Genocide in the context of SU
“THEY COMMITTED GENOCIDE” is a claim i hear a lot when discussing the Diamonds, and it has always confused me. I get that some people really can’t tell the difference between dictatorship and nazism (both are bad, of course) so they call the Diamonds “nazis” and by that association assume that like the nazis they committed genocide.
first of all, aside from earth, we dont know how many intelligent life gems encountered in their galactic colonization. so we’re only looking at the only example we have: Earth and its residents.
second of all: What is genocide, really?
two things:
1. The Diamonds and gemkind in general are aliens, and artificially intelligent ones at that. they clearly dont see any organism that isn’t a gem as intelligent or even capable of conceiving complex thoughts and ideas. We saw it with Blue Diamond when she chatted with Greg.
We saw this in early interactions between Greg and Rose.
we saw it in the main CG throughout most of the first few seasons. and it goes on and on, every interaction between a HW gem to humans or other organisms is coming from that place on imbalance. Gems think theyre superior to organic life, and its not just The Diamonds.
2. Gems use the planets they colonize to create more gems, and promise their own species’ growth. They take away everything, leaving no life behind, just to secure their own kind’s success and survival.
Does this sound familiar?
Yes.
This is what us humans do to other organisms on our OWN planet.
We ruin habitats, to build new places for humans to live. We wipe out natural populations of animals for our consumption. we grow plants and raise animal for the sole purpose of our consumption. because to humans, the first thing that matters is to make sure our species survives, even if we lost sight of how much we consume, even if at this point the balance is thrown off significantly. All in the name of self-preservation.
Can we really point a blaming finger at the Diamonds, and other gems for that matter, for doing the same? the is a very human way of thinking.
Do you call the mass extinction of marine life by humans ‘Genocide’? do you think about it when you eat a salmon? are you a contributor, just by living on this earth during this time?
Listen, im not vegan nor am i trying to force that lifestyle on you. but this is whats going on in current times. we humans have consumed the planet, shaping it to fit our needs, and will continue to do so until there’s nothing left to exploit. we are the real world’s gem kind, but we cant move on to a different planet after we’re done. The gems view humans on SU the same way real life humans view something like a chicken. alive, but not intelligent, and therefore disposable for the greater cause.
What im saying is: ‘Genocide’ is not the right term to describe what’s going on with Gemkind’s method of expansion and its relation to humans. Genocide is DELIBERATE, not a byproduct, has to be done on a group of the same species as you, and is motivated by active hate and cruelty. using that word in this situation is belittling to any nation that went through an actual genocide. We aren’t like fucking chicken.
