Genocide Case Study

The first stage of genocide is described as classification describing the differentiating between hated groups from normal society (Stanton, 1996). As investigated by the USHMM (2015), classification throughout Europe was know as the difference between “Inferior” and “Superior” races. The races considered “Inferior” were Jews, Roma gypsies, Homosexuals, Jehovah's Witnesses, the Polish, upon others. While these groups were classified as “Inferior” Hitler often referred to the Aryan race as the pure race of the world. Years later in Cambodia as discussed by World Without Genocide (2015), the Khmer Rouge classified the Intellectuals and people of the Eastern Zone of Cambodia as enemies of the state due to their threat of disturbing to objective
The second stage supported by Stanton (1996), as the symbolization of hated groups as well as society. As investigated by the USHMM (2015), the Nazis party classified numerous groups, though Jews especially in throughout European society as well as within Nazis concentration camps. Jewish citizens throughout occupied Europe were forced to wear a yellow Star of David once sewn into their clothes to distinguish themselves when Kristallnacht was passed in 1938. While other groups had variations in the form of triangles as stated by the USHMM (2015) such as: Roma gypsies with brown, Homosexuals with pink, and Jehovah Witness’s with purple. Not only though were the “Inferior” races symbolized, the Swastika became the symbol of the pure society and strength of the Nazis Aryan society. Meanwhile years later in Cambodia the same concept would be used in the form of blue scarves. Stanton (1996) wrote in a report the significance of the blue scarf to mark the people of the Eastern Zone of Cambodia. Huy Rady an eye-witness used in Stanton’s (1996) paper reflected, “People from the Eastern zone would be known by their scarf. If you were wearing a blue scarf they would kill you. There was a plan to kill all the Eastern zone people.” Glasses