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by dash2 1584 days ago
Your comment is really interesting but it is probably getting downvoted because of the last paragraph. Accusing the Canadian government of planning genocide is way over the top.
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20th century history ought to teach us that too much power in government almost invariably leads to mass murder of some group or another: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_and_anthropogenic...

Given that modern technology enables silencing political opposition without necessarily murdering them, some might argue that we'll see fewer murders in the future.

But China is a good counter-argument to that assertion. It's very technologically advanced, yet its totalitarian regime is continuing to commit atrocities (murders, work camps, prison sentences without due process, etc.) against Uyghurs.

The Canadian government is not planning genocide. Your comment is irrelevant.