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| − | '''Democide''' is defined as large-scale murder by a government, similar to a genocide or ethnic cleansing. The twentieth century has seen | + | '''Democide''' is defined as large-scale murder by a government, similar to a genocide or ethnic cleansing. The twentieth century has seen massive and unprecedented democides motived by [[atheistic]] and corrupt ideologies, including the [[Holocaust]]. |
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Revision as of 20:29, May 25, 2007
Democide is defined as large-scale murder by a government, similar to a genocide or ethnic cleansing. The twentieth century has seen massive and unprecedented democides motived by atheistic and corrupt ideologies, including the Holocaust.
Examples
- Parts of the Holocaust by Nazi Germany may be considered democide.
- The Khmer Rouge-instigated murder in Democratic Kampuchea (now Cambodia) caused the death of 1/3 of the Cambodian population.
- The Great Purge of the Stalinist Soviet Union was the largest purge in a series of purges lasting eighty years (1917-1987), which left over 60 million people dead.
Sources
- Death by Government,By R.J. Rummel, New Brunswick, N.J.: Transaction Publishers, 1994.
- Islamic "Democide" in Iran, Amil Imani, New Media Journal, May 24, 2007.