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What is US and THEM and what does it have to do with Conflict?
In social philosophy, objectification is the act of treating a person as an object. It is part of dehumanization -- the act of disavowing the humanity of others. Bias, the us & them thought process, othering and blame & shame culture connect to the concept
of objectification.
Making the distinction: one person sees themselves as in one group and identifies others as in another group. No problem. One person sees those who are in another group as things, not humans. That's objectification. Meaning the group of people have been transformed, mentally, into objects. That’s a problem.
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