Run for Cover -- Genocide Conspiracies Abound

People throw the term "genocide" around with utter abandon. The internet in particular gives free reign to those who denigrate the term by slapping it on any number of alarmist rantings.

Simply put, genocide is the systematic attempt to destroy an entire group of people. The intent of the perpetrator is crucial --- genocides are not accidental, they are deliberate. Many approaches are available to one considering this nasty deed, but the purpose is clear: Genocidal intent means pointing to a particular group of people and saying, "You don't have the right to exist."

So if you take this definition and misplace your faith in others to do the same, a quick tour through the internets will show that we have much more to worry about than a few hundred thousand dead in Darfur. Indeed, genocide is all around:

• As previously noted, Obamacare is really a secret plot to kill us all. (Love the conveniently truncated definition of genocide at the top of that post.)

• This, of course, will just add to the secret government plots to use vaccines and mutated viruses to kill us. (Gives a whole new twist to Swine Flu, doesn't it?)

• Evil left-wing doctors are out to kill all of our babies.

• The Japanese are apparently out to rid the world of dolphins. (In all seriousness: The true story behind this claim is egregiously awful.)

• And last but certainly not least, all of human civilization is engaged in a protracted genocide against itself.

Anyone else suddenly afraid to go outside?