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Exemplifying the Horror Of Some European Colonization—Leopold’s Congo
[The following was originally posted on the H-NET List on the History and Theory of Genocide, November 2, 2001] Having just read Adam Hochschild’s King Leopold’s Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and...
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Leopold’s Congo—A docudrama
I just provided the cold statistics on King Leopold’s democide in his Congo. But, how did it become his? Unfortunately, King Leopold of Belgium was an intelligent man. He used his brilliance to wield...
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Kill Them, Or We Will Kill You–Rawandan Docudrama
[This is a fictional ducudrama on the Rwandan genocide first published on June 5, 2005] I met him at a dinner party. I will never forget him. Even years later, when I see blood, mine from a shaving...
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The World’s Greatest Unknown Genocide and Ethnic Cleansing
click me^–> [First published October 6, 2005] You virtually never read about it, nor do genocide scholars generally discuss it, or include it in their books. Yet, about 15,000,000 people were...
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The Holocaust Obsession
[First published May 12, 2005] To avoid any misunderstanding, I must say at the beginning that I stand with all those who absolutely condemn the Holocaust. It was one of the most despicable acts of...
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A docudrama of the Armenian Genocide: “Please Kill Him Now”
March 30, 1916 Sambayat, Turkey The sky was azure blue and dotted with fluffy, white clouds. Beneath it, a convoy of young women and children shuffled into the town and down the main road. All bore...
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Its Democide, Not Politicide
click me^–> [First published October 25, 2005] Some of you may have come across the term politicide. Barbara Harff (here) and I independently developed the concept. I used it to refer to the murder...
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Armenian Genocide
[first published May 4, 2005] Were the total number of human beings murdered by governments—their democide—widely known, it would be stunning and chilling. And perhaps it would bring pressure on...
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Genocide Versus Democide
[February 4, 2005] I want to comment on the UN report denying genocide in Darfur. But, first I want to clarify the difference between genocide and democide. Often in this blog I use the latter term...
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Democide Vs. Other Causes of Death
[First published February 1, 2005] A question I often get is how all the murder committed by governments, virtually all by criminal dictatorships (sorry, that was redundant—I need only say...
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