Babylon 5+2
by Ad Astra (Itur_Ad_Astra)
Second only to scripture, novels are the books that "change readers' lives". Fiction matters.To not use "genocide" to describe genocide is inhumane and unconscionable.Leading genocide scholars also advise:"When genocide is used in a loose and irresponsible manner ... it diminishes the significance of and minimizes those actions that are truly genocidal in nature" -Dr. Totten, Genocide Studies and Prevention"rhetorical issues are of some importance because calling every abuse or crime a genocide makes it steadily more difficult to rouse people to action when a genuine genocide is taking place." - Dr. Ignatieff, Lemkin memorial lecture.This work examines the Earth-Minbari war of B5 canon, (as per JMS), in the context of international law & definitions by renowned genocide scholars.If the B5 E-M war fits any such definition, we have a responsibility to call it so.If -only if- it does not, then we should think about our use of the term, and if it's worth risking the trivialization that genocide scholars warn of.In memoriam: Anne R.
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"Poisoning the Well": the behavior of those without an argument. · - also the uses and misuses of the term · Analysis of Canon · Analysis of canon terms· +19 more