Dehumanization Comes in Two Flavors

And one is a lot trickier than the other

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"̶T̶h̶e̶y̶’̶r̶e̶ ̶M̶e̶n̶ ̶j̶u̶s̶t̶ ̶l̶i̶k̶e̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶ ̶w̶i̶t̶h̶ ̶f̶a̶m̶i̶l̶i̶e̶s̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶d̶r̶e̶a̶m̶s̶"̶
“They’re the Enemy”

"̶T̶h̶e̶y̶’̶r̶e̶ ̶a̶ ̶n̶a̶t̶i̶o̶n̶ ̶f̶i̶g̶h̶t̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶ ̶w̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶y̶ ̶b̶e̶l̶i̶e̶v̶e̶.̶"̶
“They’re uncivilized, chaotic, barbaric bullies.”