Does shooting someone dehumanize them? What is it’s self defense? Just to be clear, I’m not arguing that we should kill fascists, just that doesn’t make you fascist to shoot fascists.
The attitude is closely linked to dehumanizing. Just like calling them fascists, as if that is more important than they are people. It’s the same language as racists use with respect to race, and for the same reason - because people generally find it hard to kill other people, and the easiest way to get around that is to stop thinking of them as people.
Dehumanizing people is a common tactic in fascism. It helps get people to do abhorrent things.
Does shooting someone dehumanize them? What is it’s self defense? Just to be clear, I’m not arguing that we should kill fascists, just that doesn’t make you fascist to shoot fascists.
The attitude is closely linked to dehumanizing. Just like calling them fascists, as if that is more important than they are people. It’s the same language as racists use with respect to race, and for the same reason - because people generally find it hard to kill other people, and the easiest way to get around that is to stop thinking of them as people.