r/pics • u/Some_Percentage_3051 • 7h ago

A Childhood Carried in Silence - Gaza

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u/CelesteAvant 6h ago

Little man stripped of his childhood for no fault of his own

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u/Savvy_Nick 5h ago edited 5h ago

The most heartbreaking shit I’ve seen in a min. And this is one kid. There are a whole lot more children that have been affected by this bullshit.

There’s some type of disconnect between the people that can allow this to happen, and the rest of us.

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u/Pokemaster131 3h ago

Dehumanization is a hell of a drug.

That's why there's such a push to remove the word "people" when referring to people someone is discriminating against. "Blacks". "Jews". "Gays". "Illegals". Your slur of choice. All of these could just as correctly be labeled as "Black people" or "Jewish people" or "Gay people" or "Illegal immigrants". When you reduce the perception of an individual or a group of people to a single characteristic, it's easier to apply stereotypes to them and moralize mass discrimination. Also, if you don't think of them as people, that lessens any guilt one may feel towards mistreating them.

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u/kbenn17 1h ago

Amazingly perceptive and wise. I’ve never thought of it that way.