Bystanders sometimes prefer to be hated than dismissed as obstacles

Evidence

In a way, it lowers the status of the victim, because one does not regard the weeds as “victims” of the gardener and his plan. — Leonard S. Newman and Ralph Erber (eds.), Understanding Genocide, 1608

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Bystander passivity both legitimizes perpetrators and transforms the bystanders themselves — Leonard S. Newman and Ralph Erber (eds.), Understanding Genocide: The Social…, 72; Hate harms bystanders beyond its direct targets — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 286; Indifference to others treats them as obstacles and functions rather than subjects

Broader Connections

• Indifference to others treats them as obstacles and functions rather than subjects #contradicts (0.78)
• Hate harms bystanders beyond its direct targets #qualifies (0.75) — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 286