Reciprocal dehumanization mirrors between adversaries

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

Categorization

• XREF: Illustrates the reciprocal logic the reader’s vault tracks where both sides claim victimhood in escalating conflicts.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement: How People Do Harm…, 2175