The Struggle Between Genocide And Discrimination
Genocide is the deliberate and systematic destruction of an ethnic, racial, religious or national group. It is a form of mass killing intended to entirely eliminate certain groups defined by the perpetrator. Discrimination, and the idea that one group is superior to another, leads (maybe not directly) to genocide. The real question is: why do we as humans discriminate against or hate particular sections of the population? In a 1921 article, author Francis Edward Clark, on the subject of prejudice, stated:
"The California fruit grower discovers that the Japanese fruit grower is smarter than he is; and he camouflages his objection with the statement that 'the Oriental will lower the scale of American living.' The white American labourer sees
"The California fruit grower discovers that the Japanese fruit grower is smarter than he is; and he camouflages his objection with the statement that 'the Oriental will lower the scale of American living.' The white American labourer sees