THREAD:
THE WAR ON DRUG USERS IS A GENOCIDE
The Genocidal Chain of Destruction:
1. Identification
2. Ostracism
3. Confiscation
4. Concentration
5. Annihilation
In Canada we are at step 5: Annihilation, through withholding of medical care.
youtube.com/watch?v=c8N0TD…
THE WAR ON DRUG USERS IS A GENOCIDE
The Genocidal Chain of Destruction:
1. Identification
2. Ostracism
3. Confiscation
4. Concentration
5. Annihilation
In Canada we are at step 5: Annihilation, through withholding of medical care.
youtube.com/watch?v=c8N0TD…
2/X THE WAR ON DRUG USERS IS A GENOCIDE
When an identifiable group of people is dying in large numbers from a preventable health emergency, and the government actively blocks access to medical care which would prevent deaths, that is called "genocide."
straight.com/news/1233356/p…
When an identifiable group of people is dying in large numbers from a preventable health emergency, and the government actively blocks access to medical care which would prevent deaths, that is called "genocide."
straight.com/news/1233356/p…
3/X THE WAR ON DRUG USERS IS A GENOCIDE
Article by child of holocaust survivor calls mass murder of drug users in Philippines "a genocide" and says that "dehumanization of people who use drugs and calls for their death" must end.
genocidewatch.com/single-post/20…
Article by child of holocaust survivor calls mass murder of drug users in Philippines "a genocide" and says that "dehumanization of people who use drugs and calls for their death" must end.
genocidewatch.com/single-post/20…
4/X THE WAR ON DRUG USERS IS A GENOCIDE
The group "Genocide Watch" has many articles about the "bloodbath" happening in the Philippines, where drug users are routinely murdered by death squads and prisons are packed far beyond full.
genocidewatch.com/single-post/20…
The group "Genocide Watch" has many articles about the "bloodbath" happening in the Philippines, where drug users are routinely murdered by death squads and prisons are packed far beyond full.
genocidewatch.com/single-post/20…
5/X THE WAR ON DRUG USERS IS A GENOCIDE
Article from the Journal of Genocide Research, 2017, which asks "Is the Philippine 'War on Drugs' an Act of Genocide?"
The answer they come up with is: Yes, it's genocide.
tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108…
Article from the Journal of Genocide Research, 2017, which asks "Is the Philippine 'War on Drugs' an Act of Genocide?"
The answer they come up with is: Yes, it's genocide.
tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108…
6/X THE WAR ON DRUG USERS IS A GENOCIDE
Hatred of drug users and calling for their deaths is common and accepted in Canada.
Our society encourages hatred of drug users. Deaths and misery are considered appropriate punishments for drug users by many Canadians.
Hatred of drug users and calling for their deaths is common and accepted in Canada.
Our society encourages hatred of drug users. Deaths and misery are considered appropriate punishments for drug users by many Canadians.
7/X THE WAR ON DRUG USERS IS A GENOCIDE
Article in journal of American Sociological Association describes coca eradication campaign in Colombia as both "genocide" and "ethnocide" - which is the destruction of a culture.
asanet.org/sites/default/…
Article in journal of American Sociological Association describes coca eradication campaign in Colombia as both "genocide" and "ethnocide" - which is the destruction of a culture.
asanet.org/sites/default/…
8/X THE WAR ON DRUG USERS IS A GENOCIDE
Identification, ostracization, confiscation, concentration, annihilation.
Identification, ostracization, confiscation, concentration, annihilation.
9/X THE WAR ON DRUG USERS IS A GENOCIDE
The truth is that we are living through a genocide in our society and most people don't realize, don't care, or support the extermination of drug users.
The truth is that we are living through a genocide in our society and most people don't realize, don't care, or support the extermination of drug users.
10/X THE WAR ON DRUG USERS IS A GENOCIDE
Refusing access to a safe drug supply is:
"Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part."
That is the definition of genocide.
Refusing access to a safe drug supply is:
"Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part."
That is the definition of genocide.
13/X THE WAR ON DRUGS USERS IS A GENOCIDE
Mass killings, mass rapes and atrocities in the Philippines.
ibtimes.com/duterte-drug-w…
Mass killings, mass rapes and atrocities in the Philippines.
ibtimes.com/duterte-drug-w…
