{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"HappyCow","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog","author_name":"Coruscating","author_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/author\/Coruscating\/","title":"Genocide - HappyCow","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"742t6JPkvI\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/genocide\/\">Genocide<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/genocide\/embed\/#?secret=742t6JPkvI\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Genocide&#8221; &#8212; HappyCow\" data-secret=\"742t6JPkvI\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/genocide.gif","thumbnail_width":359,"thumbnail_height":121,"description":"I am almost silenced by the on-going atrocities man commits against himself, animals, and earth. And again, appalled by how man successfully glorifies each and every act of violence. gen\u2022o\u2022cide \u2013\u2002 noun the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group. National, racial, political, or cultural? It seems as though genocide is, by definition, restricted to the human race. If this is so, what is &#8220;the deliberate and systematic extermination&#8221; of animals called? One of the following perhaps? * Dinner * Fashion * Entertainment * Culling It seems as though the deliberate and systematic extermination of animals, for whatever purpose, has been renamed by people so that the mere idea of genocide isn&#8217;t even applicable. There\u2019s something in our human culture that fulfills the definition of genocide but is also called something completely different: war. Granted, both sides usually have the ability and resources to engage in combat. Still, is it not the deliberate and systematic extermination of a certain national, racial, political, or cultural group of people? It is, but somehow we&#8217;ve even disconnected ourselves from blatant, systematic destruction of humankind. It seems as though the term \u201cgenocide\u201d is excused when at least one party [&hellip;]"}