Civilized people do not allow people to be slaughtered into extinction. Arguably the most stupid comment ever posted. By direct implication, this statement asserts that there are no civilised peoples on earth, because various peoples have been doing exactly this to various other peoples, or attempting to, for all of recorded history, and very likely for all of history, period.
''Do not allow'', forsooth? What rubbish. What would you have, say, Norway, Germany, Japan, Australia, India, Chile, or the US do here? Issue a stern reprimand from the UN? Dispatch legions of lawyers in aid of your wonted ''prosecution of mass murderers''? Invade?
The point is here that there is exactly no external way to prevent, or halt once in progress, such slaughter in most cases. Further, there is no external way to prevent future retaliation, aka payback, generation on generation. For further details, see the Balkans.
As to policy, see the famous prayer of St. Francis.
"Arguably the most stupid comment ever posted. "
i beg to differ. it's only the SECOND most stupid comment ever posted.
"By direct implication, this statement asserts that there are no civilised peoples on earth, because various peoples have been doing exactly this to various other peoples, or attempting to, for all of recorded history, and very likely for all of history, period."
my statement was meant to rebuke yours, which effectively posed the question "what's in it for us whether or not these africans live?" asking such a question put you outside the pale of civilization. it's been done before and it will be done again, but despite your protests, it's not what civilized people do. period.
". What would you have, say, Norway, Germany, Japan, Australia, India, Chile, or the US do here? Issue a stern reprimand from the UN? Dispatch legions of lawyers in aid of your wonted ''prosecution of mass murderers''? Invade?"
deal with the genocidaires of 1994 as we dealt with the genocidal nazis of 1944 when they slipped across the borders and went into hiding: hunt them, catch them, bring them to justice.