In Quest of Genocide Understanding: Multiple Faces of Genocide

The paper focuses on genocide and its multidimensional emanations. First, the authors present the definition of genocide and its types as elaborated by Lemkin (Axis rule in occupied Europe: laws of occupation, analysis of government, proposals for redress. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Division of International Law, Columbia University Press, Washington, DC, New York, 1944): physical, political, social, cultural, economic, biological, religious, and finally moral genocide. Next, ten stages of genocide by Stanton (Genocide Watch, 2016) are scrutinized with some emphasis placed on the verbal issues enabling polarization and dehumanization. The authors point out that modern means of communication, ubiquitous nowadays, make it possible to dehumanize and discriminate against groups of people on an unprecedented scale. Therefore, hate speech and infodemic spread on the Internet, especially social media may be a skillfully used tool of lynch and genocide incitement.