The ten genocide stages are non-linear and earlier stages persist throughout

Evidence

Genocide is a process that develops in ten stages that are predictable, but not inexorable. At each stage, preventive measures can stop it. The later stages must be preceded by the earlier stages, though earlier stages continue to operate throughout the process. — Gregory H. Stanton, Ten Stages of Genocide, 0

Categorization

• XREF: This directly addresses the reader’s purpose — confirming Stanton’s own insistence that stages aren’t strictly sequential and co-occur, which is the caveat the reader flagged against sequential intuition. — connects to: Genocide follows a staged progression from derogation through brutality to systematic killing; Genocide emerges through a progressive ladder of escalating acts, not a sudden leap — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 3979; Genocide escalates from smaller harms that progressively change the perpetrators — Leonard S. Newman and Ralph Erber (eds.), Understanding Genocide: The Social…, 126 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Genocide follows a staged progression from derogation through brutality to systematic killing #complicates (0.85)
• Genocide emerges through a progressive ladder of escalating acts, not a sudden leap #complicates (0.78) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 3979
• Genocide escalates from smaller harms that progressively change the perpetrators #qualifies (0.75) — Leonard S. Newman and Ralph Erber (eds.), Understanding Genocide, 126
• Gradual elimination replaces one-off genocide where world attention bars it #exemplifies (0.72)