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Polarization And Persecution In The Armenian Genocide

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An important part of a genocide, on the side of the perpetrator, acts as the structural changes of the society. The perpetrators in genocides use polarization, preparation, and persecution to separate the victims from the rest of society. In the Armenian Genocide, every step taken before the genocide helped the Turks seem justified when the killing of the Armenians began. Therefore, polarization, preparation, and persecution stand very importantly in the formation of the Armenian Genocide.
Polarization stands as the start of separating the society from the victims of the genocide. An example of this can be seen in this statement: “Extremists drive the groups apart. Hate groups broadcast polarizing propaganda. Laws may forbid intermarriage or …show more content…

Persecution can be defined in this statement, “They often use euphemisms to cloak their intentions, such as referring to their goals as “ethnic cleansing,” “purification,” or “counter-terrorism.” They build armies, buy weapons, and train their troops and militias. They indoctrinate the populace with fear of the victim group. Leaders often claim that “if we don’t kill them, they will kill us. (The Ten Stages of Genocide, Gregory H. Stanton)” It is represented in both other stages mentioned that the Turks mostly cloaked their intentions through religion and propaganda. Though, after the genocide, and still to this day the Turks refuse to call the murders' genocide. In the minds of the Turkish people, the Armenians remain an enemy force and their slaughter was a necessary war measure. Many countries have accepted the Armenian genocide as an official genocide but the U. S will still not admit it is genocide. Not admitting that this awful event persists as a genocide, gives the Turks a pass on what they did and caused. The discard of the genocide has greatly affected the Armenian people and has made this event even more devastating for them; knowing that their ancestor’s deaths will not be recognized or

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