The term was first coined as we know it today in 43, well after the Armenian Genocide had occured. This isn't what I was disputing. I was saying that the Armenian massacre is the earliest event to be described as a genocide and that the Armenian genocide was a (if not the) primary historical precedent to be utilized in its definition, not that the term was coined solely for or during the initial reporting on it.
On 7/13/07, Ronald Chmara ron@opus1.com wrote:
On Jul 13, 2007, at 8:15 PM, Steven Walling wrote:
Actually Bop, I'm not sure if all wiki articles reflect this, but the Armenian Genocide was aboslutely the first event described as a genocide.
[citation needed]
:)
It looks like our article on the topic is possibly confused, or you are or.... ?. Several social groups seem to want to "claim" it as an initial offense upon them. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genocide#Coining_of_the_term_genocide
My list so far: Assyrians Armenians Jews
As I alleged to in a prior post, there seems to be something of a cultural argument/demand made by some cultures to adopt and 'own' words that indicate a particular term for their cultural identity.
-Bop
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