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Conservatism is Brain Damage (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by alphanerd4 to c/usauthoritarianism

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I apologize for being overly harsh. I think we were just on different wavelengths.

I think the word you're looking for is "dehumanization." Dehumanization is something that is utilized by fascism, but it's also used in lots of other contexts. To dehumanize someone is to view or treat someone as less than human. An experience where one's beliefs or values are not respected may feel dehumanizing. A person might find their job dehumanizing, or dealing with beuraucracy dehumanizing, and so on.

Fascism implies a mass political movement, and takes dehumanization to an extreme that is necessary to lay the groundwork for the extermination of minorities.

Some degree of dehumanization is normal, especially when interacting with rude or insensitive people, or with uncaring systems. But that's not enough to constitute fascism on its own.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Thats a good nuance, Thank you.