A few denials can disrupt efforts to halt genocide in progress
Evidence
Given the human tendency to deny, evade, excuse, or ignore something as profoundly evil as genocide, a few denials in the right place at the right time can effectively disrupt efforts to halt genocide in progress. — Michael A. Sells, The Bridge Betrayed, 397
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Denial is a reliable predictor of further genocidal massacres — Gregory H. Stanton, Ten Stages of Genocide, 16
Related
- Genocide denial functions to preserve belief in a just world. (similarity 0.86)
- Denial is a reliable predictor of further genocidal massacres (similarity 0.85)
- Denial always follows genocide and signals further massacres (similarity 0.82)
- Denial of past genocide signals readiness for future genocidal massacres (similarity 0.82)
- Resisting genocide requires first confronting one’s own traditions’ crimes (similarity 0.80)