Isn’t that similar to celebrating Russian Independence Day on June 12th in Ukraine? Or celebrating Hitler’s Birthday in Britain after they joined the war? I just don’t see how that’s genocidal. It’s not allowing people to celebrate the enemy.
“Enemy” is a relative term. Imprisoning the Japanese in internment camps was a genocidal act. It was an attempt to eliminate a culture because of a perception that they were “the enemy” when they were not.
But I am not talking about Japanese internment camps nor am I justifying them. Again, I am talking about celebrating the independence day of the country invading yours. I just don’t see how banning that is genocide.
I gave a specific scenario. A country refusing to let people celebrate the independence day of the invading force. Which is who I was defining as “the enemy,” and I’m not sure how you weren’t clear on that. In this case, “the enemy” is Russia, which I think you agree with me about.
And I just do not see how Ukraine banning the celebration of Russian independence day counts as genocide.
Isn’t that similar to celebrating Russian Independence Day on June 12th in Ukraine? Or celebrating Hitler’s Birthday in Britain after they joined the war? I just don’t see how that’s genocidal. It’s not allowing people to celebrate the enemy.
“Enemy” is a relative term. Imprisoning the Japanese in internment camps was a genocidal act. It was an attempt to eliminate a culture because of a perception that they were “the enemy” when they were not.
But I am not talking about Japanese internment camps nor am I justifying them. Again, I am talking about celebrating the independence day of the country invading yours. I just don’t see how banning that is genocide.
You’re talking about “the enemy” which, as noted, is a relative term.
Actively quashing a culture with the intent to eliminate it is genocide. That’s item © of the definition.
I gave a specific scenario. A country refusing to let people celebrate the independence day of the invading force. Which is who I was defining as “the enemy,” and I’m not sure how you weren’t clear on that. In this case, “the enemy” is Russia, which I think you agree with me about.
And I just do not see how Ukraine banning the celebration of Russian independence day counts as genocide.