Ancient Genocide

[Vigil]

"The Destruction of the Incas" by Bartolome de Las Casas describes the genocide of the natives of Latin America by the Spanish explorers.

 

What is tragic about it is that this truly was some what succesful due to the natives lack of a written alphabet. They had amazing pictures representing their history, which can be related to Armenian, Greek, Roman, Persian, Assyrian, and etc...culture. Some of the Inca and Aztec art is really like taking a step back into our own history in terms of variation.

 

There could have been more languages and culture that could have developed if Europeans did not rape these civilized natives. I mean today you do still see most of the culture still intact, but these groups of people could have really progessed much more.

 

If you can find the text it should be a interesting read.

Edited May 31, 2004 by Vigil

[gurgen]

I actually wrote a paper on the Inca's.

 

They had a pretty advanced culture and they invented a lot of new constuction methods, like for bridges. It's just too bad they believed Pizarro was a god . In fact, the emperor surrendered himself at first and sold some of his own people.

[sev-mard]

Many times ethinc people wrongly label "white europeans" as the major conquerers and devils of these times, when in fact Spain and it's minions murdered, maimed and razed countless cultures and peoples. As you said Gurgen, unfortunately many of these ancient Indian tribes mistook the never before seen Conquistadores as some sort of gods, but the way in which Spain as a Corporation attacked the rest of the globe was catastropic for many, profitable for them.

[grig75]

If you can find in the internet or the book about Machu Picchu in Peru, it is holy city of incas. First, the place is magnificent, second it gave the scientists a lot of information about the rituals, culture etc of incas.

I disagree that incas will progrees more without the influence of europian culture. However, it was very cruel an ruthless invasion by spanish, which is absolutely unacceptable. All american continent has been inavded in the same fashion.

[ED]

This is an interesting artical and opinion expressed from a member of a Turkish deligation.

 

 

 

The Armenian Genocide at the Stockholm Forum

STOCKHOLM (Armenpress)--During the last plenary panel of the Stockholm International Forum on the Prevention of Genocide, which ended on Wednesday, heads of state delegations addressed the theme, “Next Steps toward Genocide Prevention.” The panel covered those genocides that have occurred during the last 15 years, in plain view of the civilized world. The Armenian Genocide of 1915, however, was an inescapable part of speeches.

 

The defense minister of Cyprus noted that the undertaking to prevent future genocides can begin only with the recognition of the Armenian Genocide.

 

Greece’s foreign minister stressed the importance of recognizing genocides at the highest state level in order to prevent reoccurrences, and said that with Greece’s 1995 recognition of the Armenian Genocide, France followed suit, paving the way for other countries.

 

Professor Samantha Power, one of the panelists in the plenary session “Identifying the Threats,” spoke of the historical, social, and religious parallels of genocides, referring to the Armenian Genocide as a main source.

 

University of Stockholm University professor Lex Hansson noted that the issue of the Armenian Genocide must consistently be kept alive and referred to, because similarities exist at the root of all such crimes.

 

Professor Ayse Akyel from Turkey’s Bogazici University, and a member of the Turkish delegation at the Forum, told Armenpress that establishing an international day to commemorate genocide victims would be an effective measure in overall efforts to prevent repetition of such crimes by raising general awareness.

 

Asked by an Armenpress correspondent about Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Margarian’s suggestion at the Forum that the United Nations declare 2005 as the "Year of Struggle Against Wars, Genocides, Deportations and Violation of Human Rights," Akyel responded: "I do not think that the year of 2005 has anything to do with what happened in 1915 [2005 marks the 90th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide].

 

Akyel said that Armenians and Turks have to seek to establish good neighborly relations, not look to the past, as do Armenians in the Diaspora, who fail to realize the importance of normal relations between Turkey and Armenia. "They are talking about the facts of the past, but we have to look in future," he said, adding that constant accusations on both sides simply help to foster hatred.

 

Another conference participant Payam Akhavan, a former member of the International Court of Justice, told Armenpress that the failure of governments to condemn the Armenian genocide led to the systematic annihilation of Jews by the Nazi Germany. "By acknowledging the 1915 genocide, Turkey would make a step forward to democracy and get rid of its burden of past."

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I want to ask the moderation team please to move this article above to a proper thread

I apologies for my mistake

[Stormig]

May I avail of the opportunity to present such a site? There happens to be some stuff about the Americas.

Bigotry and all - it continues today. Today in Spain, to dig up a grave for scientific purposes, you have to take all the permissions from the authorities and all, because they're Christian, followers of the mainstream religion. However, archaeologists can have a field day with graveyards of the Moors, short of obfuscated over the centuries. Not something you would expect of professionals; we don't like it when treasure-hunters do the same to Armenian graveyards in Turkey, Naxichevan, etc.

[gurgen]

Here is a beautiful picture of Macchu Piccu with a rainbow:

 

http://community.webshots.com/s/image3/9/71/84/11597184SkAAJIebIF_fs.jpg

[Nikephoros_Phokas]

The Spanish in their conquest of South America were behaving influenced by the Reconquista of Spain. If you look at how they behaved they would be more lenient to some of these Indians if they adopted Christianity, which is typical of the Islamic tradition of jihad and more of an aberration in the Christian tradition.