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4. Don’t give up hope. Highlight successful efforts to resist cruelty. Dehumanization is a shock-and-awe tactic. "It relies on an illusion of strength." Pressure on the gov can bring people back. Humanity can still win, but it is up to us.
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Mother and three children arrested by ICE in 'border czar's' New York town released from detention
The family was detained when immigration authorities were executing an unrelated search warrant near their home on March 27.
www.nbcnews.com
April 14, 2025 at 4:43 AM
4. Don’t give up hope. Highlight successful efforts to resist cruelty. Dehumanization is a shock-and-awe tactic. "It relies on an illusion of strength." Pressure on the gov can bring people back. Humanity can still win, but it is up to us.
www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
3. Do not accept or repeat divisive framing. There is always a cover story for cruelty. The frame, whether it's terrorist, pedophile, criminal, or national security threat, will be used to justify cruel treatment regardless of how valid the claim is. It is used to stoke hatred amongst us.
April 14, 2025 at 4:38 AM
3. Do not accept or repeat divisive framing. There is always a cover story for cruelty. The frame, whether it's terrorist, pedophile, criminal, or national security threat, will be used to justify cruel treatment regardless of how valid the claim is. It is used to stoke hatred amongst us.
2. Explain why it's a tactic. "If they can make us all see other human beings as less-than human, we’re all more likely to sacrifice our own human rights and freedoms." Historically, and presently, autocrats scapegoat groups to stoke hate, wearing down our humanity for others.
April 14, 2025 at 4:32 AM
2. Explain why it's a tactic. "If they can make us all see other human beings as less-than human, we’re all more likely to sacrifice our own human rights and freedoms." Historically, and presently, autocrats scapegoat groups to stoke hate, wearing down our humanity for others.
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4 tips on how to confront the dehumanization tactics in the US, to overcome division.
1. Lead with humanity. Stories like this are more frequent. Share them, because it shows the inhumanity of the deportations. apnews.com/article/trum...
4 tips on how to confront the dehumanization tactics in the US, to overcome division.
1. Lead with humanity. Stories like this are more frequent. Share them, because it shows the inhumanity of the deportations. apnews.com/article/trum...
Who is Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man ICE mistakenly deported to an El Salvador prison?
President Donald Trump's administration claims Kilmar Abrego Garcia is an MS-13 gang member who should stay in an El Salvador prison.
apnews.com
April 14, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Read the full article, but here's a summary:
4 tips on how to confront the dehumanization tactics in the US, to overcome division.
1. Lead with humanity. Stories like this are more frequent. Share them, because it shows the inhumanity of the deportations. apnews.com/article/trum...
4 tips on how to confront the dehumanization tactics in the US, to overcome division.
1. Lead with humanity. Stories like this are more frequent. Share them, because it shows the inhumanity of the deportations. apnews.com/article/trum...