The basic definition of dehumanization is to deny human treatment to someone, and give them subhuman treatment. Such treatment can be doled out to an individual or a group. The offender can be a single person or a group that victimizes fellow humans. The individuality of the victims is ignored, and so are the highly developed cognitive abilities mentioned. Along with these, the victims are shown no compassion.
They have to face violence and oppression, and are subjected to various cruelties and indignities.
Examples of dehumanization can be found in history books.
We’ve been dehumanized to a point where ANC-regime have overcome revulsion to violence. They’ve normalized genocide.
The biggest step in genocide is dehumanization. When the world dehumanize you or myself…then we know we are done!
Dehumanization removes the very base of someone’s identity. We are all repulsed by murder, but this is eliminated if peopl
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