Dehumanise
Dehumanization is the denial of full humanness in others and the cruelty and suffering that accompanies it. A practical definition refers to it as the viewing and treatment of other persons as though they lack the mental capacities that are commonly attributed to human beings. In this definition, every act or thought that regards a person as "less than" human is dehumanization. Dehumanization is one technique in incitement to genocide. It has also been used to justify war, judicial and extrajudicial killing, slavery, the confiscation of property, denial of suffrage and other rights, and to attack enemies or political opponents. Conceptualizations Behaviorally, dehumanization describes a disposition towards others that debases the others' individuality as either an "individual" species or an "individual" object (e.g., someone who acts inhumanely towards humans). As a process, dehumanization may be understood as the opposite of personification, a figure of speech in which in ...
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Stroop Report - Warsaw Ghetto Uprising 06b
Stroop is a Dutch surname. Notable people with the name include: * John Ridley Stroop (1897–1973), American psychologist, after whom the Stroop effect was named * Jürgen Stroop Jürgen Stroop (born Josef Stroop, 26 September 1895 – 6 March 1952) was a German SS commander during the Nazi era, who served as SS and Police Leader in occupied Poland and Greece. He led the suppression of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in 19 ... (1895–1952), German SS commander responsible for the liquidation of the Warsaw Ghetto; executed for war crimes * Paul D. Stroop (1904–1995), officer of the United States Navy and a naval aviator See also * Stroup (other) {{surname, Stroop Dutch-language surnames ...
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