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0 pointsshawn_w2mo ago0 comments

I don't know if it ever was labeled a genocide, but Sri Lanka has a long history of Buddhist lead attacks against Tamils and other minorities.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_and_violence

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yoyohello131mo ago

Fair enough. Seems like the common thread is religion + government = atrocities

terminalshort1mo ago

The common thread is groups of people = atrocities. Religion and government are two common properties that emerge from groups of people, but there are also countless examples of atrocities that involve neither.

joquarky1mo ago

Centralized power + sentient beings who occasionally produce sociopaths = atrocities.

This is why no one person should have so much unilateral power.

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