Mader Blog has 2 things to recommend itself to you today. One is a fantastic new home page look, in the finest Canadian tradition. Bravo!
The other is an article about global reaction to instances of genocide since the term was coined and codified after the Second World War. Samantha Power analyses the reactions of world officialdom (both U.S. and U.N.), and finds the same syndromes recurring each time: The refusal to believe. The false moral equivalence packaged as diplomacy. The use of that equivalence, and all or nothing intervention arguments, to justify doing nothing. "Look Shocked But Look Away" captures the dynamic perfectly.
Disturbing and necessary reading. Especially if coupled with our next post: "The Wisdom of Letting Them Fight."
UPDATE: Fierce Highway has some worthwhile comments.
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