Trigger words: genocide (4) Genocide
Indicator sentences: The term used was not "genocide" but "silent genocide", which from context is painted as the consequence of apathy rather than malice. This is not an error on his part, but yours. You're trying to force a definition of a word into a situation where it is not warranted. It is entirely permissible to coin a new phrase that does not mean the same as the individual words within it. The only valid criticism on this is that he may have used overly-emotive language.
Negotiation parts: Really? I took the term to mean 'geonocide ignored by the media/public.' Is tophattington making up an interpretation, or you? Or both? What we do know is that Chomsky himself did not define it, indicating he thought standard language meanings would be ok. He is a linguistics professor - whatever can be said of his politics, I think we can assume he has the ability to communicate in a debate like this without freestyle word association. We know he did not explicitly define it, but the definition can be inferred from context. [STA-CITE]> I took the term to mean 'geonocide ignored by the media/public.' [END-CITE]So, apathy.