Without genocide (specifically, without acknowledging or engaging with the
reality of genocide). Pretending it isn't happening and not showing any concern that that
may be the case.
Akin to apolitical
The
act or position of ignoring, dismissing, or neutralizing any discussion about a genocide. It describes a state of willful silence or claimed neutrality in the face of genocide, making it a form of complicity. It is the moral and discursive equivalent of being "apolitical" when it comes to
politics.
A term coined by online commentator AAtheoriginal on the online Independent newspaper in
2025 to describe the act or position of ignoring, dismissing, or neutralizing any discussion about a genocide. It describes a state of willful silence or claimed neutrality in the face of genocide, making it a form of complicity. It is the moral and discursive equivalent of being "apolitical" when it comes to
politics.
"Apolitical,
yes, agenocide, no!"
"The act or position of ignoring, dismissing, or neutralizing any discussion about a
genocide. It describes a state of willful silence or claimed neutrality in the face of genocide, making it a form of complicity. It is the moral and discursive equivalent of being "apolitical" when it comes to
politics."