Critical thinking and research skills are are vital for students to acquire so they can distinguish what is legitimate and what is motivated by a particular political agenda.
➡️Update on my membership to the the International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS):
Yesterday I joined the organization as a “genocide scholar,” paid my dues, and quickly realized I had started a trend. It turns out literally anyone can join this body and vote on matters that make international headlines—like the resolution claiming Israel is committing genocide.
A review of the ~600 membership list revealed that large numbers have no scholarly credentials at all. The group openly encourages “activists” and anyone interested to sign up. I found at least 80 members hailing from Iraq. Who voted for the Gaza genocide resolution? We don’t know—the ~100 votes were never disclosed. Could it have been dominated by this bloc? Hard to say.
But what happened next is telling: today the IAGS shut down its new membership page and, more importantly, removed its membership list from public view. Perhaps they no longer want the public to see who is really behind these votes, now that it’s been exposed.
Yes, there are some legitimate academics who are members. But when an organization with no standards, no transparency, and no accountability makes sweeping pronouncements about “genocide,” it isn’t scholarship—it’s politics masquerading as scholarship. And everyone deserves to know the difference.
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FGE President and founder Heidi Berger lays out the challenges ahead for the Foundation in these turbulent times and how our foundation is meeting these challenges head on.
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Check out this excellent article in The Suburban about our June 19th event 'Weaponizing Genocide' with @warrenkinsella and @BenMulroney.
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Shots from last night's event at the Foundation for Genocide Education in Montreal, variously including my amazing cousins, my great friends Ben and Pam, and more!
@MsMelChen Misuse of the word genocide is common in night the extreme left and right of the political spectrum. It’s time to learn the correct definition, especially the concept of intent.
I don’t think what’s happening in South Africa is anywhere close to a “white genocide.”
If you spend time there, or if you have South African friends and family, you know somebody who knows somebody who has been affected by racially targeted attacks. Even murdered. But words matter - it’s not a genocide.
You have to be living under a rock to ignore just how far South African society has strayed from its Rainbow Nation vision as enshrined in its Constitution. It’s now a completely identitarian and racialized society. If you’re white, you live in fear unless you can afford to live in Sandton with high security or armed guards out in the country.
Racial discrimination is systemized into law. And race relations, due to a two-tier system based on retribution and vengeance, have deteriorated into open hostility.
The ANC has presided over an increasingly dysfunctional state.
The reason why American progressives largely ignore or willfully deny this is because South Africa is in many ways a living experiment of what happens when the kind of race-affirming policies and critical race theory indoctrination they favor reaches its logical conclusion.
We condemn the cold-blooded shooting of the two Israeli Embassy staffers. Violence is the direct result of the normalization of antisemitism and propaganda by extremist groups.
#educatetostopthehate
On May 20th, we remember the nearly 2 million lives lost during the Cambodian genocide under the Khmer Rouge regime. This day stands as a testament to the strength of the Cambodian people and the importance of remembering history.
#CambodianRemembranceDay#NeverForget#KhmerRouge
@wkwatkins Warren Kinsella is alsoa former political strategist for various federal parties. He has inside knowledge of far-right ideologies, penning the book “Web of Hate: Inside Canada's Far Right Network” among other books. Not a theorist or scholar but an expert in real world conflicts.
Join us for an event featuring acclaimed author Warren Kinsella in a discussion about genocide, propaganda, and the war against democratic values. Moderated by syndicated radio and television host Ben Mulroney. Tickets: $300 (partial tax receipt)
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PeacEdu Initiative Rwanda trained 100 community members in Kayonza on peacebuilding & genocide prevention. Participants learned about genocide stages & shared insights on fostering peace.@WovenTeaching ,@Aegis_Trust ,@KayonzaDistrict