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The story it links to - which NEVER mentions the terms "genocide," "democide," or "ethnocide": [http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_1878534,00.html] [[User:PFoster|PFoster]] 11:58, 12 July 2007 (EDT)
The story it links to - which NEVER mentions the terms "genocide," "democide," or "ethnocide": [http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_1878534,00.html] [[User:PFoster|PFoster]] 11:58, 12 July 2007 (EDT)
:So, (A) we need a definition or standard of genocide or democide; and (B) the figure of 311 homicides per 100,000 ethnic Boers is roughly three times the national average of homicide in the United States; Genocide Watch states, "by 2001 (1,000/45,000*100=) 2.2 percent of ethno-European farmers had already been murdered." Further, these do not appear to be random attacks, rather youth being incited by, as ''WorldNetDaily'' reports, the current South African Head of Government. These are indeed serious charges. [[User:RobS|RobS]] 12:07, 12 July 2007 (EDT)
:So, (A) we need a definition or standard of genocide or democide; and (B) the figure of 311 homicides per 100,000 ethnic Boers is roughly three times the national average of homicide in the United States; Genocide Watch states, "by 2001 (1,000/45,000*100=) 2.2 percent of ethno-European farmers had already been murdered." Further, these do not appear to be random attacks, rather youth being incited by, as ''WorldNetDaily'' reports, the current South African Head of Government. These are indeed serious charges. [[User:RobS|RobS]] 12:07, 12 July 2007 (EDT)
I'm sorry, Rob, in my little world, if I want to discuss human rights abuses in Africa, I stick with the African Union, HRW, AI, the UN, African newspapers from the country in question and its neighbours, the AllAfrica news wire, the ICG, ReliefWeb, and possibly BBC, the Times of London, NYT, Le Monde, Agence France-Presse, Foreign Affairs, and the International Herald Tribune for a Western media perspective. You don't seem to be interested in the fact that these sources have precious little to say on the topic. What is WorldNetDaily? I'm sure Genocide Watch means well, but it seems to be a web-only phenomenon that cobbles together stories but doesn't get cited all that often by human rights groups. Neither of us is going to convince the other, and your sysop status means you de facto win the argument. [[User:PFoster|PFoster]] 12:18, 12 July 2007 (EDT)