01 - Ethnocide (05:22)

ETHNOCIDE = trying to ERASE all evidence
of an Ethnicity (and/or its Culture).
 
Can you believe this?  I can't stand it! 
WILL you Fight this .. INJUSTICE?
CROOKED POLITICIANS are gambling with your LIFE!!
STOP ASKING Questions -- we already know the Answer..
The ANSWER!  The Answer .. ANSWER --

[Chorus (a)]

Realise the TIMES we're living in;
Figure _What_ to CHANGE while we're breathin';
SAVE a GENERATION from ETH-NO-CIDE!

WHERE'S your Honour?  I'm disappointed!
DISAPPROVE of .. decisions you('ve) made.
IT'S OUR Duty TO EXPOSE the centuries of LIES!!
PUT that work in -- let's bring back our Culture..
(our) CULTURE!  Culture .. CULTURE!

[Chorus (b)]

Realise the TIMES that we're living in;
Figure _How_ to CHANGE while we're breathin';
Save a GENERATION from ETH-NO-CIDE!

[("The Rise of Ethnocide - a Warning!") Bridge (2m20)] 

Owww - Alaa!
*(("Alaa!" [Kenyan slang] ::))
((an exclamation: surprise, astonishment, shock))
 
[Chorus (c)]

Realise the TIMES we're living in;
Figure Out the CHANGE while we're breathin';
Save a GENERATION from ETH-NO-CIIIIIDE!
 
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--GLOSSARY-- 

ETHNOCIDE ::
deliberate destruction / eradication of a culture,
often via colonisation, forced assimilation, or
cultural suppression. (e.g. destroying cultural
artifacts, banning language/traditions..)
 
~ Akin to "CULTURAL GENOCIDE" ::
erasure of a people's heritage / collective memory.

(.. fight this) INJUSTICE ::
treating someone unfairly / wrongly, oft in a way
that's not right; e.g. [specific] wrongful conviction;
[broad] unfair system, inequality in society.

(Where's your) HONOUR ::
Respect, Pride, & _Integrity_;
responsibility to uphold values / standards.

INTEGRITY ::
being Honest, Moral, having strong _Principles_.
(( You know when someone has INTEGRITY when their ))
((Actions align with their claimed Values, when they))
((are TRUE TO THEMSELVES, reliable, & trust-worthy.))
 
PRINCIPLES ::
fundamental values/beliefs guiding behaviour/decisions.
((PRINCIPLES are like a Personal Code of Conduct;))
(( they shape how people act and make choices. ))