Genocide’s status eases the pressure to intervene in crises that are “only murderous.” Yet crying genocide too liberally quickly cheapens its value, entangling efforts to respond to ongoing exterminations in debates about their precise legal nature.
人们因此将会付出高昂的政治代价。种族灭绝减轻了对“纯粹杀人型”危机的干预压力。但过于轻易地呼喊种族灭绝迅速贬低了这个词的价值，并将对持续灭绝采取对策的努力限制在对法律性质的纯粹辩论中。