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dehumanize

verb as in to deprive of dignity; treat as less than human

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verb as in remove the need for human skills

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It was such a dehumanizing feeling that I had to remember who I was and why I was doing this.

How do we, and especially parents worried about their kids growing up in this sort of dehumanizing culture that we’re in, tap into that benefit?

To systematically dehumanize them — first prisoners, then immigrants — and to watch as the public starts to believe they don’t deserve to be treated like humans.

From Salon

Cain’s transformation from playing a character who protected immigrants to actively participating in their deportation exemplifies the broader cultural shift toward dehumanizing undocumented people.

Feiglin’s words lay bare a harrowing truth: this is no longer a war, but a calculated and dehumanizing military campaign aimed at erasing not only the most vulnerable — children — but an entire people from existence.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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