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:I am now referring to the evacuation of the Jews, the extermination of the Jewish people. It's one of those things that is easily said: 'The Jewish people are being exterminated', says every party member, 'this is very obvious, it's in our program, elimination of the Jews, extermination, we're doing it, hah, a small matter.' And then they turn up, the upstanding 80 million Germans, and each one has his decent Jew. They say the others are all swines, but this particular one is a splendid Jew. But none has observed it, endured it. Most of you here know what it means when 100 corpses lie next to each other, when there are 500 or when there are 1,000. To have endured this and at the same time to have remained a decent person — with exceptions due to human weaknesses — has made us tough, and is a glorious chapter that has not and will not be spoken of. Because we know how difficult it would be for us if we still had Jews as secret saboteurs, agitators and rabble-rousers in every city, what with the bombings, with the burden and with the hardships of the war. If the Jews were still part of the German nation, we would most likely arrive now at the state we were at in 1916 and 17 [...] (Himmler then praises the mindset of the SS man, devoting approximately 30 of the 116 pages to their virtues as well as their duty of becoming Europe's ruling class in 20 to 30 years.) | :I am now referring to the evacuation of the Jews, the extermination of the Jewish people. It's one of those things that is easily said: 'The Jewish people are being exterminated', says every party member, 'this is very obvious, it's in our program, elimination of the Jews, extermination, we're doing it, hah, a small matter.' And then they turn up, the upstanding 80 million Germans, and each one has his decent Jew. They say the others are all swines, but this particular one is a splendid Jew. But none has observed it, endured it. Most of you here know what it means when 100 corpses lie next to each other, when there are 500 or when there are 1,000. To have endured this and at the same time to have remained a decent person — with exceptions due to human weaknesses — has made us tough, and is a glorious chapter that has not and will not be spoken of. Because we know how difficult it would be for us if we still had Jews as secret saboteurs, agitators and rabble-rousers in every city, what with the bombings, with the burden and with the hardships of the war. If the Jews were still part of the German nation, we would most likely arrive now at the state we were at in 1916 and 17 [...] (Himmler then praises the mindset of the SS man, devoting approximately 30 of the 116 pages to their virtues as well as their duty of becoming Europe's ruling class in 20 to 30 years.) | ||
== | == Homicide as a cause of death == | ||
1. ''' | 1. '''In most societies, homicide is not among the frequent causes of death''' | ||
As of April 2018, there are an estimated 7.6 billion human beings living on earth. This year, 130 million babies will be born, and 55 million people will die. Each and every hour, there are 15,000 births and 6,300 deaths. Per 100,000 inhabitants, there are 1,900 births and 800 deaths per year. Of these 800 yearly deaths per 100,000 inhabitants of the earth, "only" 6 or 7 are due to homicide, i.e. less than 1 per cent of all deaths. More than 99% of all deaths are due to other causes. Of the 55 million deaths altogether, 36 million are due to non-communicable diseases of different kinds, and more than half to the top 10 causes. Heart attacks and strokes combined account for 15 million deaths per year - and that has been stable over the last 18 years or so. Chronic pulmonary diseases claim more than 3 million lives, lung cancer 1.7 million, diabetes 1.6 (up from less than a million in 2000), and dementia (which more than doubled between 2000 and 2015) as the 7th leading cause about 1.5 million. Diarrhea and tuberculosis, both of which are on the decrease, still cost 1.4 million lives each per year, and road injuries 1.3 (75% of the victims are men and boys). | |||
With 1.1 million fatalities in 2015, HIV/AIDS is no longer among the world’s top 10 causes of death. War and terrorism together are on the increase, but with a yearly total of around 150,000, these causes together claim less lives than cancer of the pancreas (330,000), and much less than homicide (less than 500,000) or even breast cancer (570,000) or suicide (800,000). In other words: With less than half a million deaths per year worldwide, homicide is far from the ten leading causes of death. ranging somewhere between suicide (800,000) and the lesser known types of cancer (bone cancer, pancreatic cancer). | |||
In terms of public health, a 50% reduction in homicides would not have the same quantitative effect as a 50% reduction of deaths among children under the age of 5. The latter dropped, in the year 2016, below 5 million for the first time in modern history — down from 16.4 million in 1970, and 11 million in 1990. | |||
With a worldwide average homicide rate of around 6 per 100,000 inhabitants, homicide is one of the less frequent causes of death in the real world. [https://www.unodc.org/gsh/ see: Global Study on Homicide]. In that sense, we can say that we are relatively safe. | |||
But who is this "WE"? And what does it mean to say that WE are "relatively" safe? | |||
'''2. The relevance of homicide''' | |||
500,000 homicides might seem little compared with more than 7 billion inhabitants of the earth. But 500,000 are 500,000. That is quite a bit more than all of the world's inhabitants in the middle of the 14th century. In 1350, there lived an estimated 370 million people on earth. Not more, all together. 500,000 homicides is more than all the people that lived on earth some 700 years ago. | |||
Also, homicide is a different kind of death. To die from a disease is something else than dying from the aggression of another human. As the UNODC states: | |||
:"The study of intentional homicide is relevant not only because it is the study of the ultimate crime, whose ripple effect - efeito cascata - goes far beyond the initial loss of human life, but because lethal violence can create a climate of fear and uncertainty. Intentional homicide also victimizes the family and community of the victim, who can be considered secondary victims, and when justice is not served, impunity can lead to further victimization in the form of the denial of the basic human right to justice." (UNODC) | :"The study of intentional homicide is relevant not only because it is the study of the ultimate crime, whose ripple effect - efeito cascata - goes far beyond the initial loss of human life, but because lethal violence can create a climate of fear and uncertainty. Intentional homicide also victimizes the family and community of the victim, who can be considered secondary victims, and when justice is not served, impunity can lead to further victimization in the form of the denial of the basic human right to justice." (UNODC) | ||
This must be one the reasons why humans are so fascinated and preoccupied with murder. In the imaginary universe of the mainstream mass media, homicide has become the most common cause of death. Even more so in entertainment than in the news (from the Silence of the Lambs to Dexter and CSI Miami, Las Vegas, New York). Another reason must be that in the real world there are segments of society and places within countries in which homicide is the number one killer: according to the Center of Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta, USA, homicide is the number one cause of death for black men between the ages of 15 and 34. Accidents ranked second, and suicide third (15 and 24 years), while heart disease ranked third for men 24-34. | |||
For the Rohingya of Myanmar and white farmers in South Africa, things look similarly bleak. An average of 2 homicides per 100 000 population is normal in Western Europe. The world average is about 6. Where the average reaches 20 security issues begin to dominate everyday life and conversations. Where the average reaches 40 people dream of getting out of the country. There are only a few countries where rates are higher - presently Honduras, and Venezuela belong to this unfortunate category. With a rate of 81, El Salvador is presently on top of the list. When there was a day without a murder in this country, that was seen as so newsworthy it was reported in countries as far away as New Zealand, Thailand and Russia. For young African-Americans in metropolitan areas that rate is above 100, and for white farmers in South Africa it has recently risen to 130. Extreme homicide rates indicate severe structural tensions - often race. class, and inequality related. | For the Rohingya of Myanmar and white farmers in South Africa, things look similarly bleak. An average of 2 homicides per 100 000 population is normal in Western Europe. The world average is about 6. Where the average reaches 20 security issues begin to dominate everyday life and conversations. Where the average reaches 40 people dream of getting out of the country. There are only a few countries where rates are higher - presently Honduras, and Venezuela belong to this unfortunate category. With a rate of 81, El Salvador is presently on top of the list. When there was a day without a murder in this country, that was seen as so newsworthy it was reported in countries as far away as New Zealand, Thailand and Russia. For young African-Americans in metropolitan areas that rate is above 100, and for white farmers in South Africa it has recently risen to 130. Extreme homicide rates indicate severe structural tensions - often race. class, and inequality related. | ||