I was going to post about this topic, but instead I will just elaborate on what you said. The dehumanization that exists between warring nations is something which absolutely blows my mind. It assists the human mind in wrapping its head around the atrocities that war permits. This is not what I view as destructive though, the true social destruction from this takes place away from the fighting. A perfect example of this would stem from 11/9 (I'm European). After this event, people from Middle Eastern descent were dehumanized in ways which significantly hurt their population in America. Our minds turned on an entire race of people, just from the actions of few extremists. Humans need to learn, and understand the true effects stereotypes have on society. They cause nothing but harm and alienation. We are all the same underneath our skin, and society will never fully flourish until we drop our petty preconceived notions of others.
Samuel Roux, Post 3
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