Well... yeah. De-humanizing other people is one of the classic precursors to most kinds of abuse. "Yes, we should treat other people the way we want to be treated; but THEY aren't really people!"
Any kind of oppression, exploitation or genocide in histroy has had some kind of dehumanization go before it. The treatment of Native or Black people in the US, Jews in Nazi Germany, Armenians in Turkey... the concept behind it is the same. You claim someone is bad, or worthless, or trash, or the enemy because reason X - and then you can excuse anything you do to them, because they deserve it.
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"You are who you are on your worst day, Durkon. Anything less is a comforting lie you tell yourself to numb the pain." - Evil
"You're trying to be Lawful Good. People forget how crucial it is to keep trying, even if they screw it up now and then." - Good
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