Part VII: The Homicide of Nations Through Ethnic Corruption. Part VII: The Homicide of Nations Through Ethnic Corruption. As recounted in this seven-part series, many ethnic groups (such as the Harrapans and Tocharians) followed the path to self-destruction by not defending their national borders. Others blindly sought another path to suicide by embarking on short-sighted quests for imperial and mercantile gain into alien lands. However, such human lemmings were not the only ancient (and post-ancient) peoples responsible for ethnic degeneration…..