An Alternative to Genocide

An Alternative to Genocide

Years ago I was acquainted with a particular strategy that the ancient Babylonians or Sumerians had used to tame their savage Minorities, that worked almost as well as simply slaughtering them. They would move these Peoples off of their traditional lands. It was plausible option available to a sizeable and powerful Empire, as they could deal with several troublesome minorities at once, by simply trading their locals.

You see, Land must be a powerful motivator… or, more essentially, a primary incentive to violence. People tell themselves that they can resort to any kind of behavior because “This is our Land”. The sense of ownership in Real Estate unleashes the worst of human monsters. Ask any Zionist.

But once people are moved and settled upon new territories, they apparently are no longer inclined to be so prone to violence. Given new land, they are grateful for it, and are not so ready to see their other neighbors as interlopers.

Of course, we are not speaking in absolutes here. While we can expect Peoples to be momentarily thrown off balance by a move of Territories, forgetting their ordinary violent impulses in the first shock of disorientation, History shows us that even after only a few generations, a new sense of Territorial Entitlement begins to sink in. We can remember that Ancient Babylon had been betrayed by the Jews whom they had moved to pacify them. Apparently it had only worked up to a point.

Therefore it is necessary to actively integrate a Minority People. Just moving them is not enough, and we can expect that their murderous aggressions can only be postponed. But the effective lull in hostilities does provide for a window of opportunity. Usually all that is required is indoctrination in a new Language and a New Religion. Language is a great Unifier. And maybe it is not so important that people have the same Religion as that they do not have a different one. It is important to minimize the ‘us versus them’ dynamics. We can see that the Roman Empire succeeded in Gaul because the Gauls were Latinized, but failed in Germany because the Germans where allowed to continue on as Germans (always a mistake as we have found).


But, anyway, if an Empire finds itself dealing with a murderous little people and is morally appalled to discover that they seem to have no alternative to Genocide, well, there is a way out. It may not be as easy as dropping poison gas-bombs on them, but if the Population can be moved, then it should be moved. It most certainly will offer an opportunity for pacifying the situation with a great deal less loss of Life.

But, again, such humane options are open only to the largest of Political Jurisdictions. We really need to think seriously about One World Government… and making all the Germans speak French before they start acting up again.