Governments are extremely reluctant to label conflicts as genocides since it’s a legal term that invokes consequences. Genocide historian Waitman Wade Boern joins Mehdi Hasan to discuss the past reluctancy and Zelenskyy’s current claims that the Russian invasion is, in fact, a genocide.
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#Russia #Ukraine #Genocide
not a genocide. till chemical weapons get used. till nukes get used. then the world only gets to lament that it stood by and watched over yet another genocide and did not see it coming till it was too late.
Whoa whoa, why is this non-White commenting on White nations? Mind your business, interloper.
Really? What more proof do you
need to see? Ukraine did not
invade Russia!!!!
He didn’t call the war crime atrocities against the people of Falluja a genocide either, but it was.
They are hiding the word Genocide behind the word Denazification.
Stand up with your patriotism
Proud of you all
Pray for your country and all of the volunteers
The term “genocide” is not the property of the State of Israel. They were the victims of genocide, and so were others. It is clear that Putain is kidnapping and killing thousands of Ukrainians and will try to replace the population with ethnic Russian extremists such as in the occupied regions. It is hardly surprising that the more extreme Zionists stick to their “chosen people, special victims” status, especially when we understand that the largest pro-Israel organisation in the US is promoting Putain’s anti-Ukraine propaganda and a 100% backing the Russian invasion.
This entire bloody mess is the fault of the US and NATO. The US has had numerous chances to simply leave Ukraine alone, not try to bring it into NATO. That would have prevented this entirely. But, the US and NATO are aggressive, dangerous, imperialistic menaces that have purposely provoked Russia by threatening to put NATO troops/weapons on the Ukraine-Russia border. That would be exactly like Russia or China putting troops/weapons on the US borders with Canada or Mexico. How would the US react to that? All this blood is on the US and NATO’s hands.
Systematically killing the people Putin claims he is “liberating” is straight out of the Jim Jones playbook.
Of course its genocide. The fewer of them
T here are, the fewer to fight, now & later.
NICE EUROPE AND NATO BEEN UNDERSTOOD AND TALK JUST IF YOU SHOW THEIM YOUR POWER IN THIS MOMENTS BEEN IN COOPERATION . ok
I mean I’m not sure if what Putin is doing considering a genocide per say, but I’m totally confused why Putin is carpet bombing entire cities to the point they look like some kind of post apocalyptic sci fi movie. Putin’s goal (I believe) isn’t to wipe out all of Ukrainians but to wipe out enough innocent civilians to force them to surrender. It may be war crimes but I’m not sure if that meets the definition of genocide.
It’s not a genocide, it’s an extermination.
Russia committed genocide against Chechnya 20 years ago and Ukrainians 90 years ago
Those Ukrainians and Zelensky went “wakanda forever” on putins a$$
Read the definition of genocide and it’s obvious
Israelis and Jews in general, don’t own “Genocide” and are no the arbiters of what is or isn’t genocide. Russia is currently transporting Ukrainians to Siberia to work.
Kids and adults in Mariupol drink water from ground after rain . They buried dead bodies all around city , in parks gardens , everywhere. This is rusian world. Meanwhile in occupied parts of Ukraine: rusian soldiers sending Ukrainian civilians to concentration camps, or work camps . Search for people that relatives took part in Ukrainian resistance. Well done west ! Once again Nazi animals killing raping people. Do you like it ? USA do you like it ?
Why does American liberals support the nazis in Ukraine? Please explain
Trump called Putin’s invasion of Ukraine “wonderful” and said Putin was a “genius.” Meanwhile, President Joe Biden called Putin a “war criminal” and applied tough sanctions.
Given the brutality, time span, and totality of death and destruction. Yes. Yes this is genocide.
If it was a genocide already be 10%-30% of Ukrainian population be dead but it’s not
Stop with the propaganda