Before studying the Armenian Genocide, I had no idea Armenians even existed. After studying the Armenian Genocide, I now know exactly how and why genocide occurs.
The eight stages of genocide are as follows: Classification, Symbolization, Dehumanization, Organization, Polarization, Preparation, Extermination, and Denial. The Armenian Genocide is a great example of these stages: the Turks exterminated a million Armenians and still to this day deny that such a genocide happened, which means no justice for the one million Armenians that perished during the genocide. I now know that genocide occurs when a group of people, whether it be ethnicity or religion, is exterminated or partially exterminated due to government's feelings of superiority or prejudice.
My views on genocide haven't changed much. I still strongly dislike the idea of genocide and I feel it should just go die and fall off the face of the earth. Although my views are still subject to change as we've gone throught only one main genocide, I'm still against the idea of genocide and mass murder of a group.
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