslavia in the mid-90s?
2007-02-04 12:12:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Q: Did we learn our lesson from the Rwandan genocide?
A: Darfur-nitely not.
2007-02-04 12:11:13 · answer #7 · answered by Danny 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dontforget bosnia and the surrounding area
2007-02-04 19:26:36 · answer #8 · answered by cav 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋