Cultural genocide is the systematic destruction or theft of traditions, values, language, and other elements which make a one group of people distinct from other groups.
New Zealand’s new power company Powershop wants to make it known that they are a different kind of power retailer so earlier this year they launched an edgy ad campaign called “Same Power, Different Attitude.” On their blog, they say the first installation of ads (which features dictators) casts a satirical light on “a bunch of rotten demagogues, famous the world over for their abuse of power, and recasts them as people who do decent things in their community.”