To Michael O'Leary (.@Ryanair)
A note for Michael O’Leary, some of the worst atrocities in history where 'Muslim men' have NOT been responsible:
A note for Michael O’Leary, some of the worst atrocities in history where 'Muslim men' have NOT been responsible:
1) The Nanking Massacre (1937)
First, on our decrepit list of human rights violations, is the Nanking slaughter, or how it is often referred to as: ‘The Rape of Nanking.’ Reports of this human rights violation suggest a mass rape of unheard-of proportions even for wartime, with
First, on our decrepit list of human rights violations, is the Nanking slaughter, or how it is often referred to as: ‘The Rape of Nanking.’ Reports of this human rights violation suggest a mass rape of unheard-of proportions even for wartime, with
even rumors of Chinese families being forced to rape each other. Competitions were held between Japanese soldiers to see who could murder one hundred Chinese civilians the fastest with simply the use of a sword. About 300,000 human beings' lives were lost in this scary ordeal.
2) The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (1945)
On the advent of the successful testing of the Atom Bomb via the Manhattan Project in New Mexico, men had entered into a new era of unfathomable power. On witnessing this incredible event,
On the advent of the successful testing of the Atom Bomb via the Manhattan Project in New Mexico, men had entered into a new era of unfathomable power. On witnessing this incredible event,
the Atom Bombs creator Robert Oppenheimer eerily remarked: “Now I have become Death, the destroyer of worlds.” His statement came to past next on the list of slaughters in world history. s Asia and the attack on Pearl Harbour. A line from the 1946 hit “Atomic Power” puts it best
referencing Hiroshima and Nagasaki as Japan “paying for its sins”. Perhaps the worst part about this ordeal is that it may have been avoided. The fate of the world would now forever be a threat by a select few men in suits who sat in front of a red button.
The effect of the bombing resulted in 90,000–146,000 deaths in Hiroshima and 39,000–80,000 deaths in Nagasaki
3) The Battle of the Somme (1916)
On the 1st July 1916, the middle day of the middle year of The Great War, inside twelve hours of a British offensive, 19,240 British soldiers lay dead within about 25 square miles after being slaughtered via enemy gunfire.
On the 1st July 1916, the middle day of the middle year of The Great War, inside twelve hours of a British offensive, 19,240 British soldiers lay dead within about 25 square miles after being slaughtered via enemy gunfire.
4) The Holodomor (1932-33)
Holodomor is the Ukrainian word for “killing by hunger.” This is now the appropriate term used to describe Josef Stalin’s man-made famine, in Ukraine, against fellow human beings.
Holodomor is the Ukrainian word for “killing by hunger.” This is now the appropriate term used to describe Josef Stalin’s man-made famine, in Ukraine, against fellow human beings.
This was a human right violation that most figures estimate led to the slaughter of between 4-5 million Ukrainian’s, who starved to death during the Holodomor. There were wide reports of cannibalism, and even of people eating their own children.
5) The Holocaust (1939-45)
The Holocaust slaughter & human rights violations need very little introduction. Over the course of several years, Adolf Hitler’s Nazi party routinely rounded up, enslaved, and exterminated six million Jews via methods as grueling as the gas chambers.
The Holocaust slaughter & human rights violations need very little introduction. Over the course of several years, Adolf Hitler’s Nazi party routinely rounded up, enslaved, and exterminated six million Jews via methods as grueling as the gas chambers.
6) The Rwandan Genocide (1994)
It is estimated that up to one million of the Tutsi tribe in Rwanda were slaughtered by the rival Hutu majority. This slaughter and human rights violations were carried out during the 100-day period from 7 April to mid-July 1994,
It is estimated that up to one million of the Tutsi tribe in Rwanda were slaughtered by the rival Hutu majority. This slaughter and human rights violations were carried out during the 100-day period from 7 April to mid-July 1994,
with machetes as the primary weapon. Tutsi civilians begged UN troops not to leave as they knew their impending fate, helpless to prevent it.
7) Unit 731 (1934-45)
This a world war II (WWII) Japanese research center where up to 250,000 people died from human rights violated experimentation. Such experiments included cutting people open while alive and without anesthesia so that certain organs could be removed and
This a world war II (WWII) Japanese research center where up to 250,000 people died from human rights violated experimentation. Such experiments included cutting people open while alive and without anesthesia so that certain organs could be removed and
the effects studied. Some folks were amputations just to study blood loss and forced infections.
8) The Great Leap Forward (1958-61)
The Great Leap Forward was an initiative created by Chairman Mao Zedong in order to modernize China. Unfortunately for its citizenry, the measures taken in this program resulted in the human rights violation and death of millions of
The Great Leap Forward was an initiative created by Chairman Mao Zedong in order to modernize China. Unfortunately for its citizenry, the measures taken in this program resulted in the human rights violation and death of millions of
Chinese peasants at the hands of its supposed liberator and father-figure in the name of progress.
9) The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
This involved the stealing and subjugation of the African population, from Africa, into the Western world. Many Africans, in a most heinous human rights violation, were forced into slave labor on sugarcane or cotton plantations in the US
This involved the stealing and subjugation of the African population, from Africa, into the Western world. Many Africans, in a most heinous human rights violation, were forced into slave labor on sugarcane or cotton plantations in the US
& the UK. Hundreds of years later and the relations between blacks and whites in these nations are still frayed but in a process of healing. About 12.5 million Africans were shipped to the New World.
10) The Great Purge (1936-38)
Millions of Soviet citizens were either slaughtered or sent to the Gulag under Stalin’s Great Terror. Perhaps what is more concerning about this event is the mass hysteria of anxiety experienced amongst the populace as they were encouraged to spy &
Millions of Soviet citizens were either slaughtered or sent to the Gulag under Stalin’s Great Terror. Perhaps what is more concerning about this event is the mass hysteria of anxiety experienced amongst the populace as they were encouraged to spy &
give up enemies of the state. It pitted neighbours against neighbours, family against family, friends against friends. Just the scary thought of this human rights violation could make anyone cringe in fear.
11) The Crusades (1096-13thC)
Perhaps the worst slaughter that man has committed, in the name of religion, occurred during the Crusades (1096-1291). A call to arms was undertaken to recapture the Holy Lands from Islamic control. It’s estimated that over 1.7 million people
Perhaps the worst slaughter that man has committed, in the name of religion, occurred during the Crusades (1096-1291). A call to arms was undertaken to recapture the Holy Lands from Islamic control. It’s estimated that over 1.7 million people
were slaughtered during its entirety and that only one in twenty crusaders reached the Promised Land!
12) The Bengal Famine (1943)
The socio-economic context of the Bengal had led to overpopulation and indebtedness in a largely agrarian society by 1943. British wartime colonial policy exacerbated this within the context of ongoings WWII, and The Bengal was essentially neglected,
The socio-economic context of the Bengal had led to overpopulation and indebtedness in a largely agrarian society by 1943. British wartime colonial policy exacerbated this within the context of ongoings WWII, and The Bengal was essentially neglected,
with no state of famine officially recognized. The priority of one race and class of people was prioritized over another, a human rights violation that led to the death of over one million people.
13) Native Indian Genocide
The purging of the ‘savage’ native Indians from North American land in the name of White Americans divine right, through manifest destiny, cost up to five million Native American lives.
The purging of the ‘savage’ native Indians from North American land in the name of White Americans divine right, through manifest destiny, cost up to five million Native American lives.
This violation of human rights and slaughter can also be seen as representing man’s continued destruction against nature.
14) Srebrenica Massacre (1993)
Declared a safe-haven by the UN during the Yugoslav war, the city, Srebrenica, was disarmed and to be protected by UN peacekeeping forces. However, these peacekeeping forces proved ineffective as Bosnian Serb forces marched on the city,
Declared a safe-haven by the UN during the Yugoslav war, the city, Srebrenica, was disarmed and to be protected by UN peacekeeping forces. However, these peacekeeping forces proved ineffective as Bosnian Serb forces marched on the city,
bussing men and boys to death sites, and women to be raped. At least 7000 lives were lost in this senseless violation of human rights and slaughter.
15) The Cambodian Killing Fields (1975-79)
The Khmer Rouge regime indiscriminately violated human rights by arresting and slaughtering anyone with connections to the former government, as well as different ethnic groups.
The Khmer Rouge regime indiscriminately violated human rights by arresting and slaughtering anyone with connections to the former government, as well as different ethnic groups.
This state-sponsored genocide resulted in the death of at least 1,386,734 Cambodians over 20,000 mass grave sites.
16) Native American Genocide
The continents of the Americas, within few generations, in a scary and dastardly violation of human rights, were virtually emptied of their native inhabitants – potentially up to 20 million native Americans of the Inca and Aztec tribes were wiped out
The continents of the Americas, within few generations, in a scary and dastardly violation of human rights, were virtually emptied of their native inhabitants – potentially up to 20 million native Americans of the Inca and Aztec tribes were wiped out
due to many of the diseases brought over by the Europeans such as smallpox. A generous culture and people were practically erased from the world.
17) Genghis Khan
The conquests of Genghis Khan lead to the slaughter of about 40 million lives. To put this in context, that was 10% of the world’s population. WWII, by comparison, claimed the lives of an estimated 60 million, 5% of the world’s population at that time.
The conquests of Genghis Khan lead to the slaughter of about 40 million lives. To put this in context, that was 10% of the world’s population. WWII, by comparison, claimed the lives of an estimated 60 million, 5% of the world’s population at that time.
18) Gladiator Fights (264BCE-404CE)
The Roman Empire, for over 600 years, put on a show of unrivaled brutality, forcing prisoners of war, in one of the biggest violations of human rights in world history, to fight each other for the entertainment of the masses.
The Roman Empire, for over 600 years, put on a show of unrivaled brutality, forcing prisoners of war, in one of the biggest violations of human rights in world history, to fight each other for the entertainment of the masses.
Perhaps the longest and most organized ‘civil’ bloodlust in world history as people’s lives were treated as a game. It is estimated that half a million people were slaughtered in the Colosseum.
19) The Troubles (Ireland Late 1960s -1998)
Conflict in Northern Ireland during the late 20th century. Also known internationally as the Northern Ireland conflict, it is sometimes described as an "irregular war" or "low-level war".
Conflict in Northern Ireland during the late 20th century. Also known internationally as the Northern Ireland conflict, it is sometimes described as an "irregular war" or "low-level war".
The conflict began in the late 1960s & is usually deemed to have ended with the Good Friday Agreement of 1998. Although the Troubles primarily took place in Northern Ireland, at times the violence spilled over into parts of the Republic of Ireland, England, and mainland Europe.
