Definition of Genocide

The Genocide Musuem is a demonstration of the terrible loss of life and all its potential that is the result of a genocide. Imagine what has been lost, not in the valuables that we stowed away, but in the human potential. Each individual has a wealth of talents and gifts, and the understanding how to solve problems based on years of experience in his or her field, and wisdom to express that knowledge to benefit mankind.

Such a loss! But, genocides continue to occur. Until the true root cause of a genocide, the understanding of how they are evolve, and how to stop one are addressed, genocides will not be eradicated.

The accepted definition of a genocide is "ethnic cleansing," and for this reason, genocides appear far from most people. It seems they only occur in places like Africa or Europe where there is a mixing of many cultures. Genocides actually occur every day, and no one is untouched. Genocides occur on every level of society, including the family. You may have been both the perpetrator and the victim of a genocide. Romantic attachments actually become genocides! With this simple understanding, we can eradicate genocides on every level.

Genocides are the result of the power game of Envy. They start when one individual puts another on a pedestal, and admires that individual's capacity. By doing so, he denies his own capacity. This leads to a sense of judgment. Everything because a sense of "black and white." He compares everyone to his hero, and no one can compare. This sense of judgment leads to the belief structure that not only do you have the right to put the other down, but to defame his character. The conflict continues until one individual walks away, either by death or my letting go of the conflict. Then, he must turn around and address the conflict through conflict resolution. Genocides continue to draw in more and more people, until someone stands up to say, "stop."

Genocides are oftentimes triggered by people who believe themselves to be victims, and they draw others into the conflict. The last stage of a genocide is that the perpetrator feels such torment by what has occurred that he or she believes he has been victimized by the events.

Genocides evolve differently from wars. The knee-jerk reaction to ending a war makes the genocide worse. This is one of the reasons they are so hard to end.