The 10 Stages of Genocide

The 10 stages of genocide have been observed and described by Dr Gregory Stanton as a framework to understand how crimes against humanity happen. The framework is supposed to help us spot early warning signs and potentially prevent a human catastrophe.

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Script: Ludovico Saint Amour di Chanaz & Jonas Koblin
Artist: Pascal Gaggelli
Voice: Matt Abbott
Coloring: Nalin
Editing: Peera Lertsukittipongsa
Production: Selina Bador
Sound Design: Miguel Ojeda

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction to genocide
00:46 Stage 1: Classification
01:03 Stage 2: Symbolization
01:17 Stage 3: Discrimination
01:36 Stage 4: Dehumanization
01:52 Stage 5: Organization
02:11 Stage 6: Polarization
02:30 Stage 7: Preparation
02:46 Stage 8: Persecution
03:03 Stage 9: Extermination
03:20 Stage 10: Denial
03:36 Aftermath and accountability
03:58 Dr. Gregory Stanton
04:30 What do you think?
04:50 Patron credits
04:59 Ending

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[xklien]

It baffles me that there are people who defend genocide and justify it

[Barakeh]

Remember, in the examples he gave, the international community weren't too late to stop genocides because they didn't know about them, they were too late because they ignored them time and again.

[sprouts]

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[FilippoCenzato]

Hi! As an historian, I have to admit... Great video to explain such a complex matter!
But if it's possible, I would like to add one small detail, that in the video didn't really got a long timing: the concept of completely erasing the victims from history, not only phisically, but their culture as well.
In fact, if you look for example at the Jews' genocide in the 40s or the Armenians' one during WWI, you can clearly see that after the genocide, the dominant class ALWAYS tried not only to fake they never existed, but they also tried to cancel their names/surnames, cancel cult places (like churches), cancel cultures or whatever book a writer of that ethnicity belonged to...
So it is not only a phisical erasing, but usually during genocide it's also a cultural one: that's why the word "genocide" it's a VERY heavy one and MUST be used very carefully!!!
Except that... Excellent video!! Keep the good work going, pal!! :)

[ogpandamonium]

The fact that there are multiple attempted genocides ongoing in the world right now is absolutely disgusting.

[heakhaek]

I feel like one of the most scary things about a genocide is how easy it is for believe in what they are doing. The reason they do it is because they so desparately believe that genocide will solve everything.

[Mooncake]

Genocide watch is a very accurate name. They just watching

[Evening]

Dude, im not joking, my teacher played this video in class about a week ago and i had my phone in my backpack i just now got recommended their channel. Makes you really wonder if your phones actually listening

[justinboggin]

False claims of being victims of the target group I think should be stressed more. It happened in every major genocide early and is probably the strongest driver of public sentiment towards acceptance of the atrocity.

[shotblocker]

Knowledge is not enough to prevent genocide. Strong leadership or bravery is required. Seeing it happening and standing back out of cowardice or denial will not stop genocide. The society must be brave enough to stand up and protect those being targeted, and effect change to reverse the trend.

[vlngdjx]

FREE PALESTINE, FREE CONGO, FREE SUDAN AND FREE SO MANY OTHER COUNTRIES WHO ARE SUFFERING EVERY SINGLE DAY.

[kalid]

Bro literally explained what Israel is doing

[hibahadjadj]

The fact that the Palestinians in the west bank are in the 8 stap and Gaza is a case were we see all the stages happening in the same time is horrifying

[Oneiroclast]

Unfortunately this kind of early warning system loses its effectiveness when people minimize everything below stage 9 as "not actually genocide".

[Ty-ixbc]

This is so astronomically important. I love you for making this and posting it.

[notme]

This should be in standard curriculum. I had a teacher who had us do a project on genocide in middle school. It was not required for her to teach us about it, but she still did. I'll never forget that project as long as i live.

[justarandomhuman]

The timing of this video is perfect . I think everyone needs to watch this .

[TRGamingKH]

"I condemn the Yellow People."

"The Purple People has the right to defend themselves."

[eliteplier]

Genocide is horrible hopefully one day we can get along again.
🇹🇷🇦🇲

[swetha]

I have been trying to understand mechanism of genocide, one pattern I notice is the perpetrators often bring in a convincing accusation on the intended group. Convincing being the keyword, because thats the only way objective criticism to any propaganda gets deadlocked. As the critics get tangled up in explaining the malicious intents and propaganda, the general public (which includes skeptical people who didn’t have the time or convenience to keep up with it) get overwhelmed by all the to and fro arguments, confusing narratives and decide to stay “neutral”. I feel this ‘neutrality’ is as much a tool as everything in genocide, people are intentionally pushed to collect in that corner, few healthy peer discussions get shut down because of the ‘urgency of the matter!!’, “exploring history and logic when children are dying is cruel!!”. Human conflicts are always complicated, pushing people to form quick opinions from all that they see and hear without even letting them ask questions will lead to exactly what we see today, people say nothing at all or echo whatever they hear loudest at that moment and not commit to this stance beyond a social media post.