Nazi’s often referred to Jews as rats. The comparison between a sort of vermin that lives in our streets and the people that are undergoing a genocide is quickly made it seems.
People in the 50’ies would never believe you if you told them that 70 odd years later, it would be a Jewish government at the head of a genocide.
Yes, dehumanization is a common feature of genocide. Rohingya in Myanmar were called fleas and rabid dogs, Tutsi in Rwanda were called cockroackes and vermin.
Nazi’s often referred to Jews as rats. The comparison between a sort of vermin that lives in our streets and the people that are undergoing a genocide is quickly made it seems. People in the 50’ies would never believe you if you told them that 70 odd years later, it would be a Jewish government at the head of a genocide.
Yes, dehumanization is a common feature of genocide. Rohingya in Myanmar were called fleas and rabid dogs, Tutsi in Rwanda were called cockroackes and vermin.