From 97e630afc69801928f62cee24f6672c405e01818 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jaz-Michael King <141073565+jmking-iftas@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 09:55:38 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Create Dehumanisation

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+Dehumanisation
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+Describing people in ways that deny or diminish their humanity, such as comparing a given group to insects, animals or diseases.
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+Some experts in this area cite dehumanizing speech as a possible precursor to violence (sometimes to the point of genocide), because it may make violent action seem appropriate or justified against "nonhuman" or "less-than-human" targets.