I was shocked by how prevalent both starvation and genocide has been in the past two centuries. I was also taken aback when I learned of all the things hidden in Great Britain's past. I never knew that back in the early 1800's they discovered an "uncivilized and godless culture" on the island of Tasmania, and by 1876, they had eradicated them all from the world. Over 5000 natives on the island were slaughtered, where their ancestors had already been living for the past 10,000 years.
I was shocked by the number of people that were killed during the genocides. I was also shocked by how many times genocides had taken place in the past, and that so many different races were completely wiped out for no reason.
I was very discussed at how many times genocide has been used. I was so unaware. You are taught about the "death camps" in Germany but never about all the rest of the people that have been starved and slaughtered for the sole purpose of land and power. This video is an eye opener for me.
The video that we watched over the patterns of human genocide throughout history was very shocking. It almost insinuated that genocide and domination is part of our human makeup. I was completely unaware of the early genocide conducted by the British, I guess I always thought that the Holocaust was one of the earliest and most brutal forms of genocide. Prior to this lecture, I had never heard of the term Eugenics and I also did not know that the United States was a world leader in the study and practice of such cruelty. Overall the video was very difficult to watch, but it is a part of our human history and something that we should all be aware of. I just hope that history does not continue to repeat itself.
I feel like a part of these people committing the genocides knew what they were doing was wrong, so they kept looking towards things like social darwinism to support their believes and when that wasn't enough eugenics and scientific racism. I believe we wanted war not because tasmanians were different but for good old fashioned personal gain.
I agree Earnie it feels like most of this stuff that was done was for personal selfish gain. I feel like the world has not really learned from these terrible behaviors.
I thought the video was heartbreaking. It was sad on a deeper level. I felt like in middle school and high school that they never really talked about what happened to the Tasmanians. The Holocaust was continuously went over but definitely not this. It was informational because I never really knew anything about it.
This video really made me wonder what other history is being eliminated. When I started explaining the content of this video to others, who have never heard about this, they were surprised and disgusted. This video was hard to watch but the thing that was most heartbreaking for me was the story of the Tasmanians. I am also disgusted that the United States was a part of eugenics and scientific racism.
There are many parts of history that have been edited for us. I read parts of "The Peoples History of the United States" by Howard Zinn. Amazing how many crimes that were perpetrated and then whitewashed.
Ever since middle school I remember talking about people being set apart because they were "seen" differently, I just never thought it was this bad. I had always heard and was shown what they death camps were all about, yet this video shows more than death camps. People suffered day to day and died very slowly, on other's purpose. Cruelty was never mentioned in this video all they mentioned was that genocide was all they knew and cared about. To get rid of those who did not "fit" with others appearance. History has been very cruel and I personally think it is dumb to hide it, I believe that maybe if it is shown and taught in school, that maybe those who grow up to be cruel themselves will learn compassion and not to be mean.
I thought this was heart-wrenching to watch. I was not aware how many times genocide had been used. I had never heard about the "uncivilized and godless culture" in Tasmania either.. Although this isn't necessarily fun to hear about and learn, I think it is definitely important to know that these things happened.
This video was quite powerful. It was very disturbing to learn of these mass murders for the first time. This situation seems to have been brushed under the rug. An entire culture was entirely wiped out, and this is barely discussed in modern education. How does such a horrific event happen and it measure up to as an important topic?
I had never heard of all the episodes of genocide that occurred in our past. I was appalled to learn that these activities and studies were financially supported by the Rockefeller Foundation here in the United States. We are a nation made of all races of people yet our country participated in these activities in the name of scientific research.
I can't believe how many people were killed due to genocide. I feel like these people had to have known that what they are doing was wrong. It was hard to watch and it was very sad.
I personally do not remember if we were ever taught about any of the other episodes except the death camps in Germany. The video was def. an eye opener about how scary it is that a group of people can get an idea in their head and destroy other humans just because they do not look, think, or behave like others. I do not understand where some people think that just because their way is different it is a better way. As I was discussing similar issues with my 95 yr old grandmother the other day, I often think about who's to say that our way of civilization is the right way. I often wonder if the small tribes in 3rd world countries are better off in their "simple" way of living. We depend too much on material things and majority of the people walk around feeling lost or empty. What if the Tasmanian tribes really had the good life before we destroyed them. I think we could learn a lot from those small 3rd world countries.
I was disgusted by the times that genocide had been used during this time-frame. I was shocked that I had not heard of anything of this nature previously in school or throughout my many learning experiences. Something that I would be interested to find out is if the skeletal bones are still physically on that land?
Heart wrenching. History is often written in blood. Tasmania i a particularly vile and underreported episode. The examples cited in the video are frightening but entirely too common. To disguise racism in the form of science is particularly vulgar. Overt genocide is easier to spot and perhaps fight but when it is couched in the form of scientific inquiry it can be insidious.
It was embarrassing to watch how our ancestors treated people like they were nothing. its unbelievable that no respect or thought was given to people who were even just the slightest bit different. But it also somewhat made me proud, only because of the progress we've made as a nation to become actual good human beings and treat people as if we are all equal.
It amazes me how people can be so cruel and yet so forgiving.... Taking someone else's life regardless of the reasoning... No matter how you can defend seems so wrong!
I was shocked by how prevalent both starvation and genocide has been in the past two centuries. I was also taken aback when I learned of all the things hidden in Great Britain's past. I never knew that back in the early 1800's they discovered an "uncivilized and godless culture" on the island of Tasmania, and by 1876, they had eradicated them all from the world. Over 5000 natives on the island were slaughtered, where their ancestors had already been living for the past 10,000 years.
ReplyDeleteI was shocked by the number of people that were killed during the genocides. I was also shocked by how many times genocides had taken place in the past, and that so many different races were completely wiped out for no reason.
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I was very discussed at how many times genocide has been used. I was so unaware. You are taught about the "death camps" in Germany but never about all the rest of the people that have been starved and slaughtered for the sole purpose of land and power. This video is an eye opener for me.
ReplyDeleteThe video that we watched over the patterns of human genocide throughout history was very shocking. It almost insinuated that genocide and domination is part of our human makeup. I was completely unaware of the early genocide conducted by the British, I guess I always thought that the Holocaust was one of the earliest and most brutal forms of genocide. Prior to this lecture, I had never heard of the term Eugenics and I also did not know that the United States was a world leader in the study and practice of such cruelty. Overall the video was very difficult to watch, but it is a part of our human history and something that we should all be aware of. I just hope that history does not continue to repeat itself.
ReplyDeleteI feel like a part of these people committing the genocides knew what they were doing was wrong, so they kept looking towards things like social darwinism to support their believes and when that wasn't enough eugenics and scientific racism. I believe we wanted war not because tasmanians were different but for good old fashioned personal gain.
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DeleteI agree Earnie it feels like most of this stuff that was done was for personal selfish gain. I feel like the world has not really learned from these terrible behaviors.
DeleteI thought the video was heartbreaking. It was sad on a deeper level. I felt like in middle school and high school that they never really talked about what happened to the Tasmanians. The Holocaust was continuously went over but definitely not this. It was informational because I never really knew anything about it.
ReplyDeleteThis video really made me wonder what other history is being eliminated. When I started explaining the content of this video to others, who have never heard about this, they were surprised and disgusted. This video was hard to watch but the thing that was most heartbreaking for me was the story of the Tasmanians. I am also disgusted that the United States was a part of eugenics and scientific racism.
ReplyDeleteThere are many parts of history that have been edited for us. I read parts of "The Peoples History of the United States" by Howard Zinn. Amazing how many crimes that were perpetrated and then whitewashed.
DeleteEver since middle school I remember talking about people being set apart because they were "seen" differently, I just never thought it was this bad. I had always heard and was shown what they death camps were all about, yet this video shows more than death camps. People suffered day to day and died very slowly, on other's purpose. Cruelty was never mentioned in this video all they mentioned was that genocide was all they knew and cared about. To get rid of those who did not "fit" with others appearance. History has been very cruel and I personally think it is dumb to hide it, I believe that maybe if it is shown and taught in school, that maybe those who grow up to be cruel themselves will learn compassion and not to be mean.
ReplyDeleteI thought this was heart-wrenching to watch. I was not aware how many times genocide had been used. I had never heard about the "uncivilized and godless culture" in Tasmania either.. Although this isn't necessarily fun to hear about and learn, I think it is definitely important to know that these things happened.
ReplyDeleteThis video was quite powerful. It was very disturbing to learn of these mass murders for the first time. This situation seems to have been brushed under the rug. An entire culture was entirely wiped out, and this is barely discussed in modern education. How does such a horrific event happen and it measure up to as an important topic?
ReplyDeleteI had never heard of all the episodes of genocide that occurred in our past. I was appalled to learn that these activities and studies were financially supported by the Rockefeller Foundation here in the United States. We are a nation made of all races of people yet our country participated in these activities in the name of scientific research.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe how many people were killed due to genocide. I feel like these people had to have known that what they are doing was wrong. It was hard to watch and it was very sad.
ReplyDeleteI personally do not remember if we were ever taught about any of the other episodes except the death camps in Germany. The video was def. an eye opener about how scary it is that a group of people can get an idea in their head and destroy other humans just because they do not look, think, or behave like others. I do not understand where some people think that just because their way is different it is a better way. As I was discussing similar issues with my 95 yr old grandmother the other day, I often think about who's to say that our way of civilization is the right way. I often wonder if the small tribes in 3rd world countries are better off in their "simple" way of living. We depend too much on material things and majority of the people walk around feeling lost or empty. What if the Tasmanian tribes really had the good life before we destroyed them. I think we could learn a lot from those small 3rd world countries.
ReplyDeleteI was disgusted by the times that genocide had been used during this time-frame. I was shocked that I had not heard of anything of this nature previously in school or throughout my many learning experiences. Something that I would be interested to find out is if the skeletal bones are still physically on that land?
ReplyDeleteHeart wrenching. History is often written in blood. Tasmania i a particularly vile and underreported episode. The examples cited in the video are frightening but entirely too common. To disguise racism in the form of science is particularly vulgar. Overt genocide is easier to spot and perhaps fight but when it is couched in the form of scientific inquiry it can be insidious.
ReplyDeleteIt was embarrassing to watch how our ancestors treated people like they were nothing. its unbelievable that no respect or thought was given to people who were even just the slightest bit different. But it also somewhat made me proud, only because of the progress we've made as a nation to become actual good human beings and treat people as if we are all equal.
ReplyDeleteIt amazes me how people can be so cruel and yet so forgiving.... Taking someone else's life regardless of the reasoning... No matter how you can defend seems so wrong!
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