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Originally Posted by Radar

There has never, ever, ever, ever been a genocide that has resulted from capitalism. Capitalism has never failed and prevents violence, but never causes it. Some stupidly would point to the great depression and accuse capitalism of failing, but it was the exact opposite. It was government intervention on free markets and the money supply that led to the depression.

The slave trade could easily be considered a genocide in many senses and that is a direct result of capitalism. The estimated deaths are from 12 million to 100 million depending on the sources you use (realistically 16-20 million).

According to David Stannard's American Holocaust, 50% of African deaths occurred in Africa as a result of wars between native kingdoms, which produced the majority of slaves.[14] This includes not only those who died in battles, but also those who died as a result of forced marches from inland areas to slave ports on the various coasts.[15] The practice of enslaving enemy combatants and their villages was widespread throughout Western and West Central Africa, although wars were rarely started to procure slaves. The slave trade was largely a by-product of tribal and state warfare as a way of removing potential dissidents after victory or financing future wars.[16] However, some African groups proved particularly adept and brutal at the practice of enslaving such as Kaabu, Asanteman, Dahomey, the Aro Confederacy and the Imbangala war bands.[17] By the end of this process, no less than 18.3 million people would be herded into "factories" to await shipment to the New World.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanti...ade#Human_toll