Attributed causal power, not mere difference, produced the most lethal targeting

Evidence

The abilities and intentions attributed to Jews were essential to defining them as a mortal enemy that had to be eliminated. Although other groups were also targeted by the Nazis, the particular vehemence of Nazi ideology concerning the Jews stemmed from the Jews’ alleged role in causing Germany’s defeat and economic depression. — Leonard S. Newman and Ralph Erber (eds.), Understanding Genocide, 799

Categorization

• QUESTION: Does the same logic explain intensity gradations in other genocides — is causal-power attribution a general predictor of targeting ferocity?
• XREF: connects to: Causal attribution requires perceiving both power and intent in the blamed agent; Perceived outgroup power plus malice lets mass murder self-justify as self-defense — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1587; Scapegoat targets must be stereotyped as both powerful and ill intentioned — Leonard S. Newman and Ralph Erber (eds.), Understanding Genocide: The Social…, 847

Broader Connections

• Scapegoat targets must be stereotyped as both powerful and ill intentioned #corroborates (0.95) — Leonard S. Newman and Ralph Erber (eds.), Understanding Genocide, 847
• Perceived outgroup power plus malice lets mass murder self-justify as self-defense #corroborates (0.90) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1587
• Causal attribution requires perceiving both power and intent in the blamed agent #expands (0.85)