Dehumanization campaigns precede and enable genocide

Evidence

In reciprocal dehumanization, Osama bin Laden dubbed his American enemy “debauched infidels” who perpetrate heinous acts “that the most ravenous of animals would not descend to” (Ludlow, 2001). — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 2175 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Genocide follows a staged progression from derogation through brutality to systematic killing; Genocide requires victims to be dehumanized into an abstract category first; Dehumanizing rhetoric legitimizes persecution across cultures and eras — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement: How People Do Harm…, 613 (+9 more)

Broader Connections

• Genocide requires victims to be dehumanized into an abstract category first #corroborates (0.95)
• Reciprocal dehumanization mirrors between adversaries #complicates (0.72) — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 2175