The term ‘genocide’ has inflicted a feeling of evil and fear for many for thousands of years. It’s no wonder why the word gives off such a negative vibe, as the countless instances of genocide all over the world have always been unspeakable and unimaginable. The Cambodian Genocide that took place during the late twentieth century was no exception, it was filled with torture, death and tragedy that all clearly follow the eight stages of genocide.
Classification, the first stage of genocide, is when divisions such as ‘us and them’ are made. During the Cambodian Genocide, targets included many variations of people including doctors, artists, teachers, journalists, monks, etc; basically anyone wealthy and/or educated. Those unable to make the journey to labor camps such as children, the elderly and the ill were also persecuted and executed in a violent fashion. Roughly
People in the Eastern region of Democratic Kampuchea, a Cambodian controlled state, were clearly marked and targeted for genocide. After being forced by the Khmer Rouge …show more content…
They planned how they would take control over their country's government and commit genocide on millions of innocents. Elements of organization from the Cambodian Genocide include how Pol Pot gave orders to the Khmer Rouge and planned how to transport and exterminate his victims beforehand.
The fifth stage of genocide is polarization. The Khmer Rouge divided people into groups, Based versus New and Us versus the Enemy.
Examples of preparation during the terror wreaked by the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia were the keeping of records of those imprisoned in extermination jails and pictures of every single man, woman and child they made their victim. This stage marks a very serious point in genocide where things start to get very real and mass extermination becomes a fast approaching, harsh
Classification, the first stage of genocide, is when divisions such as ‘us and them’ are made. During the Cambodian Genocide, targets included many variations of people including doctors, artists, teachers, journalists, monks, etc; basically anyone wealthy and/or educated. Those unable to make the journey to labor camps such as children, the elderly and the ill were also persecuted and executed in a violent fashion. Roughly
People in the Eastern region of Democratic Kampuchea, a Cambodian controlled state, were clearly marked and targeted for genocide. After being forced by the Khmer Rouge …show more content…
They planned how they would take control over their country's government and commit genocide on millions of innocents. Elements of organization from the Cambodian Genocide include how Pol Pot gave orders to the Khmer Rouge and planned how to transport and exterminate his victims beforehand.
The fifth stage of genocide is polarization. The Khmer Rouge divided people into groups, Based versus New and Us versus the Enemy.
Examples of preparation during the terror wreaked by the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia were the keeping of records of those imprisoned in extermination jails and pictures of every single man, woman and child they made their victim. This stage marks a very serious point in genocide where things start to get very real and mass extermination becomes a fast approaching, harsh