During the Holocaust, the Germans were willing to kill millions of Jews because the Nazi theology taught them to see Jews as subhumans. The Jews were considered objects who did not have the right to freedom, dignity, or life.
The terrible things that Jews, as well as other people who do cruel things to people and animals, is said to be the result of dehumanization, Vox explained the conventional explanation. However, Paul Bloom, a psychology professor at Yale, said that the explanation of human cruelty is incomplete.
Anyone is capable of committing atrocities
He said that it is wrong to assume that cruelty is the result of dehumanization. Bloom pointed out that anyone is capable of committing staggering atrocities under the right circumstances. …show more content…
However, Bloom said that actually, we recognize the humanity of the other person. But the other people are seen as blameworthy and morally responsible. “We treat them horribly precisely because we see them as moral human beings,” he said.
When people commit mass killings, they do it because they do not believe they are killing people. It is instrumental violence because what the people want to do is achieve something, but they view their victims as being in the way.
Bloom said it was what happened in the Nazi concentration camps. He said the people were reduced to a machine and treated like animals for labor. What went in the concentration camps was degrading and humiliating. It was about torturing people because the perpetrators think they deserve the punishment. Bloom added it was about the pleasure of being dominant over another person.
If these people are not viewed as an animal, people will not get that pleasure. Animals cannot be humiliated, only people. He pointed out that some cruelty is born out of an instrumental design to get something people want such as sex, money, or power.
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He faces up to two years prison term if he would be convicted of the charge of cruelty to a non-livestock animal and a fine of up to $10,000.
Cruelty-free fashion branders
Meanwhile, fashion designer Michael Kors has promised not to use fur in his clothes as part of his aim to make the brand cruelty-free. He will phase out the fur items by December 2018. The plan includes Jimmy Choo merchandise.
John Idol, the chief executive of Michael Kor, decided to leave the fur business after Kors met with representatives from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. PETA, since the 1990s, has been urging brands to join the cruelty-free movement by eschewing the use of fur.
However, Kors will still have designs with the fluffy look, but he will look for alternative fake fur fabric to use in his clothing collection. He disclosed that technological advances in fabrication provided fashion designers the ability to create a luxury aesthetic by using non-animal fur. Kors will show the new technique in his upcoming fashion show in February
The terrible things that Jews, as well as other people who do cruel things to people and animals, is said to be the result of dehumanization, Vox explained the conventional explanation. However, Paul Bloom, a psychology professor at Yale, said that the explanation of human cruelty is incomplete.
Anyone is capable of committing atrocities
He said that it is wrong to assume that cruelty is the result of dehumanization. Bloom pointed out that anyone is capable of committing staggering atrocities under the right circumstances. …show more content…
However, Bloom said that actually, we recognize the humanity of the other person. But the other people are seen as blameworthy and morally responsible. “We treat them horribly precisely because we see them as moral human beings,” he said.
When people commit mass killings, they do it because they do not believe they are killing people. It is instrumental violence because what the people want to do is achieve something, but they view their victims as being in the way.
Bloom said it was what happened in the Nazi concentration camps. He said the people were reduced to a machine and treated like animals for labor. What went in the concentration camps was degrading and humiliating. It was about torturing people because the perpetrators think they deserve the punishment. Bloom added it was about the pleasure of being dominant over another person.
If these people are not viewed as an animal, people will not get that pleasure. Animals cannot be humiliated, only people. He pointed out that some cruelty is born out of an instrumental design to get something people want such as sex, money, or power.
Capability to do terrible …show more content…
He faces up to two years prison term if he would be convicted of the charge of cruelty to a non-livestock animal and a fine of up to $10,000.
Cruelty-free fashion branders
Meanwhile, fashion designer Michael Kors has promised not to use fur in his clothes as part of his aim to make the brand cruelty-free. He will phase out the fur items by December 2018. The plan includes Jimmy Choo merchandise.
John Idol, the chief executive of Michael Kor, decided to leave the fur business after Kors met with representatives from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. PETA, since the 1990s, has been urging brands to join the cruelty-free movement by eschewing the use of fur.
However, Kors will still have designs with the fluffy look, but he will look for alternative fake fur fabric to use in his clothing collection. He disclosed that technological advances in fabrication provided fashion designers the ability to create a luxury aesthetic by using non-animal fur. Kors will show the new technique in his upcoming fashion show in February