Genocide is a word that many people feel they know the meaning of. Unfortunately many people are wrong when they try to define it. It's a very complex word that can be manipulated and twisted to sound how certain people want it to sound. People including myself thought knew what genocide means but there are so many ways of twisting around the definition it makes it a very difficult word to truly identify and have one simple set meaning for it. Due to its complex definition its very difficult to distinguish whether or not certain events in history can truly be labeled as genocide. These debates and studies are still taking place today and are getting more and more difficult to understand. When someone keeps changing a words true meaning, how can you truly make decisions that are quite crucial and life changing? It's a very difficult thing to understand and I think we will continue to struggle with it for many years to come.
The man who came up with the actual definition of genocide......
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