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minus-squareGnastyGnuts [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·7 months agoWhat is the practical difference between “ethnic cleansing” and genocide? I always thought they were just different terms for the same thing (specifically that “ethnic cleansing” was the more hitlerian manner of speech).
minus-squareOutdoor_Catgirl [she/her, they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·7 months agoGenocide is intended to kill everyone in the target group. Ethnic cleansing includes genocide, but also mass deportation/expulsion.
What is the practical difference between “ethnic cleansing” and genocide? I always thought they were just different terms for the same thing (specifically that “ethnic cleansing” was the more hitlerian manner of speech).
Genocide is intended to kill everyone in the target group. Ethnic cleansing includes genocide, but also mass deportation/expulsion.